Editing Albania (section)

=== Symbols ===
{{Main|National symbols of Albania}}

[[File:Casque Skanderbeg Vienne.jpg|thumb|The [[Arms of Skanderbeg|helmet]] of [[Skanderbeg|Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg]] stands as an emblem of Albanian independence.]]

The red and black [[national colours]] are displayed on the [[flag of Albania]] that is adorned with a [[double-headed eagle]] as the foremost recognised [[National symbols of Albania|national symbol of Albania]].<ref name="Flamuri">{{cite web |publisher=[[Official Publishing Center (Albania)|Fletorja zyrtare e Republikës së Shqipërisë]] |title=Për formën dhe përmasat e Flamurit kombëtar përmbajtjen e Himnit kombëtar, formën dhe përmasat e Stemës së Republikës të Shqiperisë dhe mënyrën e përdorimit të tyre |url=http://www.qbz.gov.al/botime/fletore_zyrtare/2002/PDF-2002/48-2002.pdf |access-date=11 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804012641/http://www.qbz.gov.al/botime/fletore_zyrtare/2002/PDF-2002/48-2002.pdf |archive-date=4 August 2016 |location=Tirana |language=sq |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Flag Elsie">{{cite book |last=Robert |first=Elsie |title=Historical Dictionary of Albania |date=19 March 2010 |publisher=[[Rowman & Littlefield|Scarecrow Press]] |isbn=978-0-8108-7380-3 |page=140 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=haFlGXIg8uoC&dq=albanian+flag+eagle&pg=PA140 |access-date=29 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230929164542/https://www.google.de/books/edition/Historical_Dictionary_of_Albania/haFlGXIg8uoC?hl=de&gbpv=1&dq=albanian+flag+eagle&pg=PA140&printsec=frontcover |archive-date=29 September 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Minahan">{{cite book |author=James Minahan |author-link=James Minahan |title=The Complete Guide to National Symbols and Emblems |date=23 December 2009 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-0-313-34497-8 |pages=301{{spaced ndash}}304 |access-date=30 September 2023 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D7rOEAAAQBAJ&dq=albania+The+Complete+Guide+to+National+Symbols+and+Emblems&pg=PA303 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930214942/https://www.google.de/books/edition/The_Complete_Guide_to_National_Symbols_a/D7rOEAAAQBAJ?hl=de&gbpv=1&dq=albania+The+Complete+Guide+to+National+Symbols+and+Emblems&pg=PA303&printsec=frontcover |archive-date=30 September 2023 |url-status=}}</ref> With the black eagle portraying bravery and strength, the red field symbolises the fortitude and sacrifices of the Albanian people.<ref name="Flamuri"/> The eagle is linked with the legacy of the national hero [[Skanderbeg|Gjergj Kastrioti]], renowned as Skanderbeg, who led a prosperous [[Skanderbeg's rebellion|resistance movement]] against Ottoman rule.<ref>{{cite book |author=Paulist Fathers |publisher=[[Paulist Fathers]] |title=Catholic World, Band 23  |page=235 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ybwRAAAAYAAJ&q=skanderbeg+double+headed+eagle&pg=PA235 |year=1876}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Francis Tapon |publisher=SonicTrek, Inc. |title=The Hidden Europe: What Eastern Europeans Can Teach Us |isbn=9780976581222 |page=441 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GlbAmn_cajYC&q=skanderbeg+double+headed+eagle&pg=PA441 |date=8 December 2011}}</ref><ref name="Minahan"/> Rooted in the Middle Ages, it emerged as a [[Albanian heraldry|heraldic]] [[Armorial of Albania|symbol]] in the [[Principality of Arbanon|Principality of Arbër]] and among notable Albanian dynasties such as the [[Dukagjini family|Dukagjini]], [[Kastrioti family|Kastrioti]], [[Muzaka family|Muzaka]] and [[Thopia family|Thopia]] clans.<ref>{{cite book |title=Historia e popullit shqiptar |publisher=Botimet Toena, 2002 |location=Tirana |pages=294–298, 433–434 |edition=Instituti i Historisë (Akademia e Shkencave e RSH) |language=sq}}</ref> Amid the [[Albanian National Awakening|Albanian Renaissance]], marking the resurgence of Albanian national identity and aspirations for independence, the Albanian eagle regained its prominence.<ref name="Flag Elsie"/> Its importance reached its culmination with [[Albanian Declaration of Independence|Albania's declaration of independence]] in 1912, when [[Ismail Qemali]] raised it as the national flag in [[Vlorë]].<ref name="Flag Elsie"/>

The [[coat of arms of Albania]] is an adaptation of the flag of Albania and the seal of Skanderbeg.<ref name="Flamuri"/> The coat comprises the black double-headed eagle positioned at the centre of a red field.<ref name="Flamuri"/> Above the eagle, it carries the [[Arms of Skanderbeg|helmet of Skanderbeg]] that is crowned with the head of a golden horned goat.<ref name="Minahan"/> {{lang|sq|[[Ti Shqipëri, më jep nder, më jep emrin Shqipëtar]]|i=no}}, which translates to "You Albania, give me honour, give me the name Albanian", is the [[List of national mottos|national motto of Albania]].<ref name="Flag Elsie"/><ref name="Minahan"/> It finds its foundation in the legacy of [[national poet]] [[Naim Frashëri]], who held a renowned role during the Albanian Renaissance.<ref name="Flag Elsie"/> The [[national anthem|national anthem of Albania]], "{{lang|sq|[[Himni i Flamurit]]|i=no}}", was composed by [[Aleksandër Stavre Drenova|Asdreni]] and adopted as such following Albania's independence in 1912.<ref name="Flamuri"/>