Skanderbeg Square is the main plaza of the capital city of Albania, Tirana, which was named in 1968.

In the time of the Albanian monarchy, the square was composed of a number of buildings that would eventually be detonated during the communist period.

The square was composed of a roundabout with a fountain in the middle.

Tirana’s Old Bazaar used to be established on the grounds of modern-day Palace of Culture, the Orthodox Cathedral at present-day Tirana International Hotel, while the former Municipal building on the grounds of where the National History Museum is located nowadays.

In the past there was a statue erected for Joseph Stalin, however, today, one can not find it, since it was replaced by a statue of Skanderberg.

Besides the construction of the above new elements during communism, the statue of Albania’s leader Enver Hoxha was erected at the space between the National History Museum and the Bank of Albania, but with the fall of the communism, the statue was removed.

In 2010, there was a reconstruction, where the square would transform into a pedestrians and public transport only area, with a new fountain which would use rain water as its water supply.

Nonetheless, in 2011, as the mayor of Tirana changed, the plan changed as well.

The use of the square by all motor vehicles will be restored through the construction of a narrower road segment around the center of the square including bicycle lanes, and the existing green field south of Skanderbeg’s statue was extended northward for a few hundred meters, while trees were planted in most places.

Lake Volta is a large artificial reservoir which is made with the Akosombo Dam, located in the southern part of the Republic of Ghana.

With a surface area of about 8,502 square km (3,283 square mi), the average depth of Volta is around 19 meters (62 feet), and the length of the shore is impressive 4,800 km (2,980 mi) long.

The main rivers that fed the lake are from the Volta Basin which are the Black Volta, the White Volta and the Red Volta, whereas interestingly both the White Volta River and the Black Volta River formerly converged where the middle of the reservoir now lies.

The primary outflow of the Lake Volta is the Volta River which then goes to the Atlantic Ocean, in the southernmost part of Ghana.

There are some interesting features within the lake, as are the Dodi, Dwarf and Kporve islands, nonetheless, Digya National Park touches the western shores.

The construction of the dam began in 1961, and it was completed in 1965, which right away gave easy access via the water from Ghana’s northern savanna with the coast.

Being a major fishing ground and providing irrigation water for the farmland in the dry Accra Plains which are lying immediately below the dam-site, Lake Volta is an important part of Ghana’s economy, and the protection of the lake is imperative to the political leaders and the people living around it.

In addition to this, the Akosombo Dam also provides electricity, with a generating capacity of about 912 megawatts, which is then used not just by Ghana, but also by the neighboring Togo and Benin.

With little development around the lake, there are 20 small villages which hug the shore, most without road transportation or electricity, they are an interesting place for the visitors to buy local products and crafts, and see a different perspective of the rural Ghana.

There is a development which is considered to be done by harvesting the submerged timber from the flooded forests within the lake, which is increasing the safety of the lake and bringing additional revenue to the local industry.

Still, increasingly becoming a popular destination, the town of Akosombo which is right next to the artificial dam, offers interesting fishing excursions and water sports, and with the local vacation resorts and lodgings in the area, the tourists can have a spectacular vacation time.

An interesting and amazing natural beauty created by the people who know how to use it in order to get the best of it.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Has Opened The World’s Longest Suspension Bridge Over The Dar-danelles Strait In Northwestern Turkey — Which Cuts Travel Time Between Asia And Europe To Six Minutes.

The 2.5-billion-euro “1915 Canakkale Bridge” Built By A Consortium Of Turkish And South Korean Companies Has A Main Span Of 2.023 Kilometres (1.257 Miles) Between Its Towers Painted In The Red And White Colours Of The Turkish Flag, Making It Longer Than The Previous Recordholder, The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge In Japan.

Erdogan Has Often Boasted Of Mega Infrastructure Projects, Including A Third Bridge Over The Bosphorus, Throughout His Two-decade Rule First As Prime Minister And Then President.

The Inauguration Coincides With The 107th Anniversary Of Ottoman Forces’ Naval Victory Against British And French Troops In The Gallipoli Campaign During World War I.

Erdogan Is Also Planning To Build A Canal In Istanbul — An Alternative To The Bosphorus.

Paleontologists Has Unveiled The Fossilized Remains Of An Ancient Whale That Inhabited The Seas Many Years Ago, Found Last Year In A Peruvian Desert.

Scientists Called The Creature A “Sea Monster” That “Surely Did A Lot Of Damage.”

Urbina Said The Basilosaurus Was Found At The End Of 2021 In The Ocucaje Desert In The Ica Department, About 215 Miles South Of Lima.

The Desolate Landscape Was A Shallow Sea Millions Of Years Ago, And Its Dunes Have Yielded Large Numbers Of Striking Primitive Sea Mammal Remains.

Rodolfo Salas, Chief Of Paleontology At Peru’s National University Of San Marcos, Said That The Whale Was A “Sea Monster.”

The “Ocucaje Predator,” As The Researchers Dubbed It, Was About 55 Feet Long And Used Its Massive, Powerful Teeth To Feed On Tuna, Sharks And Schools Of Sardines.

The Announcement In Peru Comes About Two Months After Paleontologists Said They Had Discovered A Giant “Sea Dragon” Fossil In The United Kingdom.