Durrës

American  

[door-uhs, door-ruhs] / ˈdʊər əs, ˈdur rəs /

noun

1. a seaport in W Albania, on the Adriatic: important ancient city.

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Durrës British  

/ ˈdurrəs /

noun

1. Italian name: Duraz.  Ancient names: Epidamnus.   Dyrrachium.  a port in W Albania, on the Adriatic. Pop: 114 000 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

Albanian police said the body of a 54-year-old man was found in an irrigation canal after he was swept away in the port city of Durres, where hundreds were evacuated.

From Barron's

Durres has sea connections to the Italian port of Bari.

From Seattle Times

Albania and Iran have had tense relations since 2014, when Albania accepted some 3,000 members of the exiled opposition group People's Mujahideen Organization of Iran, also known by its Farsi name Mujahideen-e-Khalq, who have settled in a camp near Durres, the country's main port.

From Reuters

Manez is a town in the Durres County and is the location of a camp where about 3,000 MEK members have been allowed to live since 2013 at the request of the US and United Nations.

From BBC

Rama told a news conference that Porto Romano, situated close to the coastal town of Durres and intended as the country's biggest port, would have a commercial section as well as a military naval base.

From Reuters