[FONT="]Albanische Namen im Kaukasus[/FONT]
   
   
  Im Kaukasus findet man eine Vielzahl von verschiedenen Bezeichnungen, die auch in Albanien verwendet werden. Dies vielleicht noch zur "illyrischen Abstammung" der Albaner:
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill..._toponyms.html
   
  [FONT="]These are just a few, JUST A FEW - of the many identically named towns, cities and villages in Albania and the Caucasus and these examples offer stunning support for the Caucasian origins of the proto-Shiptars, the purest descendants of whom live in Toskia - where most of the Albanian toponyms originate. The Caucasus is littered with place names which can also be found in pure form and minor variation all across Albania. The sheer volume of these 
identical toponyms suggests that the relationship of Albanians to the Caucasus is not only 
not a coincidence - but very strong, indeed. [/FONT]
          
[FONT="]Republic   of Albania[/FONT]
         [FONT="]The   Caucasus [/FONT]
         [FONT="]Additional   Notes [/FONT]
             [FONT="]Arnauti[/FONT]
         [FONT="]Arnauti[/FONT]
         [FONT="]Turks   and Balkan peoples call Albanians by this name; likely from arch. Turk: Arran[/FONT]
             [FONT="]Bushati[/FONT]
         [FONT="]Bushati[/FONT]
         [FONT="]also   the name of an Albanian tribe[/FONT]
             [FONT="]Baboti[/FONT]
         [FONT="]Baboti[/FONT]
      
         [FONT="]Baka[/FONT]
         [FONT="]Bako[/FONT]
      
         [FONT="]Ballagati[/FONT]
         [FONT="]Balagati[/FONT]
      
         [FONT="]Ballaj,   Balli[/FONT]
         [FONT="]Bali[/FONT]
      
         [FONT="]Bashkimi[/FONT]
         [FONT="]Bashkoi[/FONT]
      
         [FONT="]Bathore[/FONT]
         [FONT="]Batharia[/FONT]
      
         [FONT="]Bater[/FONT]
         [FONT="]Bataris[/FONT]
      
         [FONT="]Geg[/FONT]
         [FONT="]Gegi,   Gegeni, Geguti[/FONT]
         
[FONT="]Term   used by Albanians in their language to denote their brethre north of the   Shkumbi R.[/FONT]
             [FONT="]Demir-Kapia[/FONT]
         [FONT="]Demir   Kapia[/FONT]
         [FONT="]Turkish   term: "iron gates"; term by which Turks refered to the Caspian Sea   or arch: Albanian Sea[/FONT]
             [FONT="]Kish,   Kisha...[/FONT]
         [FONT="]Kish[/FONT]
         [FONT="]Eight   different toponyms in Albania begin with 
"kish"[/FONT]
             [FONT="]Kurata,   Kuratem, Kurateni (villages)[/FONT]
         [FONT="]Kura   (river)[/FONT]
         [FONT="]Nine   different toponyms in Albania begin with 
"Kura"[/FONT]
             [FONT="]Luginasi[/FONT]
         [FONT="]Lugini[/FONT]
      
         [FONT="]Rusani[/FONT]
         [FONT="]Rusian[/FONT]
         [FONT="]the   relation of these two is up for debate[/FONT]
             [FONT="]Sheshani,   Shoshani, Shashani[/FONT]
         [FONT="]Shashani[/FONT]
      
         [FONT="]Sheshaj,   Sheshi[/FONT]
         [FONT="]Sheshleti[/FONT]
      
         [FONT="]Skalla[/FONT]
         [FONT="]Skaleri[/FONT]
      
         [FONT="]Shiptari[/FONT]
         [FONT="]Shipyaki,   Shkhepa, Shkepi[/FONT]
         [FONT="]Albanians   call themselves this name in their language[/FONT]
             [FONT="]Shkoder[/FONT]
         [FONT="]Shkeder,   Shked, Shkoda[/FONT]
         [FONT="]Shkoder   is a major lake in Albania[/FONT]
             [FONT="]Shekulli[/FONT]
         [FONT="]Shekouli[/FONT]
      
         [FONT="]Skuraj[/FONT]
         [FONT="]Skuria[/FONT]