Shkodër District

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Shkodër District (Template:Langx,<ref name=Geonames>Template:Cite web</ref> short name: Shkodër,<ref name=Geonames2>Template:Cite web</ref> variants: Rrethi Shkodër<ref name=Geonames3>Template:Cite web</ref> and Shkodra<ref name=Geonames4>Template:Cite web</ref>) was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 newly created counties. It had a population of 185,794 in 2001, and an area of Template:Cvt.<ref>Districts of Albania, statoids.com</ref> It is in the north of the country, and its capital was the city of Shkodër. Its territory is now part of Shkodër County: the municipalities of Shkodër and Vau i Dejës.

Religion in Shkodër is 70% Muslim, 28% Catholic, 1% Orthodox and 1% undeclared. The area includes significant tourist attractions, such as Rozafa Castle (fortress of Shkodra); one of the biggest and most famous castles in Albania, with the 13–14th century St. Stephen's Church in its court, later converted to a mosque; the Ottoman-era Historical Museum building (1815); and the National Photo Gallery.<ref name=Tourism>Template:Cite web</ref>