Mother Albania, War memorial monument in Tirana, Albania.

Mother Albania is a 12-metre concrete statue of a woman holding a laurel wreath and a star, standing on a 3-metre pedestal at the National Martyrs' Cemetery. The pedestal bears the inscription "Lavdi e përjetshme dëshmorëve të atdheut". The sculptors were Kristaq Rama, Muntaz Dhrami and Shaban Hadëri.

Mother Albania was dedicated in 1972, though the Russian Wikipedia gives 1971, at the National Martyrs' Cemetery above Tirana. It was made by sculptors Kristaq Rama, Muntaz Dhrami and Shaban Hadëri. The cemetery holds up to 28,000 graves of Albanian partisans who died in World War II. Former leader Enver Hoxha was buried here before being disinterred and moved to a humbler grave elsewhere.

The statue's name, Nëna Shqipëri, is the Albanian for "Mother Albania". She holds a laurel wreath and a star, and the pedestal inscription reads "Lavdi e përjetshme dëshmorëve të atdheut" — eternal glory to the martyrs of the fatherland. The cemetery holds up to 28,000 graves of World War II partisans, and former leader Enver Hoxha was buried here before being moved to a humbler grave elsewhere.

The monument is reached by climbing stairs through the National Martyrs Cemetery, which is open daily from sunrise to sunset. Wear sturdy shoes, as the path climbs steeply and the steps are long.

The monument serves as the centerpiece of a sprawling cemetery where tens of thousands of Albanians who died during the war are buried. The graves are arranged in rows that extend across the landscape, visually emphasizing the scale of sacrifice.