Lived Through Ottoman Rule, End of WWII: This 117-Year-Old May Be World's Oldest Woman
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Still smiling at 117, Albanian may be world's oldest woman
His family has asked Guinness of the Records to check his age, as he could become the longest woman in the world. Meanwhile, he continues with his usual customs in a small village in Albania.
Born on 19 August 1909, when Albania was still part of the Ottoman Empire, she spent almost all her life in Ferras, a small village in the vicinity of Kuçova, a hundred kilometres south of Tirana. Throughout the wars and empires of various eras, deep wrinkles were dug on the face of this woman, who nevertheless always preferred to smile at life. Her modest house with white walls, flanked by a large weeping willow, is surrounded by flowers, grena…
She is 117 years old, and her identity card is valid until 2072. Qamile Marra, the oldest woman in Albania and perhaps in the world, ensures that she always enjoys life, which she sees as "a beautiful mountain of flowers".
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