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Kashar
Municipal unit in Tirana, Albania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kashar is a village and former municipality in Tirana County, central Albania. Its population as of the 2023 census was 89,395, making it the 3rd most populated municipal unit in the country.[1]
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History
The village was first attested in 1456 as the battlefield between the League of Lezhë and the Ottoman Empire.[2]
In the 2015 local government reform, it became a subdivision of the municipality Tirana.[3][4]
Demographics
Kashar consists of ten communities with a total population of almost 90,000.[6][1]
Economy
Kashar is the industrial hub of Tirana with many large companies located there. The biggest Albanian company that is located there is ALBtelecom, a privately owned company that offers telecommunication services. There is also the Coca-Cola Bottling Shqipëria. Kashar's economy also relies on agriculture and housing due to a huge influx of people coming to Tirana. Kashar hosts one of Tirana's main parks, Kashar Park, around the Kus village reservoir and the television station Top Channel.[7] Additionally, Kashar is home to Timak, an Albanian manufacturer of ambulances, trailers, and military vehicles.
International relations
Kashar is twinned with:
References
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