Tirana
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Tirana (Albanie: Tiranë, Tirana or Tirona) is the caipital an the lairgest ceety o Albanie. Modren Tirana wis foondit as an Ottoman toun in 1614 bi Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler frae Mullet, although the aurie haes been continuously inhabitit syne antiquity. Tirana became Albanie's caipital ceety in 1920 an nou it haes a population o mair nor 600,000. The ceety is hame tae mony universities an is the centre o the politeecal, economical, an cultural life o the kintra.
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Tirana Tiranë | |
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Ceety | |
Skyline of Tirana by night looking over Rinia Park | |
Coordinates: 41°19′48″N 19°49′12″E | |
Kintra | Albanie |
Coonty | Tirana Coonty |
Destrict | Tirana Destrict |
Foondit | 1614 |
Subdiveesions | 11 Municipal Units |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Lulzim Basha (PD)[1] |
Area | |
• Ceety | 41.8 km2 (16.1 sq mi) |
• Metro | 1652 km2 (638 sq mi) |
Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• Ceety | 421,286 |
• Density | 10553/km2 (27,330/sq mi) |
• Metro | 763,634 |
• Metro density | 462/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 1001–1028[3] |
Area code(s) | +355 4 |
Website | www |
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