"of the city centre of Tirana. The city serves as the meeting point for national roads SH1, SH2 and SH3. Construction of the outer big ring highway started in 2011 and currently the southern portion has been completed. National Road 1 (SH1) leads to the Albanian – Montenegrin border at Hani i Hotit border crossing. From Tirana at the Kamza Overpass (Mbikalimi i Kamzës) northward, it passes through Fushë-Kruja, Milot, Lezha, Shkodra, and Koplik. Between Thumane and Milot, the SH1 has become part of the Albania – Kosovo Highway connecting the capital Tirana with Kosovo. SH1 forms part of the"
"the capital Tirana with Kosovo. SH 1 (Albania) The SH 1 () is a national highway in Albania running across the counties of Durrës, Lezhë, Shkodër and Tirana. As part of the European routes E762 and E851, the highway constitute portion of a larger corridor connecting Montenegro in the northwest with Tirana in the southwest thus forming as well as part of the Adriatic-Ionian motorway. In recent years, the road has been undergoing major reconstruction works in several parts. Tha National Road SH1 leads to the Albanian-Montenegrin border at Hani i Hotit border crossing. From Tirana at the Kamza Bypass"
"fall of communism and the capital city of Tirana become a very popular tourist destinations after the southern Albanian Riviera and northern part of the country. Tirana has a majority of luxury hotels, modern restaurants, bars, pubs and very big nightclubs. Tirana is a place that is known as a university center of students from regional countries like Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Greece. According to the Polish Tour Operators Association, Tirana has entered into the 10th most visited cities by the Poles. The French Télérama ranked Tirana also to the Top 10 of best destination to be visited in 2017."
"part of the territory of Albania occupied from Ottoman Empire. The Durrës County had four districts (): Durrës, Lezha, Elbasan and Tirana. The army of the Kingdom of Serbia retreated from Durrës in April 1913. The city became Albania's second national capital (after Vlora) on 7 March 1914 under the brief rule of Prince William of Wied. It remained Albania's capital until 11 February 1920, when the Congress of Lushnjë made Tirana the new capital. During the First World War, the city was occupied by Italy in 1915 and by Austria-Hungary in 1916–1918. On 29 December 1915, a Naval Battle"
"the Adriatic Sea in the west as well as the capital of Tirana in the center, with the country of Kosovo in the northeast. The A3 is the second longest motorway and connects Tirana with the Pan-European Corridor VIII, running from Durrës on the Adriatic Sea to Varna on the Black Sea. The A2 is the third longest motorway and represent a significant north-south corridor within the country and the Adriatic-Ionian motorway. The country is a member of the Pan-European Corridor system. The Pan-European Corridor VIII pass through the country and starts at Durrës on the Adriatic Sea in the"
"of Fan Noli, the parliament adopted a new constitution and proclaimed the country as a parliamentary republic in which Zog I of Albania served as the head of state for a seven years term. Immediately after, Tirana was endorsed officially as the country's permanent capital. The politics of Zogu was authoritarian and conservative with the primary aim of which was the maintenance of stability and order. He was forced to adopt a policy of cooperation with Italy where a pact had been signed between both countries, whereby Italy gained a monopoly on shipping and trade concessions. In 1928, the country"
"Nënë Tereza International Airport in Tirana, the country's capital. The total number of passengers for the country rose and reached 1,997,044 million in 2015 and in 2016 serviced 2,200,449 million passengers. From January to October 2017, the airport served 2,224,833 million passengers and handled 1,857 tons of goods. In 2005, TIA was given to an American-German consortium for a 20-year concession period. Despite the considerable modernization of the airport, prices are among the highest in Europe as per the monopoly over Albanian airspace, and limited carrier choices. As a result, low-cost carriers are discouraged from entering the Albanian market, while"
"the June 2013 general election, to complete the construction of the Arbëri Road, a highway linking Albania’s capital Tirana with his native Dibra, one of the most impoverished and neglected regions in Albania. Access from Tirana to Dibra currently takes around six hours along a 180 km poorly maintained road. The proposed highway will ensure an entire journey of less than two hours and be just 72 km long. Furthermore, the highway will have another leg linking Dibra with Skopje, the capital of Macedonia, thus becoming a crucial part of the Balkan infrastructure. It will also ensure Macedonia, Kosovo and"
"Albania but it has been accused of drastically undercounting the number of Romani in the country, drawing criticism from the Council of Europe. Roma people live all over the country, but some of the biggest communities can be found around the capital, Tirana, the cities of Fier, Berat and Gjirokaster, and around the town of Korça. The distribution of Jevgs (""Egyptians"") is much less, numbering at most 10,000 people who are concentrated in and around the capital city of Tirana. The poverty rate among Roma in Albania is particularly high (78%), in relation to the majority (22%). Contrary to the"
"Being a primate city, Tirana is the economic heart of Albania and home to most major national and international companies operating in the country. The economy is dominated by the Service Sector with around 68.5%, the industrial sector by 26.1% and agriculture sector with 5.4%. The city began to develop at the beginning of the 16th century, when a bazaar was established, and its craftsmen manufactured silk and cotton fabrics, leather, ceramics and iron, silver, and gold artefacts. Historically, after the second World War and the communist regime, the city and its surrounding areas expanded rapidly and became the most"
"Albania, and its early 20th century music is considered as one of the most sophisticated in the country. Traditional musicians from Shkodër include Bujar Qamili, Luçie Miloti, Xhevdet Hafizi and Bik Ndoja. Albania's capital, Tirana, is the home of popular music dominated by Romani influences and has been popularized at home and in emigrant communities internationally by Merita Halili, Parashqevi Simaku, and Myslim Lela. Other voices in contemporary Albanian music include Vaçe Zela and Pavlina Nikaj of Tirana, and Nexhmije Pagarusha of Prishtina. The Albanian Urban Lyric Song is a tradition that started in Albania in the 18th century but"
"Montenegro and Kosovo, and was a rapporteur on the visa liberalisation process for the Western Balkans. Fajon contributed greatly to the Albanian citizens getting the right to freely travel in EU Schengen Area without visas. This is the first step on Albania's path to European Union accession. In December 2010, a cafe named after Tanja Fajon was opened in her honor in Tirana, the capital of Albania. She helped Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Moldova gain freedom of Schengen movement as well. In late 2014, the two main political groups in the European Parliament agreed with Jean-Claude Juncker, then president-elect of"
"Lushnjë Lushnjë (, in Lushnje's own dialect: ""Lushnje"" [ˈluʃɲe], ) is a city in west-central Albania. It is located in the County of Fier. The total population is 83,659 (2011 census), in a total area of 372.72 km. In January 1920, Lushnje was a provisional capital of Albania and the place of the Congress of Lushnje. Chieftains of Albania assembled in the town and declared Tirana first a provisional and then the definitive capital of Albania. 3 km away from Lushnjë is the Savra Field. This field is on the Lushnjë-Fier road. Here the first battle between Principality of Zeta"
"into a technology centre for youth focused on computer programming, robotics, and start ups. Pyramid of Tirana The Pyramid of Tirana () is a structure and former museum located in Tirana, Albania, Europe. On 14 October 1988, the structure opened as the Enver Hoxha Museum, originally serving as a museum about the legacy of Enver Hoxha, the long-time leader of Communist Albania, who had died three years earlier. The structure was co-designed by Hoxha's daughter Pranvera Hoxha, an architect, and her husband Klement Kolaneci, along with Pirro Vaso and Vladimir Bregu. When built, the Pyramid was said to be the"
"Tirana Times Tirana Times is a weekly newspaper published in English and is headquartered in Tirana, Albania. ""Tirana Times"" is the first weekly English newspaper in Albania. The paper was established in 2005. The weekly provides news on politics, business and economy, opinion, features, sports, arts and culture with a special focus on Albania and the Balkans. The weekly has an independent political leaning, and is published in partnership with the Albanian Institute for International Studies, Albania's top think tank. Jerina Zaloshnja is the editor in chief. Andi Balla has also served as the executive editor of the weekly. The"
"Pyramid of Tirana The Pyramid of Tirana () is a structure and former museum located in Tirana, Albania, Europe. On 14 October 1988, the structure opened as the Enver Hoxha Museum, originally serving as a museum about the legacy of Enver Hoxha, the long-time leader of Communist Albania, who had died three years earlier. The structure was co-designed by Hoxha's daughter Pranvera Hoxha, an architect, and her husband Klement Kolaneci, along with Pirro Vaso and Vladimir Bregu. When built, the Pyramid was said to be the most expensive individual structure ever constructed in Albania. The Pyramid has sometimes been sardonically"
"was made in this versatile football stadium. All of the facilities will be hidden behind unique set of blinders in national colours of Albania. Arena Kombëtare National Arena () is an under-construction all-seater football stadium in Tirana, the capital of Albania. This planned stadium will be the new home of the Albanian National Team and it will serve as a venue for major football club cup finals and other sports and non-sports related activities. The stadium was designed with a capacity to seat 22,500 spectators, making it the highest capacity football stadium in Albania. Ever since an initial stadium proposal"
"isolation and economic stagnation. The cooperation continued in major fields like economy, defense, and agricultural aid. President George W. Bush visited Albania on 10 June 2007 as part of his tour of Europe, making him the first US President to do so. He was received with great fanfare by Tirana's citizens. A street in the capital was renamed after Bush. Even a statue of Bush was erected in the town of Fushë-Krujë in July 2011. Albania maintains an embassy in the American capital of Washington, D.C., while the United States maintains an embassy in Albania's capital city Tirana. As of"
"by dirt or paved roads, with the capital city of Tirana, and ports on the Adriatic and Ionian Sea. After 1947, a significant infrastructure undertaking was the construction of the country's rail network as Albania was considered as the only country in Europe not to have standard rail service. By 1987, 677 km of railway were constructed in total linking the main urban and industrial centers for the first time since the end of World War II. Train transport was the main public transportation method until 1990. After the collapse of Communism, the network fell into disregard, operating with second-hand"
"by Rome and became an integral part of the Roman Empire following the Illyrian Wars. The heritage of that period is still evident and represented by the Mosaics of Tirana. Further later in the 5th and 6th century, a Paleo Christian basilica was built around this site. When the Roman Empire divided into east and west, its successor the Byzantine Empire took control and included the construction of the Petrelë Castle, under the reign of Justinian I. Until the 20th century, the city did not attain much significance, when the Congress of Lushnjë proclaimed it as the country's capital, after"
"Public Administration, Social Welfare, Local Governance, Culture and Urban Development are based within the city territory. The nation's highest courts are based in Tirana such as the Supreme Court, the Constitutional Court, the Court of Appeal and the Administrative Court. Tirana is also home to more than 45 embassies and representative bodies as an international political actor. The Mayor of Tirana along with the Cabinet of Tirana exercises executive power. The Assembly of Tirana functions as the city parliament and consists of 55 members, serving four-year terms. It primarily deals with budget, global orientations and relations between the city and"
"the number of cars has increased to over 300,000 in the capital Tirana. These are mostly 1990s and early 2000s diesel cars, while it is widely believed that the fuel used in Albania contains larger amounts of sulfur and lead than in the European Union. Albania is probably one of the few countries in Europe where vehicles imported from the United States, and from left hand traffic jurisdictions (for example the United Kingdom) can be found on the streets without any modifications brought from expats living abroad. The most important and only international airport of the country is the Tirana"
"Grand Park of Tirana The Grand Park of Tirana (), or the Park on the Artificial Lake, is a 289 hectare public park situated on the southern part of Tirana, Albania. The Park includes an artificial lake and many other landmarks such as the Saint Procopius Church, the Presidential Palace, and memorials to several Albanian personalities. It remains one of the most relaxing places in the city, despite increasing buildings being developed near the park, an early-morning run or promenade is a daily routines for many citizens. To the southern end of the Park, there is the Zoo and the"
"Tirana and its plain. Tiranë river flows through the city, as does the Lanë river. Tirana is home to several artificial lakes, among which are included Tirana, Farka, Tufina, and Kashar. The present municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Baldushk, Bërzhitë, Dajt, Farkë, Kashar, Krrabë, Ndroq, Petrelë, Pezë, Shëngjergj, Tirana, Vaqarr, Zall-Bastar and Zall-Herr, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the city Tirana. Under the Köppen climate classification, Tirana has a humid subtropical climate ""(Cfa)"", and receives just enough summer precipitation to avoid Köppen's ""(Csa)"" Mediterranean"
"of the city of Rubelles, France. Treska developed close friendship with many French personalities prominent in the field of politics and culture. Among the translations made by Treska are the following: Misto Treska was awarded First Prize 'For Contribution in Relations between France and Albania'. In 2004, he is honored with the title 'Honorary Citizen of Korçë'.[7] In 2006, with the decision of the City Council, Library No. 5 of the capital of Albania, Tirana, is given the name 'Misto A. Treska'. In 2010, one of the streets of Tirana bears the name of Misto Treska, in tribute and respect"
"living in cities. As of the Institute of Statistics (INSTAT), the three largest counties account for half of the population. Over 1 million people lives in the Tirana and Durrës, making it the largest urban area in Albania. The capital Tirana, is one of largest cities in the Balkan Peninsula and ranks 7th with a population about 800,000. The second largest is the port city of Durrës, with a population of 201.110, followed by Vlorë, the largest city in southern Albania, with 141.513 inhabitants. The Institute of Statistics forecast that the population may even increase by less than a fifth"
"Tirana Olympic Park The Tirana Olympic Park is a multi-purpose arena in Tirana, Albania. The Government of Albania held a public tender for the construction of a sports hall in order to host games. The complex was inaugurated the 4 June 2017 with a basketball match between ex-players from the National Teams from Albania and Kosovo. The Prime Minister, Edi Rama and the Mayor of Tirana, Erion Veliaj participated as well in that game. The Olympic Park was built on the site of the Sports Complex of the Sports Services Agency, which was formerly known as the Dinamo Complex, near"
"Albanians would take up arms to defend their country's independence and territorial integrity. The Lushnjë National Assembly appointed a four-man regency to rule the country. A bicameral parliament was also created, in which an elected lower chamber, the Chamber of Deputies (with one deputy for every 12,000 people in Albania and one for the Albanian community in the United States), appointed members of its own ranks to an upper chamber, the Senate. In February 1920, the government moved to Tirana, which became Albania's capital. One month later, in March 1920, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson intervened to block the Paris agreement."
"Boulevard together with a central park located nearby. The architect Stefano Boeri was contracted to work on the ""General Urban Plan of Tirana"" (TR030), which makes a series of interventions to the city's infrastructure. The plan was submitted for approval to the Municipality Council in November 2016. Geographically, Tirana is situated on the western slopes of Dajti Mountain in central Albania. Its average altitude is above sea level and its highest point measures at Mali me Gropa. By road the city is north of Athens, west of Skopje, south-east of Pristina and south of Podgorica. The city is surrounded by"
"Presidential Office Building, Tirana The Presidential Office () houses the Office of the President of Albania and is the principal workplace of the President. It consists of the immediate staff of the president, as well as support staff reporting to the president. It is located in the capital city of Tirana. The Presidential Office Building was constructed at first to house the Embassy of the Soviet Union to the People's Republic of Albania, and served for that purpose until 1961, when the both countries ceased their diplomatic relations. The discovery of dynamite at the embassy in 1951, as part of"
"of Tirana. This theatre helped develop the capital's arts, which prior to that there was no place for performances. Since its inception, groups and orchestras have come from various countries in the communist bloc. The national Song and Dance Ensemble often performs at the national theatre. The Theatre reports to the Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sports and is financed out of the state budget. Today, the Opera presents works by Albanian and international composers. Tickets can be purchased on-site. It employs 196 persons. On 2016 it was announced by the Prime Minister of Albania, that the Theatre will be"
"new large parks have started in the summer of 2015 located in Kashar, Farkë, Vaqarr, and Dajt. These parks are part of the new urban plan striving to increase the concentration of green spaces in the capital. The government has included designated green areas around Tirana as part of the Tirana Greenbelt where construction is not permitted or limited. Tirana is home to different architectural styles that represent influential periods in its history dating back to the antiquity. The architecture of Tirana as the capital of the country was marked by two totalitarian regimes, by the fascist regime of Benito"
"Arena Kombëtare National Arena () is an under-construction all-seater football stadium in Tirana, the capital of Albania. This planned stadium will be the new home of the Albanian National Team and it will serve as a venue for major football club cup finals and other sports and non-sports related activities. The stadium was designed with a capacity to seat 22,500 spectators, making it the highest capacity football stadium in Albania. Ever since an initial stadium proposal in 2010, FSHF (Albanian Football Association) has had two additional stadium proposals that failed to be built. The stadium is planned to be completed"