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Peqin
Peqin (, sq-definite, Peqini) is a town and municipality in Elbasan County, central Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Gjoçaj, Karinë, Pajovë, Peqin, Përparim and Shezë, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Peqin. The total population is 26,136 (2011 census), in a total area of 197.90 km2. The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 6,353. History The city dates back 2000 years, it is mentioned as Illyrian fortress. The ancient name of Peqin was Clodiana. The city's modern name derives from the Ottoman form ''Bekleyin'', which means a place of hospitality. During Ottoman rule Peqin belonged to the Sanjak of Elbasan. The Ottoman Peqin Castle still exists, along with some original parts of the mosque of Abdurrahman Pasha, who had been the governor of Wallachia and Moldavia (former Bogdania). This castle was also constructed during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gugash Magani
Gugash Magani (born 14 March 1965) is an Albanian retired football player and current coach. Club career Magani played the majority of his 22-year professional career with Shkumbini Peqin, while also having stints at other Albanian clubs Besa Kavajë and Partizani Tirana. Management career Tirana On 1 December 2013. Magani was appointed as manager of a struggling Tirana side, following the sacking of Sokol Bulku. He became the 4th manager to take charge of Tirana during the 2013–14 season. He signed a six-month contract and during his presentation he stated that Tirana was going to remain in the top flight. On 6 February 2014. Magani first match as Tirana manager was a goalless draw at Kastrioti Krujë. The second match in charge brought Mangani his first success as Tirana won the derby against Partizani Tirana. With Magani's tactic and signing of January, Tirana became a more solid side, recording wins against Bylis Ballsh, Besa Kavajë, which removed them from t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KS Shkumbini
KF Shkumbini is an Albanian football club based in the city of Peqin. The club's home ground is the Shkumbini Stadium and they compete in the Kategoria e Dytë. History Football was first introduced to the city of Peqin in the early 1920s after an army officer from Shkodër brought along a ball with him. An amateur club was formed in 1924 by Adem Bedali and other local men who had begun playing football. In the club's infancy they played friendly games with teams from other cities in Albania, before the creation of the Albanian Football Association in 1930 who organised the first official football competitions in the country. Shkumbini's first trophy came in 1936 when they defeated Apolonia Fier to win the Kategoria e Dytë. They remained in the lower divisions until 1994, when they finished 2nd in the Kategoria e Parë and achieved promotion to the Kategoria Superiore for the first time in the club's history. In their debut season in the top flight they finished in a respec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clock Mosque
The Abdurrahman Pasha Mosque, also called Clock Mosque () or simply Peqin Mosque is a Cultural Monument of Albania, located in Peqin. It was built in 1666 by Abdi Pasha the Albanian and resembled the Et'hem Bey Mosque in the Albanian capital Tirana. The mosque is located in the central square of the old town at the main route between Durres and Elbasan. Later destroyed by a fire, it was rebuilt in the 1830s by a descendant of Abdi Pasha, Cafer Sadık Pasha. Its minaret and its dome were destroyed in 1970 by the communist dictatorship under Enver Hoxha. The mosque was reconstructed in 1992. See also * Islam in Albania Islam in Albania mainly arrived during the Ottoman period when the majority of Albanians over time converted to Islam. Following the Albanian National Awakening (Rilindja) tenets and the deemphasizing of religion during the 20th century, th ... References Cultural Monuments of Albania Mosques in Peqin Buildings and structures in Peqin Build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shkumbini Stadium
Shkumbini Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Peqin, Albania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of KS Shkumbini KF Shkumbini is an Albanian football club based in the city of Peqin. The club's home ground is the Shkumbini Stadium and they compete in the Kategoria e Dytë. History Football was first introduced to the city of Peqin in the early 1920s afte .... The stadium has a capacity of 9,000 people. References Football venues in Albania Multi-purpose stadiums Buildings and structures in Peqin {{Albania-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elbasan County
Elbasan County () is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population is 266,245 (2021), in an area of 3199 km². Its capital is the city Elbasan. Administrative divisions Until 2000, Elbasan County was subdivided into four districts: Elbasan, Gramsh, Librazhd, and Peqin. Since the 2015 local government reform, the county consists of the following 7 municipalities: Belsh, Cërrik, Elbasan, Gramsh, Librazhd, Peqin and Prrenjas. Before 2015, it consisted of the following 50 municipalities: * Belsh * Bradashesh * Cërrik * Elbasan * Fierzë * Funarë * Gjergjan * Gjinar * Gjoçaj * Gostimë * Gracen * Gramsh * Grekan * Hotolisht * Kajan * Karinë * Klos * Kodovjat * Kukur * Kushovë * Labinot-Fushë * Labinot-Mal * Lenie * Librazhd * Lunik * Mollas * Orenjë * Pajovë * Papër * Peqin * Përparim * Pishaj * Polis * Poroçan * Prrenjas * Qendër Librazhd * Qukës * Rrajcë * Rrasë * Shalës * Shezë * Shirgjan * Shushicë * Skënderbegas * Steb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peqin Castle
The Peqin Castle ( sq, Kalaja e Peqinit) is a castle in Peqin, Albania. In the Roman times the city was known by the name of Claudiana, an Illyrian-inhabited territory. The foundations of the castle are thought to date from the Roman period, the time of the construction of the Via Egnatia. Its walls at one point had a height of around . The castle was later rebuilt and expanded during the Turkish occupation of Albania, at which time it was passed into the control of the Sipahi (lord) of the local fief, who added a palace and a harem. The last resident of the castle was Demir Pasha. The 17th-century historian Evliya Çelebi mentioned the fortress in his writings: ...the walls of this castle reach about 12 m in height. Within resides the ''dizdar {{for, people with the surname, Dizdar (surname) Dizdar ( fa, دزدار, translit=dizdār; tr, dizdar, kale muhafızı) was the title given in the Ottoman Empire to a castle warden or fortress commander, appointed to manage troops ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdi Pasha The Albanian
Abdurrahman Abdi Pasha the Albanian ( tr, Arnavut Abdurrahman Abdi Paşa; 1616–1686) was an Ottoman politician and military leader of Albanian descent, who served as the last governor of the province of Budin. Life Early life Abdurrahman Abdi Arnavud Pasha was born in the village of Çopani near Peqin, Albania. He joined the Ottoman army and became Agha of the Janissaries in 1667. He gained experience during the siege of Candia, which the Venetians had to surrender in 1669. In 1672, he led the janissaries in the conquest of Kamieniec. In 1673, he became the governor of Baghdad. He was made governor of Egypt in 1676 and of Bosnia in 1680. Military leadership He took over the military leadership of Buda in 1682 and became the governor of Ottoman-occupied Hungary in 1684. In 1684, the Holy League was established with the objective of ending the Ottoman threat to Europe by ousting the Ottomans from Hungary, which they had been occupying for 145 years. On the initiative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hekuran Isai
Hekuran Isai (7 May 1933 in Peqin – 26 March 2008 in Tirana) was an Albanian politician of the Albanian Party of Labour (PPSh). Life After joining the Albanian Party of Labour (Alb: ''Partia e Punes së Shqipërisë'') in 1957, he studied in the Soviet Union from 1957 to 1960. On his return Isai served as a specialist in a petroleum refinery in Cërrik. In 1962, he was elected first-deputy of the People's Assembly (Alb: ''Kuvendi Popullor''), and was also elected as a member of the parliament from the fifth until the end of the eleventh legislative, ending in 1991. He served initially as member of the Committee on Industry, Mining and Construction. At the 5th Congress of the Party in November 1966, he was elected first-candidate of the Central Committee (CC) of the Party. In 1967 he started studying at the Party's School "Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" in Tirana, majoring in Political Economy. Isai worked afterwards as First Secretary of the PPSh in Elbasan District, which at that t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shezë
Shezë is a former municipality in the Elbasan County, central Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Peqin Peqin (, sq-definite, Peqini) is a town and municipality in Elbasan County, central Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Gjoçaj, Karinë, Pajovë, Peqin, Përparim an .... The population at the 2011 census was 3,177.2011 census results The municipal unit consists of the villages Shezë e Vogël, Shezë e Madhë, Pekisht, Trash, Algjinaj, Gryksh i Vogël and Karthnek. /ref> References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pajovë
Pajovë is a village and a former municipality in the District, Elbasan County, central Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Peqin Peqin (, sq-definite, Peqini) is a town and municipality in Elbasan County, central Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Gjoçaj, Karinë, Pajovë, Peqin, Përparim an .... The population at the 2011 census was 6,626.2011 census results The municipal unit consists of the villages Pajovë, Gryksh i Madh, Bishqem, Paulesh, Bishqem Fushë, Leqit, Lazaren, Haspiraj, Hasnjok, Cengelaj, Garunje e Papërit and Cacabeze. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karinë
Karinë is a village and a former municipality in the Elbasan County, central Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Peqin Peqin (, sq-definite, Peqini) is a town and municipality in Elbasan County, central Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Gjoçaj, Karinë, Pajovë, Peqin, Përparim an .... The population at the 2011 census was 1,350.2011 census results The municipality consists of the villages Karinë, Kazije, Rrozej, Progem, Sinametaj, Drangaj and Garunje. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gjoçaj
Gjocaj is a village and a former municipality in the Elbasan County, central Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Peqin Peqin (, sq-definite, Peqini) is a town and municipality in Elbasan County, central Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Gjoçaj, Karinë, Pajovë, Peqin, Përparim an .... The population at the 2011 census was 5,207. The municipal unit consists of the villages Gjocaj, Celhakaj, Hasmashaj, Kurtaj, Vashaj, Rrumbullak, Bregas, Bardhas and Blinas. References Former municipalities in Elbasan County Administrative units of Peqin Villages in Elbasan County {{Elbasan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
