Kashar is a village and former municipality in

Tirana County Tirana County (), officially the County of Tirana (), is a county in the Central Region of Albania. It is the tenth largest by area and the most populous of the twelve counties, with more than 912,000 people within an area of . The county border ...

, central

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. Its population as of the 2023 census was 89,395, making it the 3rd most populated municipal unit in the country.

History

The village was first attested in 1456 as the battlefield between the

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and the

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In the 2015 local government reform, it became a subdivision of the municipality

Tirana Tirana ( , ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in Albania, largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills, with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest ov ...

Demographics

Kashar consists of ten communities with a total population of almost 90,000.

Economy

Kashar is the industrial hub of

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

. Kashar hosts one of Tirana's main parks, Kashar Park, around the Kus village reservoir and the television station Top Channel. Additionally, Kashar is home to Timak, an Albanian manufacturer of ambulances, trailers, and military vehicles.

International relations

Kashar is twinned with: * Sindos, Thessaloniki regional unit,

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MIRATIMIN E MARVESHJES SE BINJAKEZIMIT NDERMJET KOMUNES KASHAR DHE BASHKISE SINDOS SELANIK GREQI
, Komuna Kashar (in Albanian)

References

Administrative units of Tirana Former municipalities in Tirana County Villages in Tirana County {{Tirana-geo-stub