The first neighborhood in Tirana was
Bam. The three oldest neighborhoods are
Mujos, and
Pazari located between the geographical centre and Elbasan Street on either side of the
Lanë
The Lanë ( sq-definite, Lana) is the main stream that crosses through Tirana, the capital of Albania
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, and Brraka located east of
Zog I
Zog I (born Ahmed Muhtar Zogolli; 8 October 18959 April 1961) was the leader of Albania from 1922 to 1939. At age 27, he first served as Albania's youngest ever Prime Minister (1922–1924), then as president (1925–1928), and finally as King ...
Boulevard around modern Haxhi Hysen Dalliu Street.
Another historical street was former Rruga e Pishes, modern Tefta Tashko-Koco Street.
Other neighborhoods include:
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Laprakë or Lapraka, located on the northwestern side of
Tirana
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.
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Kombinat, located on the southwestern side of Tirana.
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Xhamlliku, located on the eastern side of the city.
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Allias, located on the northeastern side of Tirana.
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Tirana e Re (New Tirana), which encloses a part known as "
Ish-Blloku
Ish-Blloku (), commonly Blloku (), is an upmarket area in Tirana, Albania. It widely known as an entertainment destination with its boutiques, shops, restaurants, trendy bars, pubs, and cafes. The area is part of the neighbourhood of Tirana e ...
" or "Blloku"
(a term that is commonly used to identify the former block of residences of the
Albanian Communist leaders). This neighborhood is the most modern part of Tirana. It is distinguished by many
coffeehouse
A coffeehouse, coffee shop, or café (), is an establishment that serves various types of coffee, espresso, latte, americano and cappuccino, among other hot beverages. Many coffeehouses in West Asia offer ''shisha'' (actually called ''nargi ...
s, bars, restaurants, etc. It is located in the southern side of Tirana and borders Kombinat and the center of the city.
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Ali Demi
Ali Demi (18 January 1918 – 29 December 1943) was an Albanian hero of World War II and a communist. He was killed in battle fighting German forces in Vlora, Albania in 1943.
Biography
He was born in Filiates, Greece ( Çamëria), to a C ...
, located on the southeastern side of the city.
See also
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Administrative units of Tirana
Tirana consists of 24 administrative units ().
Administrative division
Below are the original 11 municipal units () of Tirana that were in effect until 2015. These were joined by 13 more divisions effective June 2015 following the 2015 Administr ...
References
External links
A map of the city(
PDF
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), Tirana City Government
Historical Maps of Tirana
{{Tirana
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Tirana neighborhoods
Tirana
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