TiranaAlbaniaBands: Crossbones, Syrgjyn, Aten, Nihil, Anbar, Sor
Tirana Municipality Skanderbeg square tirana 2016.jpg Toptani Shopping Mall Tirana 2016.jpg Tirana Kapllan Pasha Tomb.jpg Catedral de la Resurección de Cristo, Tirana, Albania, 2014-04-17, DD 13.JPG Tirana 33.jpg Castillo de Petrela, Petrela, Albania, 2014-04-17, DD 07.JPG City Hall of Tirana.jpg Tirana Albania pano 2004-07-14.jpg Clockwise from top: The Skanderbeg Square, Toptani Mall, Kapllan Pasha Tomb, Resurrection Cathedral, Post Block memorial, Petrelë Castle, City Hall and Tirana seen from Mount Dajt. Flag of Tirana.svg Flag Stema e Bashkisë Tiranë.svg Emblem Tirana is located in Albania TiranaTirana Coordinates: 41°19′44″N 19°49′04″E Country Albania County Stema e Qarkut Tiranë.svg Tirana Settled 1614 Government • Mayor Erion Veliaj[1] (Socialist Party) • Council chairman Aldrin Dalipi Area • Municipality 1,110.03 km2 (428.58 sq mi) • Administrative Unit 41.8 km2 (16.1 sq mi) Elevation 110 m (360 ft) Population (2017) • Municipality 862,361 [2] Demonym(s) Tiranas (m) Tiranase (f) or Tirons (m) Tironse (f) Time zone CET (UTC+1) • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal Code 1001–1028, 1031 Area Code 04 Vehicle registration AL Website Official Website Tirana (/tɪˈrɑːnə/ (About this sound listen) — Albanian pronunciation: [tiˈɾana]; Albanian: Tiranë; Gheg Albanian: Tirona) is the capital and most populous city of the Republic of Albania. The city is also the capital of the surrounding county of Tirana, one of 12 constituent counties of the country. By air, it is 501 kilometres (311 miles) north of Athens, 613 kilometres (381 miles) southeast of Rome, 153 kilometres (95 miles) southwest of Skopje and 131 kilometres (81 miles) south of Podgorica. Tirana was founded as a city in 1614, but the region that today corresponds to the city territory has been continuously inhabited since the Bronze Age. As most of Albania, the area was populated by several Illyrian tribes, but had no importance within Illyria. Indeed, it was annexed 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 the country's declaration of independence in 1912. Geographically, Tirana is located in the center of the country surrounded by mountains and hills, with Dajt on the east and a slight valley opening on the northwest, overlooking the Adriatic
Tirana Municipality Skanderbeg square tirana 2016.jpg Toptani Shopping Mall Tirana 2016.jpg Tirana Kapllan Pasha Tomb.jpg Catedral de la Resurección de Cristo, Tirana, Albania, 2014-04-17, DD 13.JPG Tirana 33.jpg Castillo de Petrela, Petrela, Albania, 2014-04-17, DD 07.JPG City Hall of Tirana.jpg Tirana Albania pano 2004-07-14.jpg Clockwise from top: The Skanderbeg Square, Toptani Mall, Kapllan Pasha Tomb, Resurrection Cathedral, Post Block memorial, Petrelë Castle, City Hall and Tirana seen from Mount Dajt. Flag of Tirana.svg Flag Stema e Bashkisë Tiranë.svg Emblem Tirana is located in Albania TiranaTirana Coordinates: 41°19′44″N 19°49′04″E Country Albania County Stema e Qarkut Tiranë.svg Tirana Settled 1614 Government • Mayor Erion Veliaj[1] (Socialist Party) • Council chairman Aldrin Dalipi Area • Municipality 1,110.03 km2 (428.58 sq mi) • Administrative Unit 41.8 km2 (16.1 sq mi) Elevation 110 m (360 ft) Population (2017) • Municipality 862,361 [2] Demonym(s) Tiranas (m) Tiranase (f) or Tirons (m) Tironse (f) Time zone CET (UTC+1) • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Postal Code 1001–1028, 1031 Area Code 04 Vehicle registration AL Website Official Website Tirana (/tɪˈrɑːnə/ (About this sound listen) — Albanian pronunciation: [tiˈɾana]; Albanian: Tiranë; Gheg Albanian: Tirona) is the capital and most populous city of the Republic of Albania. The city is also the capital of the surrounding county of Tirana, one of 12 constituent counties of the country. By air, it is 501 kilometres (311 miles) north of Athens, 613 kilometres (381 miles) southeast of Rome, 153 kilometres (95 miles) southwest of Skopje and 131 kilometres (81 miles) south of Podgorica. Tirana was founded as a city in 1614, but the region that today corresponds to the city territory has been continuously inhabited since the Bronze Age. As most of Albania, the area was populated by several Illyrian tribes, but had no importance within Illyria. Indeed, it was annexed 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 the country's declaration of independence in 1912. Geographically, Tirana is located in the center of the country surrounded by mountains and hills, with Dajt on the east and a slight valley opening on the northwest, overlooking the Adriatic