Tiranë
Tiranë, written with its Albanian diacritic as Tiranë, is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in central-western Albania, in Tirana County, at the foothills of Mount Dajt and along the Lana river. The city serves as the political, cultural, and economic center of the country.
The municipality forms the core of the Tirana metropolitan area, with a population in the hundreds of
Historically, the area began as a small Ottoman-era settlement and grew gradually through the 18th and 19th
Key landmarks include Skanderbeg Square, the central plaza surrounded by important institutions, the National History Museum
Tirana hosts universities such as the University of Tirana and the Polytechnic University, a range of cultural