Tirana
capital and the largest city of Albania
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Summary
Tirana is a city[1]. Tirana ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,677 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tirana municipality[3]
- Country: Albania[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Lanë[5], Tiranë[6]
- Head of government: Erion Veliaj[7]
- Instance of: large city[8], Communes of Albania[9], human settlement[10], capital city[11]
- Official language: Albanian[12]
- Flag: flag of Tirana[13]
- Twinned administrative body: Ankara[14], Athens[15], Barcelona[16], Beijing[17], Brussels-Capital Region[18], Bucharest[19], Bursa[20], Cobourg[21], Doha[22], Brussels[23], Udine[24], Istanbul[25], Florence[26], Piana degli Albanesi[27]
- Coat of arms: Symbols of Tirana[28]
- Postal code: 1001–1028[29]
- Commons category: Tirana[30]
- Licence plate code: TR[31]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[32]
- Local dialing code: 4[33]
- Inception: 1614[34]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Tirana include Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza[35], an international airport[36], in Albania[37] and Tirana derby[38], an association football derby[39], in Albania[40].
Why It Matters
Tirana has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] Tirana is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]
Entities named for Tirana include Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza[35], an international airport[36], in Albania[37] and Tirana derby[38], an association football derby[39], in Albania[40].