Tirana

Summary

Tirana is a city^[1]. Tirana ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,853 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Tirana is located in Tirana municipality^[3].
• Tirana is in the country of Albania^[4].
• Tirana is on the body of water Lanë^[5].
• Tirana is on the body of water Tiranë^[6].
• Tirana's head of government is recorded as Erion Veliaj^[7].
• Tirana's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Tirana's instance of is recorded as large city^[9].
• Tirana's instance of is recorded as Communes of Albania^[10].
• Tirana's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[11].
• Tirana's instance of is recorded as capital city^[12].
• Tirana's official language is recorded as Albanian^[13].
• Tirana's flag is recorded as flag of Tirana^[14].
• Tirana's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ankara^[15].
• Tirana's twinned administrative body is recorded as Athens^[16].
• Tirana's twinned administrative body is recorded as Barcelona^[17].
• Tirana's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beijing^[18].
• Tirana's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brussels-Capital Region^[19].
• Tirana's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bucharest^[20].
• Tirana's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bursa^[21].
• Tirana's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cobourg^[22].
• Tirana's twinned administrative body is recorded as Doha^[23].
• Tirana's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brussels^[24].
• Tirana's twinned administrative body is recorded as Udine^[25].
• Tirana's twinned administrative body is recorded as Istanbul^[26].
• Tirana's twinned administrative body is recorded as Florence^[27].

Body

Geography

Tirana is in the country of Albania^[4]. Tirana is located in Tirana municipality^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Lanë^[5], a river^[28], in Albania^[29] and Tiranë^[6], a river^[30], in Albania^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[8], large city^[9], Communes of Albania^[10], human settlement^[11], and capital city^[12].

History and Context

+1614-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Tirana^[32].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Tirana include Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza^[33], an international airport^[34], in Albania^[35] and Tirana derby^[36], an association football derby^[37], in Albania^[38].

Why It Matters

Tirana ranks in the top 2% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,853 views/month).^[2] Tirana has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Tirana is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Tirana include Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza^[33], an international airport^[34], in Albania^[35] and Tirana derby^[36], an association football derby^[37], in Albania^[38].