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Tirana /t[invalid input: 'ɨ']ˈrɑːnə/ ⓘ ([Tiranë, Tirana or Tirona] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously[4] inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of 400,000 , with metro area population of 763,634 . The city is home to many universities and is the center of the political, economical, and cultural life of the country.
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Tirana
Tiranë | |
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Coordinates: 41°19′48″N 19°49′12″E | |
Country | Albania |
County | Tirana County |
District | Tirana District |
Founded | 1614 |
Subdivisions | 11 Municipal Units |
Government | |
• Mayor | Lulzim Basha (PD)[1] |
Area | |
• City | 41.8 km2 (16.1 sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,652 km2 (638 sq mi) |
Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
Population (2011)[2] | |
• City | 421,286 |
• Density | 10,553/km2 (27,330/sq mi) |
• Metro | 763,634 |
• Metro density | 462/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 1001–1028[3] |
Area code | +355 4 |
Website | www |
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