Kashar | |
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Coordinates: 41°20′54″N 19°43′04″E / 41.34833°N 19.71778°E | |
Country | Albania |
County | Tirana |
Municipality | Tirana |
Population (2011) | |
• Municipal unit | 43,353 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal Code | 1051 |
Area Code | (0)48 |
Kashar is a village and a former municipality in the Tirana County, central Albania. The population at the 2011 census was 43,353.[1]
The village was first attested in 1456 as the battlefield of a battle between the League of Lezhë and the Ottoman Empire.[2]
At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Tirana.[3][4]
Kashar consists of ten communities with a total population of c. 21,000 inhabitants.[5]
Kashar is the industrial hub of Tirana with many large companies located there. The biggest Albanian company that is located there is ALBtelecom, a privately owned company that offers telecommunication services. There is also Coca-Cola Bottling Shqipëria. Kashar's economy also relies on agriculture and housing due to a huge influx of people coming to Tirana. Kashar also hosts one of Tirana's main parks, Kashar Park around Kus village reservoir, and the television station Top Channel.[6]
Kashar is twinned with:
Places adjacent to Kashar | |
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Subdivisions of Tirana County | ||
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County Seat: Tirana | ||
Municipality of Kamëz | ||
Municipality of Kavajë | ||
Municipality of Rrogozhinë | ||
Municipality of Tirana | ||
Municipality of Vorë |
Subdivisions of Tirana Municipality | ||
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Municipal Seat: Tirana | ||
Administrative Unit of Baldushk | ||
Administrative Unit of Bërzhitë | ||
Administrative Unit of Dajt | ||
Administrative Unit of Farkë | ||
Administrative Unit of Kashar | ||
Administrative Unit of Krrabë | ||
Administrative Unit of Ndroq | ||
Administrative Unit of Petrelë | ||
Administrative Unit of Pezë | ||
Administrative Unit of Shëngjergj | ||
Administrative Unit of Tirana (1–11)[1] | ||
Administrative Unit of Vaqarr | ||
Administrative Unit of Zall-Bastar | ||
Administrative Unit of Zall-Herr | ||
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