City · Elbasan
Elbasan
A central industrial city inside an Ottoman fortress wall, on the old Via Egnatia.
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City · Elbasan
A central industrial city inside an Ottoman fortress wall, on the old Via Egnatia.
Historic site · Elbasan
An Ottoman fortress built on a Roman site, with a living town inside its walls.
Protected area · Elbasan
Old-growth beech forest on the North Macedonian border, part of a UNESCO-listed primeval forest network.
River · Elbasan
The river that splits Albania in two — the historic dividing line between Gheg and Tosk.
Town · Elbasan
A hill town surrounded by more than eighty small lakes and extensive olive groves.