City
Durrës
Albania's principal port and its oldest continuously inhabited city, founded as Epidamnos in 627 BC.
In plain language
The Via Egnatia was a Roman road that started on the Albanian coast and ran all the way east to the city that became Istanbul. It was how armies, traders and later pilgrims crossed the Balkans for more than a thousand years.
Simple explanation
The Via Egnatia was a Roman road that started on the Albanian coast and ran all the way east to the city that became Istanbul. It was how armies, traders and later pilgrims crossed the Balkans for more than a thousand years.
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City
Elbasan
A central industrial city inside an Ottoman fortress wall, on the old Via Egnatia.
Historic site
Elbasan Castle
An Ottoman fortress built on a Roman site, with a living town inside its walls.
Historical period
Roman Illyricum
The Via Egnatia crossed here, making the coast Rome's gateway to Greece and the East.
River
The Shkumbin
The river that splits Albania in two — the historic dividing line between Gheg and Tosk.
Town
Peqin
A small town on the Shkumbin at a crossing point used since Roman times.
Sources
- Wikipedia —
Via Egnatia — English Wikipedia
· retrieved 03 Sep 2026
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Wikidata item Q273783
· retrieved 03 Sep 2026
Source of the population, area and elevation figures shown in Quick facts, each with its own observation year. - Wikimedia Commons —
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· retrieved 03 Sep 2026
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