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Tiranë County urbanmigration

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Kamëz barely existed before 1991. It grew very fast as people moved down from the mountains to be near Tirana, and it is now one of Albania's larger municipalities.

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Kamëz barely existed before 1991. It grew very fast as people moved down from the mountains to be near Tirana, and it is now one of Albania's larger municipalities.

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The Palace of Culture (Pallati i Kulturës) of Kamëz, Albania
Kamëz, Albania 03 - Palace of Culture Pasztilla aka Attila Terbócs · CC BY-SA 4.0
The central building of the Agricultural University of Tirana in Kamëz, Albania
Kamëz, Albania 07 - Agricultural University of Tirana Pasztilla aka Attila Terbócs · CC BY-SA 4.0
Schematical illustration of the population development (settlement area, commercial zones) in the region of Tirana from 1990 to 2005
Drawing Tirana Expansion User:Albinfo · CC BY-SA 2.5

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Tirana

The capital: a fast-changing city of painted blocks, Ottoman survivals and new towers, under Mount Dajti.

TiranaTirane
Town

Vorë

A road and rail junction between Tirana, Durrës and the airport.

VoraTirane
Town

Fushë-Krujë

The industrial town on the plain below Krujë, and the site of Albania's largest cement works.

Fushë-KrujaDurres

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Sources

  • Wikipedia — Kamëz — English Wikipedia · retrieved 03 Sep 2026
    Used to ground the deep-research section and as a discovery aid; not relied on alone for contested claims.
  • Wikidata — Wikidata item Q605160 · retrieved 03 Sep 2026
    Source of the population, area and elevation figures shown in Quick facts, each with its own observation year.
  • Wikimedia Commons — Photographs · retrieved 03 Sep 2026
    Each photograph carries its own creator, licence and file link beneath it. Only public-domain, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-SA files are published.

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