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The castle in Peqin, Albania in 1995
Pasztilla aka Attila Terbócs · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Town · Elbasan County

PeqinPeqini

A small town on the Shkumbin at a crossing point used since Roman times.

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Population (town)
6,353 (2011)
Elevation
50 m
Official website
https://peqini.gov.al/

In plain language

Peqin is a small town on the Shkumbin river where the old Roman road crossed.

Simple explanation

Peqin is a small town on the Shkumbin river where the old Roman road crossed.

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A train leaving the station of Peqin, Albania
HSH train in Peqin (OSCAL19 trip) albinfo · CC0
Two trains crossing in Peqin train station
HSH trains crossing in Peqin 1 (OSCAL19 trip) albinfo · CC0
Two trains crossing at Peqin station
HSH trains crossing in Peqin 2 (OSCAL19 trip) albinfo · CC0

Connected subjects

Nearby

City · Elbasan

Elbasan

A central industrial city inside an Ottoman fortress wall, on the old Via Egnatia.

River · Elbasan

The Shkumbin

The river that splits Albania in two — the historic dividing line between Gheg and Tosk.

Town · Tiranë

Rrogozhinë

A junction town on the Shkumbin near the Bashtovë fortress and the Spille beaches.

Related subjects

Subject

The Via Egnatia

Rome's road from the Adriatic to Byzantium, which began at Durrës and Apollonia.

Sources

  • Wikipedia. Peqin — English Wikipedia · retrieved 13 Oct 2026
    Used to ground the deep-research section and as a discovery aid; not relied on alone for contested claims.
  • Wikidata. Wikidata item Q821023 · retrieved 13 Oct 2026
    Source of the population, area and elevation figures shown in Quick facts, each with its own observation year.
  • Wikimedia Commons. Photographs · retrieved 13 Oct 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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