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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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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
The castle in Peqin, Albania in 1995
Peqin, Albania – Castle 1995 01 Pasztilla aka Attila Terbócs · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Nearby

City

Elbasan

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

ElbasaniElbasan
River

The Shkumbin

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

Elbasan
Town

Rrogozhinë

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

RrogozhinaTirane

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 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 Q821023 · 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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