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A picture of the center of Shijak in 1964 taken from the balcony of an apartment building.
Agim Faja · Attribution · Wikimedia Commons

Town · Durrës County

ShijakShijaku

A market town between Durrës and Tirana with a long-established Roma and Egyptian community.

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Population (town)
14,138 (2012)
Elevation
20 m
Official website
https://www.shijak.gov.al/

In plain language

Shijak is a small town between Durrës and Tirana.

Simple explanation

Shijak is a small town between Durrës and Tirana.

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Shijaku 1927, Albania
Shijaku 1927 Author not listed · Public domain
The center of the town of Shijak, Albania in 1935.
Shijaku 1935 unknown author · Public domain
Shijaku 2008, Albania
Shijaku 2008 Agim Faja · Attribution

Connected subjects

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City · Durrës

Durrës

Albania's principal port and its oldest continuously inhabited city, founded as Epidamnos in 627 BC.

City · Tiranë

Tirana

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

Town · Tiranë

Vorë

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

Sources

  • Wikipedia. Shijak — 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 Q18791 · 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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