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Durrës County

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Shijak is a small town between Durrës and Tirana.

Simple explanation

Shijak is a small town between Durrës and Tirana.

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The center of the town of Shijak, Albania in 1935.
Shijaku 1935 unknown author · Public domain
A picture of the center of Shijak in 1964 taken from the balcony of an apartment building.
Shijaku 1964 Agim Faja · Attribution
this is a picture of Shijak, Albania taken in 2008 from a balcony of an apartment building.
Shijaku 2008 Agim Faja · Attribution

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City

Durrës

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

DurrësiDurres
City

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

Sources

  • Wikipedia — Shijak — 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 Q18791 · 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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