Kashar
Kashar | |
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.svg)  Kashar | |
| Coordinates: 41°20′54″N 19°43′04″E / 41.34833°N 19.71778°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Tirana |
| Municipality | Tirana |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipal unit | 43,353 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal Code | 1051 |
| Area Code | (0)48 |
Kashar is a village and a former municipality in the Tirana County, central Albania. The population at the 2011 census was 43,353.[1]
History
The village was first attested in 1456 as the battlefield of a battle between the League of Lezhë and the Ottoman Empire.[2]
At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Tirana.[3][4]
Demographics
Kashar consists of ten communities with a total population of c. 21,000 inhabitants.[5]
Economy
Kashar is the industrial hub of Tirana with many large companies located there. The biggest Albanian company that is located there is ALBtelecom, a privately owned company that offers telecommunication services. There is also Coca-Cola Bottling Shqipëria. Kashar's economy also relies on agriculture and housing due to a huge influx of people coming to Tirana. Kashar also hosts one of Tirana's main parks, Kashar Park around Kus village reservoir, and the television station Top Channel.[6]
International relations
Kashar is twinned with:
References
- ^ 2011 census results Archived 2016-02-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "History of Kashar" (in Albanian). Official website of Kashar. Archived from the original on 9 October 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ "Albania Passes Landmark Territorial Reform". 1 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6375. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Demographics of Kashar". Archived from the original on 2015-04-07. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ^ "Parku i Kasharit (Purez – Kus) | APR Tirana".
- ^ MIRATIMIN E MARVESHJES SE BINJAKEZIMIT NDERMJET KOMUNES KASHAR DHE BASHKISE SINDOS SELANIK GREQI Archived 2010-10-09 at the Wayback Machine, Komuna Kashar (in Albanian)
Subdivisions of Tirana County | ||
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County Seat: Tirana | ||
| Municipality of Kamëz |  | |
| Municipality of Kavajë | ||
| Municipality of Rrogozhinë | ||
| Municipality of Tirana | ||
| Municipality of Vorë | ||
Subdivisions of Tirana Municipality | ||
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Municipal Seat: Tirana | ||
| Administrative Unit of Baldushk |  | |
| Administrative Unit of Bërzhitë | ||
| Administrative Unit of Dajt | ||
| Administrative Unit of Farkë | ||
| Administrative Unit of Kashar | ||
| Administrative Unit of Krrabë | ||
| Administrative Unit of Ndroq | ||
| Administrative Unit of Petrelë | ||
| Administrative Unit of Pezë | ||
| Administrative Unit of Shëngjergj | ||
| Administrative Unit of Tirana (1–11)[1] | ||
| Administrative Unit of Vaqarr | ||
| Administrative Unit of Zall-Bastar | ||
| Administrative Unit of Zall-Herr | ||
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