Elbasan

Elbasan is a city and municipality located in central Albania, situated on the north bank of the Shkumbin River. Due to its central geographic position within the country, it is sometimes colloquially referred to as "Kërthiza e Shqipërisë".
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  • Locality
  • …lies at an elevation of 106 metres (348 feet)
  • Also known as
    “Bashkia e Elbasanit”
    “Bashkia Elbasan”
    “Qyteti i Elbasanit”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Elbasan Arena and Elbasan Castle.
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is a multi-purpose stadium in , .
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is a 15th-century fortress from Ottoman…
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The also known as the Sultan Bayezid…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bradashesh and Scampis.
is a village and a former municipality in , central . is situated 5 km west of Elbasan.
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is a suburb.
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is a village, which is situated 6 km southeast of Elbasan.

Elbasan

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Latitude
41.1° or 41° 6′ north
Longitude
20.0833° or 20° 5′ east
Open location code
8GH233XM+X8
Geo­Names ID
783264

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Swedish—“Elbasan” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Elbasani”
  • Bulgarian: “Елбасан”
  • Chinese: “爱尔巴桑”
  • Czech: “Elbasan”
  • Dutch: “Elbasan”
  • Esperanto: “Elbasan”
  • Finnish: “Elbasan”
  • French: “Elbasan”
  • German: “Elbasan”
  • Hungarian: “Elbasan”
  • Ido: “Elbasan”
  • Italian: “Elbasan”
  • Japanese: “エルバサン”
  • Latvian: “Eļbasani”
  • Macedonian: “Елбасан”
  • Norwegian: “Elbasan”
  • Persian: “الباسان”
  • Polish: “Elbasan”
  • Portuguese: “Elbasani”
  • Spanish: “Elbasan”
  • Swedish: “Elbasan”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ura e Shkumbinit and Stacioni i Elbasanit.

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