Farkë
Farkë is a municipal unit and former municipality in Tirana County, central Albania. At the 2015 local government reform, it became a subdivision of the municipality of Tirana. The population at the 2011 census was 36,266.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: municipal unit in Tirana, Albania
- Also known as: “Komuna e Farkes”, “Komuna e Saukut”, “Komuna Sauk”, and “Sauk”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tirana East Gate and Petrelë Castle.
Tirana East Gate
Shopping center
Photo: Kj1595, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tirana East Gate is a shopping mall based in Tirana, Albania. It is located about 4 kilometres from the city center of Tirana just off the National Road SH3 in Lundër.
Petrelë Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Petrelë Castle is a castle in Petrelë, central Albania. Its history dates back to the 6th century, when it was built by the Byzantine emperor Justinian I.
Mother Albania
Monument
Photo: J budissin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mother Albania is a 12-metre-tall statue located at the National Martyrs' Cemetery of Albania in Albania, dedicated in 1972. The statue represents the country as a mother guarding over the eternal slumber of those who gave their lives for her. Mother Albania is situated 3½ km northwest of Farkë.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tirana and Petrela.
Tirana
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Tirana is the bustling and relatively modernised capital of Albania. It is the most important economic, financial, political and trade centre in the country.
Petrela
Village
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Petrela is a village and a former municipality 15 km south of Tirana county in central Albania, with a population of 5,500 in 2011.
Sauk
Quarter
Sauk is a suburb of Tirana, Albania, of Tirana in Tirana County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Tirana. Sauk is situated 3½ km northwest of Farkë.
Farkë
- Categories: bashkia and Communes of Albania
- Location: Bashkia Tiranë, Tirana, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Waray—“Farkë” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Komuna Farkë”
- Albanian: “Njësia administrative Farkë”
- Cebuano: “Komuna e Farkës”
- Dutch: “Farkë”
- French: “Farkë”
- German: “Farka”
- German: “Farkë”
- Italian: “Farke”
- Italian: “Farkë”
- Malay: “Farkë”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Farkë”
- Portuguese: “Farkë”
- Russian: “Фарка”
- Scots: “Farkë”
- Swedish: “Komuna e Farkës”
- Turkish: “Farka”
- Vietnamese: “Farkë”
- Waray (Philippines): “Farkë”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Farkë”. Photo: Leeturtle, CC BY-SA 4.0.