Paskuqan

Paskuqan is a city and a municipal unit in , central . At the 2015 local government reform it became a municipal unit of the municipality of . The population as of the 2023 census is 34,398.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 37,300 residents
  • Description: municipal unit in Tirana, Albania
  • Also known as: “Kuqan”, “Kuqon”, “Packuqan”, “Packuqani”, “Patza”, “Patza Kućane”, “Patza-Kuqane”, and “Patza-Kuqani”
  • Address: TIRANË

Places of Interest

Highlights include Albanian Orthodox Church and Et’hem Bey Mosque.

Church
Photo: da-ni-el, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Albania, commonly known as the or the Orthodox Church of Albania, is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox church in full communion with the other Eastern Orthodox churches. is situated 4 km south of Paskuqan.

Mosque
Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Et'hem Bey Mosque, officially the Haji Et'hem Bey Mosque, is a Sunni located in , . The mosque is well known for its frescoes outside and inside the portico which depict trees, waterfalls and bridges. is situated 3½ km south of Paskuqan.

Museum
Photo: Bes-ART, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Museum of Secret Surveillance, also known as House of Leaves is a in , . It opened on 23 May 2017 in the building that served as the Sigurimi's headquarters during the communist era. is situated 4 km south of Paskuqan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Allias and Laprakë.

Quarter
is a neighbourhood of , . It is located west of the central boulevard.

Quarter
Photo: Avi1111, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighbourhood of , , located west of the main centre. It is mainly a residential district, but also contains the , the Albanian Mobile Communications building, the ProCredit Bank building and several other high-rise buildings, a football pitch, and a petrol station. is situated 3 km southwest of Paskuqan.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the bustling and relatively modernised capital of . It is the most important economic, financial, political and trade centre in the country.

Paskuqan

Latitude
41.36126° or 41° 21′ 41″ north
Longitude
19.81611° or 19° 48′ 58″ east
Population
37,300
Elevation
101 metres (331 feet)
Open location code
8FHX9R68+GC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 728424519
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3184528
Wiki­data ID
Q2542377
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Waray—“Paskuqan” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Komuna Paskuqan”
  • Albanian: “Njësia administrative Paskuqan”
  • Azerbaijani: “Paskuqan”
  • Catalan: “Paskuqan”
  • Cebuano: “Komuna e Paskuqanit”
  • Dutch: “Paskuqan”
  • French: “Paskuqan”
  • German: “Paskuqan”
  • German: “Paskuqani”
  • Hungarian: “Paskuqan alközség”
  • Hungarian: “Paskuqan”
  • Hungarian: “Paskuqani alközség”
  • Italian: “Paskuqan”
  • Malay: “Paskuqan”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Paskuqan”
  • Portuguese: “Paskuqan”
  • Swedish: “Paskuqan”
  • Thai: “ปัสกูชัน”
  • Turkish: “Paskuqan”
  • Vietnamese: “Paskuqan”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Paskuqan”

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