Palaq

Palaq is a village in the former municipality of in , . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village
  • Description: village in Tirana, Albania
  • Also known as: “Palaqa” and “Palaqi”
  • Address: TIRANË

Places of Interest

Highlights include Prezë Castle and Vorë.

Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a medieval castle in , . The mosque inside the castle, built in the 1500s, is one of the oldest mosques in Albania. Preza Castle was built by the Byzantine emperor Justinian the Great in the 550s.

Railway station
Photo: Apdency, CC0.
railway station was a railway station serving the town of in in Central Albania. The station was connected to and the capital and was once an important interchange, being the junction for services from Durrës and Tirana, now closed, as well as those from Shkodër in the north, also closed except between Shkodër and Lac. is situated 3½ km south of Palaq.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rinas and Mukaj.

Village
is a village in the , , about 18 km northwest of the capital, . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . is situated 4½ km east of Palaq.

Hamlet
is a village in the former municipality of in , . At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality . is situated 4½ km southeast of Palaq.

Village
Photo: Albinfo, CC0.
or Manzë is a town and a former municipality in the , western . At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality . is situated 5 km west of Palaq.

Palaq

Latitude
41.43163° or 41° 25′ 54″ north
Longitude
19.65999° or 19° 39′ 36″ east
Elevation
167 metres (548 feet)
Open location code
8FHXCMJ5+MX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 728422895
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3184556
Wiki­data ID
Q7126728
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Satellite Map

Discover Palaq from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Uzbek—“Palaq” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Palaq”
  • Dutch: “Palaq”
  • Irish: “Palaq”
  • Uzbek: “Palaq”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Prezë and Gjeç Kodër.

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