Karinë
Karinë is a village and a former municipality in the Elbasan County, central Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Peqin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: municipal unit in Elbasan, Albania
- Also known as: “Komuna e Karines” and “Komuna Korinë”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Peqin railway station and Clock Mosque.
Peqin railway station
Railway station
Peqin railway station serves the town of Peqin in Elbasan County, Albania. Peqin was the terminus of Albania's first passenger railway line. The 27-mile route was completed with assistance from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, but completion was delayed after the final shipment of 1,700 tons of rails did not arrive promptly from Zenica. Peqin railway station is situated 4 km south of Karinë.
Clock Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Clock Mosque, officially known as the Abdurrahman Pasha Mosque, and historically known as the Old Peqin Mosque, is a mosque, located in Peqin, in Elbasan County, Albania. Completed in 1666 CE, the mosque was designated as a Cultural Monument of Albania. Clock Mosque is situated 4½ km south of Karinë.
Peqin Clock Tower
Monument
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Clock Tower of Peqin is a monument of cultural heritage located in Peqin, Albania. It was first recognized as a cultural heritage site by the rectorate of the State University of Tirana through decision no. Peqin Clock Tower is situated 4½ km south of Karinë.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peqin and Rrogozhinë.
Peqin
Town
Photo: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Peqin is a town and municipality in Elbasan County, central Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Gjoçaj, Karinë, Pajovë, Peqin, Përparim and Shezë, that became municipal units. Peqin is situated 4½ km south of Karinë.
Rrogozhinë
Town
Photo: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Rrogozhinë is a town and a municipality in Tirana County, centrally located in the Western Lowlands region of Albania. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Gosë, Kryevidh, Lekaj, Rrogozhinë and Sinaballaj, that became municipal units. Rrogozhinë is situated 6 km west of Karinë.
Hasdushk
Village
Hasdushk is a village situated in the central plains of Albania's Western Lowlands region. It is part of Tirana County. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Rrogozhinë. Hasdushk is situated 4 km west of Karinë.
Karinë
- Categories: bashkia and Communes of Albania
- Location: Bashkia Peqin, Elbasan County, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Waray—“Karinë” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Komuna Karinë”
- Albanian: “Njësia administrative Karinë”
- Cebuano: “Komuna e Karinës”
- Dutch: “Karinë”
- French: “Karinë”
- Hungarian: “Karina”
- Hungarian: “Karinë alközség”
- Italian: “Karine”
- Italian: “Karinë”
- Malay: “Karinë”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Karinë”
- Polish: “Gmina Karinë”
- Portuguese: “Karinë”
- Spanish: “Karinë”
- Swedish: “Komuna e Karinës”
- Turkish: “Karina”
- Uzbek: “Karinë”
- Vietnamese: “Karinë”
- Waray (Philippines): “Karinë”
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