Drangaj
Drangaj is a village in Karinë, Bashkia Peqin, Elbasan County. Drangaj is situated nearby to the village Progër, as well as near Karinë.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Elbasan County, Albania
- Also known as: “Drangaj Kosenj”, “Drangaj-Koze”, “Drangaj-Kozej”, and “Drangej Kusej”
- Address: PEQIN
Places of Interest
Highlights include Clock Mosque and Peqin railway station.
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.
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 Castle
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Peqin Castle is a castle in Peqin, Albania. In the Roman times the city was known by the name of Claudiana, an Illyrian-inhabited territory. The foundations of the castle are thought to date from the Roman period, the time of the construction of the Via Egnatia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Peqin and Kodrasej.
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.
Kodrasej
Village
Kodrasej is a village situated in the central plains of Albania's Western Lowlands region. It is part of Tirana County. Kodrasej is situated 4½ km northwest of Drangaj.
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 5 km northwest of Drangaj.
Drangaj
- Category: locality
- Location: Karinë, Bashkia Peqin, Elbasan County, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
41.06171° or 41° 3′ 42″ northLongitude
19.73335° or 19° 44′ 0″ eastElevation
67 metres (220 feet)Open location code
8FHX3P6M+M8OpenStreetMap ID
node 728427202OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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