Ballaj
Ballaj 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Tirana, Albania
- Also known as: “Balaj”, “Balaj-Vëndas”, “Bale”, “Baljaj”, and “Balli”
- Address: KAVAJË
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fortress of Bashtovë.
Fortress of Bashtovë
Castle
The Fortress of Bashtovë, also known in medieval times as Breg, Briego or Vrego is a medieval quadrangular fortress located close to the outflow of the Shkumbin River into the Adriatic Sea in central Albania. Fortress of Bashtovë is situated 4 km west of Ballaj.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rreth-Greth and Sharrdushk.
Rreth-Greth
Village
Rreth-Greth is a coastal 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. Rreth-Greth is situated 4½ km west of Ballaj.
Sharrdushk
Village
Sharrdushk 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. Sharrdushk is situated 6 km northwest of Ballaj.
Divjakë
Town
Photo: Sirius3710, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Divjakë is a municipality and town in Fier County, Albania. The municipality consists of the administrative units of Grabian, Gradishtë, Remas, Tërbuf with Divjakë constituting its seat. Divjakë is situated 7 km south of Ballaj.
Ballaj
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Gose, Bashkia Rrogozhinë, Tirana, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
41.05578° or 41° 3′ 21″ northLongitude
19.53989° or 19° 32′ 24″ eastElevation
15 metres (49 feet)Open location code
8FHX3G4Q+8XOpenStreetMap ID
node 728428049OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Uzbek—“Ballaj” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Ballaj”
- Irish: “Ballaj”
- Uzbek: “Ballaj”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". 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 “Ballaj”. Photo: Dirk.heldmaier, CC BY-SA 3.0.