Bashkia Fier
Fier is a city in Albania. It is a modern and uninteresting city, which serves as a transit point on the way from Tirana and Durres to the southern part of the country. Near Fier is Apollonia, one of the country's main monuments of ancient times.Places of Interest
Highlights include Apollonia Archaeological Park and Monastery of St. Mary of Apollonia.
Apollonia Archaeological Park
Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Apollonia was an Ancient Greek trade colony which developed into an independent polis, and later a Roman city, in southern Illyria. It was located on the right bank of the Aoös/Vjosë river, approximately 10 km from the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea.
Monastery of St. Mary of Apollonia
Church
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monastery of St. Mary of Apollonia is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Levan and Muçaj.
Levan
Village
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Levan is a village, which is situated 6 km south of Bashkia Fier.
Muçaj
Village
Muçaj is a village in Fier County, Albania. It was part of the former municipality Dërmenas. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Fier. Muçaj is situated 6 km northeast of Bashkia Fier.
Bashkia Fier
- Location: Fier County, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
40.7294° or 40° 43′ 46″ northLongitude
19.4869° or 19° 29′ 13″ eastPopulation
102,000Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)Open location code
8FGXPFHP+PQGeoNames ID
10944388
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In Other Languages
“Bashkia Fier” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Bashkia Fier”
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