Mother Albania
Mother Albania is a 12-metre-tall statue located at the National Martyrs' Cemetery of Albania in Albania, dedicated in 1972. The statue represents the country as a mother guarding over the eternal slumber of those who gave their lives for her.Photo: J budissin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Martyrs Cemetery of Albania and Presidential Palace.
National Martyrs Cemetery of Albania
Photo: David Stanley, CC BY 2.0.
The National Martyrs' Cemetery of Albania is the largest cemetery in Albania, located on a hill overlooking Tirana. The Mother Albania statue is located at the Cemetery.
Presidential Palace
Historic building
Photo: Albinfo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Presidential Palace, formerly the Royal Palace and popularly known as the Palace of Brigades, is the official residence of the president of Albania. Presidential Palace is situated 640 metres northwest of Mother Albania.
Tirana Archeological Museum
Museum
Photo: Inisheer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Archaeological Museum is the national archaeological museum in Tirana, Albania opened on 1 November 1948. It was the first museum founded after the second World War in the country. Tirana Archeological Museum is situated 2 km northwest of Mother Albania.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sauk and Ali Demi.
Sauk
Quarter
Ali Demi
Quarter
Ali Demi is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Tirana, Albania. It is named after Ali Demi, a World War II hero. The street of the same name is a primary artery of both the Ali Demi neighborhood and Tirana.
Farkë e Vogël
Village
Farkë e Vogël is a village in the former municipality of Farkë in Tirana County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Tirana.
Mother Albania
- Type: Monument
- Description: statue located at the National Martyrs Cemetery of Albania
- Categories: statue, colossal statue, and historic site
- Location: Farkë, Bashkia Tiranë, Tirana, Albania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.30854° or 41° 18′ 31″ northLongitude
19.84007° or 19° 50′ 24″ eastOpen location code
8FHX8R5R+C2OpenStreetMap ID
node 4631971351OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentWikidata ID
Q1639016
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Mother Albania” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Monumenti Nëna Shqipëri”
- Armenian: “Մայր Ալբանիա”
- Azerbaijani: “Albaniya Ana (heykəl)”
- Azerbaijani: “Albaniya Ana”
- Bashkir: “Албания Әсә (һәйкәл)”
- Bashkir: “Албания Әсә”
- Belarusian: “Маці Альбанія”
- Bosnian: “Majka Albanija (kip)”
- Bosnian: “Majka Albanija”
- Chinese: “母亲阿尔巴尼亚”
- Egyptian Arabic: “الام البانيا (تمثال)”
- Egyptian Arabic: “الام البانيا”
- Erzya: “Албания Авай”
- Esperanto: “Patrino Albanio (personigo)”
- Esperanto: “Patrino Albanio”
- French: “Mère Albanie”
- German: “Mutter Albanien”
- German: “Nëna Shqipëri”
- Greek: “Άγαλμα της Μητέρας Αλβανίας”
- Hungarian: “Albánia anya”
- Italian: “Madre Albania (statua)”
- Italian: “Madre Albania”
- Japanese: “マザー・アルバニア”
- Latvian: “Māte Albānija”
- Macedonian: “Мајка Албанија (статуа)”
- Macedonian: “Мајка Албанија”
- Polish: “Matka Albania”
- Romanian: “Mama Albania”
- Russian: “Мать Албания”
- Spanish: “Madre Albania”
- Spanish: “Monumento de la Madre Albania”
- Swedish: “Moder Albanien”
- Swedish: “Nëna Shqipëri”
- Turkish: “Arnavutluk Ana (anıt)”
- Turkish: “Arnavutluk Ana”
- Ukrainian: “Мати Албанія”
- Urdu: “مادر البانیا (مجسمہ)”
- Urdu: “مادر البانیا”
- Uzbek: “Ona Albaniya”
- Western Panjabi: “مادر البانیا (مجسمہ)”
- Western Panjabi: “مادر البانیا”
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