Ish-Blloku
Ish-Blloku, commonly Blloku, is an upmarket area in Tirana, Albania. It widely known as an entertainment destination with its boutiques, shops, restaurants, trendy bars, pubs, and cafes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Pyramid of Tirana and National Library of Albania.
Pyramid of Tirana
Photo: BBB2021, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Pyramid of Tirana is a structure and former museum located in Tirana, the capital of Albania. It opened as a museum in 1988 and became a conference center in 1991 following the collapse of Communism.
National Library of Albania
Library
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The National Library of Albania is Albania's national library headquartered in the country's capital, Tirana. It was founded in 1920 and inaugurated on December 10, 1922.
Skanderbeg Square
Square
Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Skanderbeg Square is the main plaza in the centre of Tirana, Albania. The square is named after the Albanian national hero Gjergj Kastrioti Skendërbeu.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tirana and Selitë.
Tirana
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tirana is the bustling and relatively modernised capital of Albania. It is the most important economic, financial, political and trade centre in the country.
Selitë
Quarter
Selitë is a neighborhood of Tirana in the former municipality of Farkë in Tirana County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Tirana.
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.
Ish-Blloku
- Type: Quarter
- Description: upmarket area in Tirana, Albania
- Categories: bar district and locality
- Location: Tirana municipality, Bashkia Tiranë, Tirana, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
41.32133° or 41° 19′ 17″ northLongitude
19.81607° or 19° 48′ 58″ eastOpen location code
8FHX8RC8+GCOpenStreetMap ID
node 6298022013OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterWikidata ID
Q2911983
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Satellite Map
Discover Ish-Blloku from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Albanian to Swedish—“Ish-Blloku” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Blloku”
- Arabic: “بلوكو”
- Chinese: “Blloku區”
- Chinese: “封锁区”
- Chinese: “布洛库区”
- Dutch: “Ish-Blloku”
- German: “Bllok”
- German: “Blloku”
- German: “Block”
- German: “Ish-Blloku”
- Hebrew: “בלוקו”
- Italian: “Blloku”
- Italian: “Ish-Blloku”
- Swedish: “Blloku”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Libri Universitar and Ish Merkata.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Enver Hoxha’s House and Honorary Consul of the Republic of Armenia.
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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 “Ish-Blloku”. Photo: Leeturtle, CC BY-SA 4.0.