Skanderbeg Square

The Skanderbeg Square is the main plaza in the centre of , . The square is named after the Albanian national hero Skanderbeg. The total area is about 40,000 square metres.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Library of Albania and Et’hem Bey Mosque.

Library
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The is 's national library headquartered in the country's capital, . It was founded in 1920 and inaugurated on December 10, 1922.

Mosque
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The Et'hem Bey Mosque, officially the Haji Et'hem Bey Mosque, is a Sunni located in , . The mosque is well known for its frescoes outside and inside the portico which depict trees, waterfalls and bridges.

Public building
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The houses the as well as the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet. Situated in Skanderbeg Square, it was originally built on the Pazari i Vjetër area of at the behest of Enver Hoxha.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tirana and Ish-Blloku.

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is the bustling and relatively modernised capital of . It is the most important economic, financial, political and trade centre in the country.

Quarter
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, commonly Blloku, is an upmarket area in , . It widely known as an entertainment destination with its boutiques, shops, restaurants, trendy bars, pubs, and cafes.

Quarter
is one of the oldest neighborhoods in , Albania. It is named after , a World War II hero. The street of the same name is a primary artery of both the neighborhood and Tirana.

Skanderbeg Square

Latitude
41.32855° or 41° 19′ 43″ north
Longitude
19.81912° or 19° 49′ 9″ east
Named after
Skanderbeg
Open location code
8FHX8RH9+CJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 177441346
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­square
Wiki­data ID
Q609528
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Skanderbeg Square” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Sheshi Skënderbej”
  • Arabic: “ميدان إسكندر بك”
  • Armenian: “Սկանդերբեգի հրապարակ”
  • Bulgarian: “Скендербег (площад)”
  • Bulgarian: “Скендербег”
  • Chinese: “斯坎德培广场”
  • Chinese: “斯坎德培廣場”
  • Chinese: “斯堪德培廣場”
  • Czech: “Skanderbegovo náměstí”
  • Dutch: “Skanderbegplein”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ميدان اسكندر بك”
  • Esperanto: “Placo Skanderbeg”
  • Estonian: “Skanderbegi väljak”
  • French: “place Skanderbeg”
  • French: “Place Skanderbeg”
  • German: “Skanderbeg-Platz”
  • Greek: “Πλατεία Σκεντέρμπεη (Τίρανα)”
  • Greek: “Πλατεία Σκεντέρμπεη”
  • Hebrew: “כיכר סקנדרבג”
  • Hindi: “स्कंदरबेग चौक”
  • Hungarian: “Szkander bég tér”
  • Indonesian: “Alun-Alun Skanderbeg”
  • Italian: “piazza Scanderbeg”
  • Italian: “Piazza Scanderbeg”
  • Japanese: “スカンデルベグ広場”
  • Korean: “스칸데르베그 광장”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Skanderbegplassen”
  • Norwegian: “Skanderbegplassen”
  • Polish: “Plac Skanderbega w Tiranie”
  • Portuguese: “Praça Skanderbeg”
  • Russian: “Площадь Скандербега”
  • Serbian: “Скендербегов трг (Тирана)”
  • Serbian: “Скендербегов трг”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Skenderbegov trg”
  • Spanish: “Plaza Skanderbeg”
  • Swedish: “Sheshi Skënderbej”
  • Swedish: “Skanderbeg Square”
  • Swedish: “Skanderbegtorget”
  • Swedish: “Skenderbegtorget”
  • Turkish: “İskender Bey Meydanı”
  • Ukrainian: “Площа Скандербега”
  • Ukrainian: “Скандербезька площа”

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