National Library of Albania

National Library of Albania is a library in , , . National Library of Albania is situated nearby to the arts center , as well as near the public building .
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 8:00 AM—8:00 PM
    Saturday: 8:00 AM—2:00 PM
    Sunday: closed
  • Type: Library
  • Also known as: “Biblioteka Kombëtare”
  • Address: 9, Sheshi Skënderbej, Tirana, 1001

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Palace of Culture of Tirana and Et’hem Bey Mosque.

Public building
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The houses the National Library of Albania 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.

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.

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The is a monument in the Skanderbeg Square in , . It commemorates Skanderbeg, the national hero in Albania for resisting the Ottomans. is situated 140 metres southwest of National Library of Albania.

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.

National Library of Albania

Latitude
41.32848° or 41° 19′ 43″ north
Longitude
19.81994° or 19° 49′ 12″ east
Levels
4
Open location code
8FHX8RH9+9X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 369730248
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“National Library of Albania” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مكتبة ألبانيا الوطنية”
  • Armenian: “Ալբանիայի ազգային գրադարան”
  • Chinese: “阿爾巴尼亞國家圖書館”
  • Czech: “Národní knihovna Albánie”
  • Finnish: “Albanian kansalliskirjasto”
  • French: “Bibliothèque nationale d’Albanie”
  • German: “Nationalbibliothek Albaniens”
  • Greek: “Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Αλβανίας”
  • Hungarian: “Nemzeti Könyvtár”
  • Italian: “Biblioteca nazionale d’Albania”
  • Japanese: “アルバニア国立図書館”
  • Korean: “알바니아 국립도서관”
  • Polish: “Biblioteka Narodowa”
  • Portuguese: “Biblioteca Nacional da Albânia”
  • Russian: “Национальная библиотека Албании”
  • Serbian: “Национална библиотека Албаније”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional de Albania”
  • Ukrainian: “Національна бібліотека Албанії”

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Highlights include Institute of Italian Culture and National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Albania.

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