Tirana
Bashkia Tiranë
Tirana municipality

National Library of Albania

The National Library of Albania is 's national library headquartered in the country's capital, . It was founded in 1920 and inaugurated on December 10, 1922.
Tap on a place
to explore it
bksh.al
Wikipedia
Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Friday: 8:00 AM—8:00 PM
    Saturday: 8:00 AM—2:00 PM
    Sunday: closed
  • Type: Library
  • Description: national library
  • Also known as: “Albanian National Library”, “Biblioteka Kombëtare”, and “BKSH”
  • Address: 9, Sheshi Skënderbej, Tirana, 1001

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Skanderbeg Square and Et’hem Bey Mosque.

Square
Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The 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.

Mosque
Photo: Pudelek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The houses the National Library of Albania as well as the National Theatre of Opera and Ballet. Situated in , 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.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the bustling and relatively modernised capital of . It is the most important economic, financial, political and trade centre in the country.

Quarter
Photo: Leeturtle, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, 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
Wiki­data ID
Q678964
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover National Library of Albania from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“National Library of Albania” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Biblioteka Kombëtare e Shqipërisë”
  • Albanian: “BKSH”
  • Arabic: “مكتبة ألبانيا الوطنية”
  • Armenian: “Ալբանիայի ազգային գրադարան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Albaniya Milli Kitabxanası”
  • Bashkir: “Албания милли китапханаһы”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальная бібліятэка Албаніі”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальная бібліятэка Альбаніі”
  • Bosnian: “Nacionalna biblioteka Albanije”
  • Bulgarian: “Национална библиотека на Албания”
  • Catalan: “Biblioteca Nacional d’Albània”
  • Chinese: “阿爾巴尼亞國家圖書館”
  • Czech: “Národní knihovna Albánie”
  • Dutch: “Nationale Bibliotheek van Albanië”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مكتبه البانيا الوطنيه”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Biblioteko de Albanio”
  • Estonian: “Albaania Rahvusraamatukogu”
  • Finnish: “Albanian kansalliskirjasto”
  • French: “Bibliothèque nationale d’Albanie”
  • French: “Bibliothèque nationale de l’Albanie”
  • German: “Albanische Nationalbibliothek”
  • German: “BKSH”
  • German: “Nationalbibliothek Albaniens”
  • Greek: “Εθνική Βιβλιοθήκη της Αλβανίας”
  • Hebrew: “הספרייה הלאומית של אלבניה”
  • Hungarian: “Nemzeti Könyvtár”
  • Italian: “Biblioteca nazionale d’Albania”
  • Italian: “Biblioteca Nazionale d’Albania”
  • Italian: “BKSH”
  • Japanese: “アルバニア国立図書館”
  • Korean: “알바니아 국립도서관”
  • Latvian: “Albānijas Nacionālā bibliotēka”
  • Lingua Franca Nova: “Biblioteca Nasional de Xciperia”
  • Macedonian: “Национална библиотека на Албанија”
  • Malay: “Perpustakaan Negara Albania”
  • Persian: “کتابخانه ملی آلبانی”
  • Polish: “Biblioteka Narodowa Albanii”
  • Polish: “Biblioteka Narodowa”
  • Russian: “Национальная библиотека Албании”
  • Serbian: “Nacionalna biblioteka Albanije (Tiranа)”
  • Serbian: “Nacionalna biblioteka Albanije Tiranа”
  • Serbian: “Nacionalna biblioteka Albanije u Tirani”
  • Serbian: “Nacionalna biblioteka Albanije”
  • Serbian: “Национална библиотека Албаније (Тирана)”
  • Serbian: “Национална библиотека Албаније Тирана”
  • Serbian: “Национална библиотека Албаније у Тирани”
  • Serbian: “Национална библиотека Албаније”
  • Serbian: “Тиранска национална библиотека Албаније”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Nacionalna biblioteka Albanije”
  • Spanish: “Biblioteca Nacional de Albania”
  • Swedish: “Biblioteka Kombëtare e Shqipërisë”
  • Turkish: “Arnavutluk Millî Kütüphanesi”
  • Turkish: “Arnavutluk Ulusal Kütüphanesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Національна бібліотека Албанії”
  • Urdu: “قومی کتب خانہ البانیا”
  • Welsh: “Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Albania”

Notable Places Nearby

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

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Tunel Terrace and Tunel Music Venue.

Albania: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Tirana, Durrës, Vlorë, and Elbasan.

Curious Libraries to Discover

Uncover intriguing libraries from every corner of the globe.
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 “National Library of Albania”. Photo: Pasztilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.