Kashar
For places in Iran, see Kashar, Iran.
| Kashar | |
|---|---|
| Administrative unit | |
  Kashar | |
| Coordinates: 41°21′N 19°43′E / 41.350°N 19.717°ECoordinates: 41°21′N 19°43′E / 41.350°N 19.717°E | |
| Country |
 Albania |
| County | Tirana |
| Municipality | Tirana |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Administrative unit | 43,353 |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| Vehicle registration | TR |
| Website |
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Kashar is a village and a former municipality in the Tirana County, central Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Tirana.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 43,353.[2]
History
The village was first attested in 1456 as the battlefield of a battle between the League of Lezhë and the Ottoman Empire.[3]
Demographics
Kashar consists of ten communities with a total population of c. 21,000 inhabitants.[4]
International relations
Kashar is twinned with:
References
- ↑ Law nr. 115/2014
- ↑ 2011 census results
- ↑ "History of Kashar" (in Albanian). Official website of Kashar. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ↑ "Demographics of Kashar". Retrieved 9 December 2010.
- ↑ MIRATIMIN E MARVESHJES SE BINJAKEZIMIT NDERMJET KOMUNES KASHAR DHE BASHKISE SINDOS SELANIK GREQI, Komuna Kashar (in Albanian)
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- ↑ Each of the 11 divisions is an administrative unit
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