List of twin towns and sister cities in Albania

Map of Albania.

This is a list of places in Albania having standing links to local communities in other countries. In most cases, the association, especially when formalised by local government, is known as "town twinning" (though other terms, such as "partner towns" or "sister cities" are sometimes used instead), and while most of the places included are towns, the list also comprises villages, cities, districts, counties, etc. with similar links.

Twin towns and sister cities

Durrës

• — Istanbul, Turkey^[1][2]
• — Pristina, Kosovo
• — Prizren, Kosovo
• — Bari, Italy
• — Ulqin, Montenegro
• — Selanik, Greece^[3]

Fier

• — Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Kamëz

• Yonkers, New York, United States, since 28 October 2011^[4]
• Kemalpaşa, Turkey, since 7 January 2011 ^[5]
• Macerata, Italy, since 13 March 2010^[6]

Korçë

• — Thessaloniki, Greece^[7]
• — Cluj-Napoca, Romania^[8]
• — Mitrovica, Kosovo^[8]
• — Verona, Italy^[8]
• — Los Alcázares, Spain^[8]

Lushnjë

• — Brindisi, Italy

Sarandë

• — Corfu, Greece^[9]

Shkodër

• — Ulqin, Montenegro
• — Gjakova, Kosovo
• — Podgorica, Montenegro

Tirana

Tirana is twinned with:^[10]

Ankara, Turkey

Beijing China (since 2005) ^[10][11]

Bucharest, Romania

Bursa, Turkey

Cobourg, Canada

Florence, Italy

Pristina, Kosovo

Turin, Italy

Vlorë

• — İzmir, Turkey
• — Hollywood, Florida, USA
• — Monopoli, Italy

Berat

• — Lovech, Bulgaria
• — Ploieşti, Romania

References

1. "Sister Cities of Istanbul". Retrieved 1 July 2009.
2. Erdem, Selim Efe (1 July 2009). "İstanbul'a 49 kardeş" (in Turkish). Radikal. Retrieved 22 July 2009. 49 sister cities in 2003
3. Kryebashkiaku i Durrësit Vangjush Dako dhe kryebashkiaku i Selanikut Yiannis Boutaris nënshkruajnë një marrëveshje binjakëzimi midis dy qyteteve, Municipality of Durrës, 2012-04-05 (in Albanian)
4. Kamza binjakëzim me Yonkers, INA, 2011-10-28 (in Albanian)
5. Binjakëzime, Municipality of Kamëz (in Albanian)
6. Binjakëzime, Municipality of Kamëz (in Albanian)
7. "Twinning Cities". City of Thessaloniki. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
8. Korçë Municipality. "Twin cities" (in Albanian). Korçë Municipality. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
9. "AllCorfu.Com: Corfu's Twin Cities". allcorfu.com. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
10. "Twinning Cities: International Relations" (PDF). Municipality of Tirana. www.tirana.gov.al. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
11. "Sister Cities". Beijing Municipal Government. Retrieved 23 June 2009.