average temperature and precipitations in Tirana

Tirana (Albanian: Tiranë or Tirana) is the capital and largest city of Albania. Its population is estimated officially at 353,400 in 2003, though other estimates put the figure as high as 700,000. Founded in 1614, it became Albania's capital city in 1920. A city is an urban area, differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... Events April 5 - In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ...

It is located at 41.33°N, 19.82°E in the district and county with the same name. Average altitude is 90 meters above sea level. The temperature varies between 6.7°C (44.0 °F) in January and 23.8°C (74.5 °F) in July. Annual rainfall is 1200 mm (47 inches); the driest months are July and August.

Located on the Ishm River, Tirana is Albania's chief industrial and cultural centre. The principal industries include agricultural products and machinery, textiles, pharmaceuticals and metal products. Tirana has experienced rapid growth and established many new industries since the 1920s. The word culture comes from the Latin root colere (to inhabit, to cultivate, or to honor). ... This article is about the type of fabric. ... Pharmacology (in Greek: pharmacon is drug, and logos is science) is the study of how chemical substances interfere with living systems. ... In chemistry, a metal (Greek: Metallon) is an element that readily forms ions (cations) and has metallic bonds, and it is sometimes said that it is similar to a cation in a cloud of electrons. ... Sometimes referred to as the Roaring Twenties. Events and trends Technology John T. Thompson invents Thompson submachine gun, also known as Tommy Gun. ...

Tirana is presently trying to develop a tourist industry, although this effort is hampered by the political instability in the region, owing to military conflicts during the 1990s in Albania and neighboring Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo and the Republic of Macedonia. A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... Events and trends Technology Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other technology Reduction in size and cost of mobile phones leads to a massive surge in their popularity Year 2000 problem (commonly known as Y2K) Microsoft Windows operating system becomes virtually ubiquitous on IBM... Bosnia and Herzegovina (officially Bosna i Hercegovina, shortened to BiH, also in English variously written Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Bosnia-Hercegovina) is a mountainous country in the western Balkans. ... Kosovo (disambiguation). ... Official languages Macedonian2 Capital Skopje President Branko Crvenkovski Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski Area  – Total  – % water Ranked 145th  25,713 km²  1. ...

Skanderbeg Square (Photo by Marc Morell)

Cultural elements

The Et'hem Bey Mosque, which was begun in 1789 by Molla Bey and finished in 1821 by his son, Haxhi Et'hem Bey, great-grandson of Sulejman Pasha is a significant landmark. Another landmark located near the Ethem Bey mosque in Skanderbeg Square is the clock tower (Kulla e Sahatit) which was built in 1830. In 2001, the construction was finished on the biggest church of Tirana, Catholic Church of Saint Paul. 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A church building is a building used in Christian worship. ...

Tirana also features the University of Tirana, founded in 1957, and many governmental and social buildings such as the Albanian Institute of Sciences, the Academy of Arts, the Agricultural University, the Military Academy, the Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the People's Assembly, and the High Court. University of Tirana (Universiteti i Tiranës) is located in Tirana, Albania. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

History

Tirana on November 20, 1944

Tirana was founded in 1614 by the Ottoman general Sulejman Pasha, who built a mosque, a bakery and a Turkish sauna, and named it "Tehran", as a tribute to his military victory at Tehran in Persia (now Iran). The small town was selected as the temporary capital of Albania (as a compromise between South and North Albania) by the provisional government established at the Congress of Lushnjë (January 1920). In November 1944 the communist government of Enver Hoxha was established there after the liberation of the city from German occupation on November 17, 1944. Tirana, Albania This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Tirana, Albania This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Events April 5 - In Virginia, Native American Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. ... The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto El Muzaffer Daima The Ever Victorious (as written in tugra) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital İstanbul (Constantinople/Asitane/Konstantiniyye ) Sovereigns Sultans of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 6. ... Sulejman Pasha was a feudal lord and general of the Ottoman Empire. ... A sauna, the wet version also called steam bath, is a small room or house designed as a place to experience dry or wet/dry heat sessions, or an establishment with one or more of these and auxiliary facilities, or the act of using a sauna. ... Tehran (also spelled Teheran) (تهران in Persian), population 8,000,000 (metropolitan: 10,000,000), is the capital of Iran and one of the major world cities. ... Iran (Persian: ایران) is a Middle Eastern country located in southwestern Asia. ... 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Communism is a term that can refer to one of several things: a social and economic system, an ideology which supports that system, or a political movement that wishes to implement that system. ... Enver Hoxha (1908-1985) Enver Hoxha [en-vehr hoj-e] (October 16, 1908–April 11, 1985) was the communist leader of Albania from the end of World War II until his death, primarily as the First Secretary of the Albanian Party of Labour. ... November 17 is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ...

Tirana cleaned up

The city's population, estimated at only 12,000 in 1910, rose to 30,000 at the 1930 census and 60,000 in 1945 despite the intervening years of foreign occupation and war. During the 1950s Tirana experienced a period of rapid industrial growth, raising the population to 137,000 in 1960. In the late 1990s Tirana experienced its fastest population upsurge as Albanians from the north moved to the capital in hopes of a better life. A view of the Lana banks after having been cleared of illegal constructions. ... A view of the Lana banks after having been cleared of illegal constructions. ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Millennia: 1st millennium - 2nd millennium - 3rd millennium Events and trends Technology United States tests the first fusion bomb. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Events and trends Technology Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other technology Reduction in size and cost of mobile phones leads to a massive surge in their popularity Year 2000 problem (commonly known as Y2K) Microsoft Windows operating system becomes virtually ubiquitous on IBM...

Currently, the city suffers from the problems of overpopulation such as waste management, lack of running water and electricity as well as extrimely high levels of pollution from the 300 000 cars moving in the city (The Guardian March 27 2004). The problem is exacerbated by an aging infrastructure. Despite the problems, Tirana has also experienced a very rapid growth in the construction of new buildings, especially in the suburbs of Tirana, where many of the new neighbourhoods do not have yet street names. (BBC) (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4062429.stm) It is alleged that many of these buildings are the result of money laundering operations. The Guardian was also the name of a U.S. television series. ... March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (87th in Leap years). ... Money laundering is the practice of engaging in financial transactions in order to conceal the identity, source and destination of the money in question. ...

During the recent years pollution has also become a very big problem for Tirana as the number of cars has increased to several orders of magnitude. These are mostly older, diesel cars that pollute way more than the newer models in circulation elsewhere in Europe. Additionally, the fuel used in Albania contains larger amounts of sulphur and lead than is allowed in the EU countries.

It is worth mentioning that there is a unique trait to the city, that effectively moderates the impact of air pollution: The Saint Prokopi park- a very vast forested park in the outskirts of the city, that absorbs and purifies much of the polluted air.

The current mayor of Tirana, Edi Rama, has tried to beautify the city scape by cleaning up the banks of the Lana and painting old buildings. Edi Rama (from www. ... Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | Stub ...

During the late 1980s and early 1990s Tirana was the focal point of violent demonstrations which ultimately led to the collapse of the communist government. Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... Events and trends Technology Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other technology Reduction in size and cost of mobile phones leads to a massive surge in their popularity Year 2000 problem (commonly known as Y2K) Microsoft Windows operating system becomes virtually ubiquitous on IBM...

Past and present mayors

• Zyber Hallulli 1913-1914
• Servet Libohova 1915-1916
• Ismail Ndroqi 1917-1922
• Ali Begeja 1922-1923
• Ali Derhemi 1923-1924
• Xhemal Kondi 1924-1925
• Fuat Toptani 1925-1927
• Izet Dibra 1927-1928
• Rasim Kalakula 1928-1930
• Rexhep Jella 1930-1933
• Abedin Nepravishta 1933-1935
• Qemal Butka 1936-1937
• Abedin Nepravishta (2nd time) 1937-1939
• Qazim Mullet 1939-1940
• Omer Fortizi 1940-1943
• Halil Meniku 1943-1944
• Tomor Malasi 1991-1992
• Sali Kelmendi 1992-1996
• Albert Brokaj 1996-2000
• Edi Rama 2000 - present

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See also

• History of Albania
• List of cities in Albania
• Tourism in Albania

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External links

• www.tirana.gov.al (official site) (http://www.tirana.gov.al)
• Guide 2002 - Curiosities about Tirana (http://pages.albaniaonline.net/guida2001/curiosities%20about%20tirana.htm)
• Map of Tirana (1.35MB) (http://www.tirana-online.de/bilder/tiranakarte.gif)
• Welcome to Tirana, Europe's pollution capital (The Guardian March 27, 2004) (http://www.guardian.co.uk/waste/story/0,12188,1179216,00.html)
• Who were the Illyrians (http://www.geocities.com/protoillyrian/)
• Photo Albums: [1] (http://www.tirana.gov.al/GALERTE/FASADAT/page_01.htm) [2] (http://www.tirana.gov.al/GALERTE/RRUGET/page_01.htm) [3] (http://www.tirana.gov.al/GALERTE/NDRICIMI/page_01.htm) [4] (http://www.tirana.gov.al/GALERTE/LULISHTET/page_01.htm) [5] (http://www.shqiperia.com/foto/ds2.php) [6] (http://www.shqiperia.com/foto/fund-qershori.php) [7] (http://www.shqiperia.com/foto/maj2002.php) [8] (http://www.shqiperia.com/foto/gentib.php)
• 360° views in Macromedia Flash: [9] (http://www.shqiperia.com/foto/disagrade)

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Articles

• Welcome to Tirana, Europe's pollution capital (http://www.guardian.co.uk/waste/story/0,12188,1179216,00.html)