# Tirana

Tirana

city, large city, capital city, human settlement| Year dem found am | 1614  |
| Official name | Tiranë  |
| Native label | Tirana, Tirona, Tiranë  |
| Demonym | Tiranaise, Tiranais, tiranesi  |
| Official language | Albanian  |
| Country | Albania  |
| Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Tirana municipality  |
| Located in time zone | UTC+01:00  |
| Located in or next to body of water | Lanë, Tirana River  |
| Coordinate location | 41°19′42″N 19°49′5″E  |
| Government ein head | Erion Veliaj  |
| Owner of | Tirana Clock Tower, National Martyrs Cemetery of Albania  |
| Postal code | 1001–1028  |
| Dema official website |   |
| Flag | flag of Tirana  |
| Coat of arms | Symbols of Tirana  |
| History of topic | History of Tirana  |
| Economy of topic | economy of Tirana  |
| Local dialing code | 4  |
| Licence plate code | TR  |
| Category for honorary citizens of entity | Q32031878  |
| Category for the view of the item | Category:Views of Tirana  |
| Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of Tirana  |

**Tirana**[b] (/tɪˈrɑːnə/ ⓘ tih-RAH-nə; Gheg Albanian: Tirona[c]) be de capital den largest city of Albania. E be located insyd de centre of de country, enclosed by mountains den hills, plus Dajti rising to de east den a slight valley to de northwest overlooking de Adriatic Sea insyd de distance. E be among de wettest den sunniest cities insyd Europe, plus 2,544 hours of sun per year.

Tirana be founded insyd 1614 by Ottoman Albanian general Sylejman Pasha Bargjini, centered on de Old Mosque den *türbe*. De city be fairly unimportant until de 20th century, when de Congress of Lushnjë proclaimed it as Albania ein capital after de Albanian Declaration of Independence insyd 1912. De site of present-day Tirana has been continuously inhabited since de Iron Age den likely be de core of de Illyrian kingdom of de Taulantii, which insyd classical antiquity be centred insyd de hinterland of Epidamnus. Following de Illyrian Wars, e be annexed by de Roman Empire. Plus de collapse of de Western Roman Empire insyd de fourth century, most of Albania come under de control of de Eastern Roman Empire.

### Climate

| Climate data for Tirana |
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 21.3 (70.3) | 28.0 (82.4) | 30.3 (86.5) | 32.6 (90.7) | 35.9 (96.6) | 39.7 (103.5) | 43.0 (109.4) | 43.6 (110.5) | 39.7 (103.5) | 36.1 (97.0) | 31.3 (88.3) | 22.5 (72.5) | 43.6 (110.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) | 12.9 (55.2) | 15.6 (60.1) | 19.0 (66.2) | 23.8 (74.8) | 27.7 (81.9) | 30.7 (87.3) | 30.7 (87.3) | 27.3 (81.1) | 21.8 (71.2) | 17.1 (62.8) | 13.0 (55.4) | 21.0 (69.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.7 (44.1) | 7.8 (46.0) | 10.0 (50.0) | 13.4 (56.1) | 18.0 (64.4) | 21.6 (70.9) | 24.0 (75.2) | 23.8 (74.8) | 20.7 (69.3) | 16.0 (60.8) | 11.7 (53.1) | 8.1 (46.6) | 15.2 (59.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.8 (35.2) | 2.6 (36.7) | 4.5 (40.1) | 7.9 (46.2) | 12.1 (53.8) | 15.6 (60.1) | 17.2 (63.0) | 16.9 (62.4) | 14.1 (57.4) | 10.1 (50.2) | 6.3 (43.3) | 3.2 (37.8) | 9.4 (48.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −10.4 (13.3) | −9.4 (15.1) | −7.0 (19.4) | −1.0 (30.2) | 2.5 (36.5) | 5.6 (42.1) | 4.2 (39.6) | 10.0 (50.0) | 3.8 (38.8) | −1.3 (29.7) | −4.3 (24.3) | −6.9 (19.6) | −10.4 (13.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 143 (5.6) | 132 (5.2) | 115 (4.5) | 104 (4.1) | 103 (4.1) | 68 (2.7) | 42 (1.7) | 46 (1.8) | 78 (3.1) | 114 (4.5) | 172 (6.8) | 148 (5.8) | 1,266 (49.8) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 128 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74 | 73 | 69 | 72 | 68 | 69 | 62 | 64 | 71 | 70 | 76 | 79 | 71 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 124 | 125 | 165 | 191 | 263 | 298 | 354 | 327 | 264 | 218 | 127 | 88 | 2,544 |
| Average ultraviolet index | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Source: Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), Meteo Climat (record highs and lows), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (some records, rain and snow days) and Weather Atlas |

## Notable people

### Key of Tirana

De *Key of Tirana* (Albanian: *Çelësi i Qytetit*) be a symbolic recognition wey be given by de Mayor of Tirana to an esteemed personality. Na dem give am to:

* Atifete Jahjaga, Kosovo-Albanian politician den activist
* Bebe Rexha, Albanian-American singer den songwriter
* Dritan Abazović, Montenegrin-Albanian politician
* Dua Lipa, English-Albanian singer den songwriter
* Eleni Foureira, Greek-Albanian singer
* Emeli Sandé, Scottish singer den songwriter
* Ermal Meta, Italian-Albanian singer den songwriter
* Giorgio Toschi, Italian commander
* Giusy Ferreri, Italian singer den songwriter
* Fatboy Slim, English musician
* István Tarlós, Hungarian politician
* Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, Former Croatian president
* Nexhmije Pagarusha, Kosovo-Albanian icon den singer
* Noel Malcolm, English journalist den historian
* Riccardo Cocciante, Italian singer den songwriter
* Rita Ora, British-Albanian singer den songwriter
* Robin Krasniqi, German-Albanian boxer
* Stevo Pendarovski, Macedonian politician

* Official website (in Albanian)
* The rebirth of the city December 2010 archive (in Albanian)