Tirana - City of Albania_Part_6_Last


Sports

Tirana is a major centre for sport in Albania. Tirana's sports clubs include KF Tirana, Partizani, and Dinamo. In football, as of April 2012, the Tirana based teams have won a combined 57 championships out of 72 championships organized by the FSHF, i.e. 79% of them.
In Tirana there are two major stadiums, the Qemal Stafa Stadium, that holds around 20,000 spectators and the Selman Stërmasi stadium which holds around 12,000 spectators. Tirana's sports infrastructure is developing fast because of the investments from the municipality and the government. From 2007 Tirana Municipality has built up to 80 sport gardens in most of Tirana's neighbourhoods.
Transport

The city serves as the meeting point for national roads SH1, SH2 and SH3. Construction of the outer big ring highway started in 2011. In the near future, Tirana will have a transportation hub combining all transportation in one place near Kashar.
Bus

Local transport within Tirana is by bus or taxi. Official taxis have yellow plates with red text.
Coach and minibus (furgon) services also run to the coast and northern and southern Albania from Tirana. International coach services connect to Greece, via Korçë or Kakavije, to Kosovo[a] via the new Durrës-Morine highway, and to the Republic of Macedonia via Struga.
A web and Android application regarding Tirana's public transportation such as lines, directions, times and costs can be found at Tirana Bus Stations. An Android application is available for download at Google Play Apps.

Rail

There are passenger services to Durrës and Librazhd, via Elbasan. As of September 2013, the Tirana Railway Station north of Skanderbeg Square is being dismantled and moved to Vorë. The existing line was replaced with a bus service located alongside the coach terminal at the north end of Boulevard Zogu I. The line extending from Librazhd to Pogradec was discontinued in 2012. There are no international passenger services, although there is a freight-only railway through Shkodër to Montenegro.
Air






 Tirana International Airport


Tirana International Airport Mother Theresa (Nënë Tereza in Albanian), also known as Rinas Airport, was reconstructed in 2007. It is 15 km (9 mi) northwest of the city, off the road to Durrës. Airlines using Rinas include Albanian Airlines. Flights run to Athens, London, Rimini, Bari, Genoa, Rome, Bologna, Munich, Frankfurt, Istanbul, Vienna among other places. It is one of the largest airports in the region. Several foreign airlines also serve Rinas Airport: Adria Airways (from Ljubljana), Aegean Airlines (from Athens), Air One (from Bologna, Milan, Pisa, Venice, Verona), Alitalia (from Bari, Rome, Turin), Arkefly (from Amsterdam), Austrian Airlines (from Vienna), Blu-express (from Bergamo, Bologna, Milan, Pisa, Rome, Venice, Verona), British Airways (from London-Gatwick), Darwin Airlines (from Rome), Jetairfly (from Brussels), Livinston Comapgnia Aeree (from Bologna, Milan, Rome, Verona), Lufthansa Regional (from Munich), Meridiana (from Milan, Verona), Small Planet Airlines (from Bari, Genoa,Naples), SunExpress (from Antalya), Pegasus Airlines (from Istanbul Sabiha-Gokcen), Turkish Airlines (from Istanbul Ataturk)








Sea



Tirana is served by the port of Durrës, 36 km (22 mi) distant from the capital. Passenger ferries from Durrës sail to Trieste, Ancona, Otranto, Brindisi, Bari, Genoa (Italy), Zadar, Dubrovnik (Croatia), Koper (Slovenia), Bar (Montenegro), Corfu (Greece) and others. Kavaja is included in the Tirana County also.
Bicycle
The Ecovolis bicycle sharing system was launched in 2011. Bicycles are rented from initially four stations located at Rinia Park and along Deshmoret e Kombit Boulevard. A full day ride costs 100 leks. Cycling in the streets has been regarded as quite dangerous such as bike lanes are narrow and occupied by cars. However, in recent years, Tirana is investing in cycling infrastructure. Bike only lanes are located alongside existing sidewalks on Skanderbeg Square, Lana River, and Kavaja Street while combined bus and bike lanes are located on other main streets to alleviate overall congestion.




Sunset over the Adriatic Sea


Notable people
Below are some of the most notable personalities born in Tirana or that spent most of their lives in Tirana:
 Abdi bej Toptani, signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence
 Agim Sulaj, painter
 Albert Brojka, former Tirana Mayor
 Aleksandër Meksi, former Prime Minister
 Andrea Shundi, Albanian agronomist
 Bamir Topi, former President of Albania
 Beqir Balluku, former member of the Politburo he was accused as organizer of a coup d'état in 1974, and sentenced to death
 Blendi Nallbani, football player
 Breanne Benson, pornographic actress
 Edi Rama, Mayor of Tiranë
 Elsa Lila, singer
 Erjon Bogdani, football player
 Ermonela Jaho, opera singer
 Essad Pasha, politician
 Fatos Nano, former Prime Minister of Albania
 Gjergj Xhuvani, movie director
 Igli Tare, football player
 Inva Mula, opera singer
 Ismail Ndroqi, mayor of Tiranë
 Kledi Kadiu, dancer and actor who lives and works in Italy
 Kujtim Çashku, Albanian film director and screenwriter
 Leka, Crown Prince of Albania, heir of King Zog I
 Masiela Lusha, actress, poet, and writer
 Murat bej Toptani, signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence
 Pandeli Majko, twice Prime Minister of Albania
 Rexhep Meidani, former President of Albania
 Saimir Kumbaro, film director
 Sali Kelmendi, former Tirana Mayor
 Skënder Sallaku, comic actor
 Vedat Kokona, translator
 Klodiana Shala, athlete
Honorary citizens
The following persons are honorary citizens:
 George Soros
 Norman Wisdom
 Wolfgang Schüssel
 Ismail Kadare
 Nikita Khrushchev
 Galeazzo Ciano
 Ibrahim Kodra
 Azem Hajdari
 Anton Yugov
 Haxhi Hafiz Sabri Koçi Grand Mufti of Albania.[33]
 Archbishop Anastasios of Albania
 Rrok Mirdita
 Baba Reshat Bardhi
 Robert Shvarc
 Dritëro Agolli
 Hysen Kazazi
 Sadik Kaceli
 Hans Peter Furrer
 Mahatir Bin Mohammed
 Shefqet Ndroqi
 Osman Kazazi (sq)
 Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
 Eliza Dushku
 Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
 Franco Frattini

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