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Prior to 20th century

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• 1418 - First mention of Tirana in Venetian documents.
• 1572 - Tirana mentioned as "Borgo di Tirana" - Tirana-burgh.
• 17th C. Founded.
• 1614 - Sulejman Bargjini built a hammam, bakery, and mosque, transforming the settlement into a commercial center of the area.
• 1750 - Kokonozi Mosque is built.
• 1780 - Saint Procopius Church of Tirana established.
• 1820 - Kapllan Pasha Tomb is built.
• 1822 - Et'hem Bey Mosque and Clock Tower of Tirana built.
• 1865
  • Municipal Council created (approximate date).
  • St. Mary's Catholic Church built.

20th century

• 1905 - Population: about 12,000.
• 1912 - 26 November: The Albanian flag is raised, two days before the Albanian Declaration of Independence in Vlorë.
• 1913 - Zyber Hallulli becomes mayor.
• 1917 - 28 November: "Streha Vorfnore", the first public orphanage in Albania was established.
• 1918 - 19–20 December: Congress of Tirana took place, a preparatory for the Congress of Durrës.
• 1920 - 9 February: Tirana becomes provisional capital of Albania.
• 1921 - Albanian Vocational School founded.
• 1922
  • National Library headquartered in Tirana.
  • Albanian Orthodox Church gained its independence.
• 1923 - Muslim Community of Albania headquartered in Tirana.
• 1925
  • Bektashi order moved its headquarters in Tirana.
  • 31 December: Tirana becomes permanent capital of Albania.
• 1926 - 27 November: Italian-Albanian pact [de] signed in Tirana.
• 1927 - 22 November: Italian-Albanian military pact [de] signed in Tirana.
• 1929 - Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania headquartered in Tirana.
• 1930 - Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard laid out.
• 1938 - Radio Tirana begins broadcasting.
• 1939
  • Italian occupation begins.
  • Kosovo cinema opens.
  • Sacred Heart Church built.
• 1941
  • Communist Party of Albania headquartered in Tirana.
  • Presidential Palace construction completed.
• 1942 - Zëri i Popullit newspaper begins publication.
• 1943
  • Italian occupation ends.
  • Bashkimi newspaper begins publication.
• 1945 - State Professional Theatre active.
• 1946 - Teachers' college opens.
• 1948 - National Archaeological Museum opened.
• 1949 - Durrës-Tirana railway begins operating.
• 1950 - Rinia Park created.
• 1951
  • Higher Agricultural Institute established.
  • Polytechnic University of Tirana established.
• 1953 - National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Albania founded.
• 1954 - Gallery of Figurative Art opens.
• 1955/56 - Grand Park of Tirana built.
• 1957 - State University of Tirana established.
• 1963 - Palace of Culture of Tirana built.
• 1966 - High Institute of Arts founded.
• 1968 - Skanderbeg Monument erected in Skanderbeg Square.
• 1971 - University's Botanical Gardens of Tirana created.
• 1972 - Academy of Sciences of Albania headquartered in city.
• 1979
  • Tirana International Hotel opened.
  • Population: 189,000.
• 1981 - National History Museum opens.
• 1986 - Palace of Congresses built.
• 1988
  • International Center of Culture opens.
  • Enver Hoxha statue [sq] erected.
• 1989 - Population: 238,057.
• 1990 - December: Student strike.
• 1991
  • Koha Jonë newspaper begins publication.
  • Polytechnic University of Tirana active.
  • Confederation of Trade Unions (Albania) headquartered in Tirana.
  • Tirana International School founded.
  • Enver Hoxha's statue is torn down by protesters.
• 1992 - Prefecture of Tirana created.
• 1996 - Tirana Bank founded.
• 1997 - January: Albanian Rebellion of 1997 begins.
• 2000 - Design of Tirana Coat of Arms adopted.

21st century

• 2001
  • St Paul's Cathedral (Tirana) built.
  • Population: 343,078.
• 2006 - European University of Tirana established.
• 2008 - 10 March: Centre of Albanological Studies established.
• 2011
  • January: 2011 Albanian opposition demonstrations.
  • 8 May: Albanian local elections, 2011 held.
  • Lulzim Basha becomes mayor.
  • Population: 418,495.
• 2012
  • Resurrection Cathedral, Tirana built.
  • TID Tower built (approximate date).
• 2013 - University of Medicine opened.
• 2015
  • Erion Veliaj becomes mayor.
  • Maritim Plaza (luxury hotel) construction completed.
• 2024
  • Edi Rama announces plans to create the Sovereign State of the Bektashi Order, an enclaved European microstate within Tirana

See also

• Tirana history
• List of mayors of Tirana

References

1. E. J. Van Donzel (1994), Islamic Desk Reference, E.J. Brill, p. 451, ISBN 9780585305561, OCLC 45731063, "il borgo di Tirana" is already mentioned as early as 1572
2. ^ Britannica 1910.
3. ^ Robert Elsie (2010). Historical Dictionary of Albania (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7380-3.
4. ^ "Historia e Tiranës" [History of Tirana]. Tirana.gov.al (in Albanian). Bashkia Tiranë (Municipality of Tirana). Retrieved 30 November 2015. (includes timeline)
5. Kera 2009.
6. Hafiz Ibrahim Dalliu, patriot dhe atdhetar (in Albanian), Shkolla Jopublike Hafiz Ibrahim Dalliu, Më 26 nëntor 1912 është pjesëmarrës aktiv në përgatitjen dhe zhvillimin e ceremonisë së ngritjes së Flamurit dhe shpalljes së pavarësisë në Tiranë.
7. Ferit Lika (2013-01-16), "Streha Vorfnore", misioni i (pa) ndërprerë në këto 100 vjet ["Streha Vorfnore", an uninterrupted mission in these 100 years] (in Albanian), peshkupauje.com
8. Owen Pearson (February 2, 2006). Albania in the Twentieth Century, A History: Volume I: Albania and King Zog, 1908–39. I. B. Tauris. pp. 115–116. ISBN 978-1-84511-013-0. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
9. Miranda Vickers (1995). The Albanians: A Modern History. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-0-85771-025-3.
10. Mahir Domi (1993). "Albania". World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services. American Library Association. p. 40+. ISBN 978-0-8389-0609-5.
11. Moojan Momen (2015), Shi'I Islam: A Beginner's Guide, London Oneworld Publications, ISBN 9781780747873, OCLC 927509799, Mustafa Atatürk banned all Sufi orders in 1925 and the order moved its headquarters to Tirana in Albania
12. ^ "Albania". Europa World Year Book 2003. Europa Publications. 2003. p. 438+. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5.
13. Don Rubin, ed. (1994). "Albania". World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Europe. Routledge. p. 35+. ISBN 9780415251570.
14. Harry G. Shaffer, ed. (1967). "People's Republic of Albania: an Albanian Marxist View". The Communist World: Marxist and Non-Marxist Views. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts. pp. 382–404.
15. Felstehausen 1999.
16. ^ Walter Rüegg, ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe. Vol. 4. Cambridge University Press. p. 575+. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.
17. "Garden Search: Albania". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
18. ^ Michael Schmidt-Neke (1992). "Albania". In Joan Campbell (ed.). European Labor Unions. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-26371-2.
19. Pojani 2010.
20. History of CAS (in Albanian)
21. "Albania Profile: Timeline". BBC News. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
22. "Population of Capital Cities and Cities of 100,000 or More Inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2013. United Nations Statistics Division.
23. Higgens, Andrew (21 September 2024). "Albania Is Planning a New Muslim State Inside Its Capital". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.

This article incorporates information from the Albanian Misplaced Pages and German Misplaced Pages.

Bibliography

in English

• "Tirana" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 1006.
• Herman Felstehausen (1999). Urban growth and land use changes in Tirana, Albania: with cases describing urban land claims (PDF). Albania Series. University of Wisconsin–Madison, Land Tenure Center. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
• Gentiana Kera (2009). "Tirana". In Emily Gunzburger Makas; Tanja Damljanovic Conley (eds.). Capital Cities in the Aftermath of Empires: Planning in Central and Southeastern Europe. Routledge. p. 108+. ISBN 978-1-135-16725-7.
• Dorina Pojani (2010). Tirana: City Profile. Vol. 27. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

in other languages

• Kristo Frashëri (2004). Historia e Tiranës (in Albanian). Toena. ISBN 9992718978.

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