The Ali Demi neighborhood () is a neighborhood located in
Tirana
Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea ...
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Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
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[Jeroen van Marle, Alwyn Thomson, ''Tirana In Your Pocket'', p.19]
The neighborhood is named after
Ali Demi
Ali Demi (18 January 1918 – 29 December 1943) was an Albanian hero of World War II and a communist. He was killed in battle fighting German forces in Vlora, Albania in 1943.
Biography
He was born in Filiates, Greece. Later Ali Demi studi ...
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
hero. The street with the same name is its main artery. The adjacent ''
Mihal Grameno
Mihal Grameno (13 January 1871 – 5 February 1931) was an Albanian nationalist, politician, writer, freedom fighter, and journalist. He was one of the four initial appointed delegates from Korçë to the Albanian National Congress that proc ...
'' neighborhood is sometimes referred to as part of the broader Ali Demi neighborhood. The neighborhood is one of the oldest in Tirana.
References
Neighbourhoods of Tirana
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