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The Botanical Gardens of Tirana is a scenic botanical gardens complex located in southern Tirana, Albania.
It is the only botanical gardens complex in Albania. Construction commenced in 1964, with the original site covering approximately 15 hectares. It was completed in 1971.
It is situated towards the south of the city and is overlooked by the Tirana and Kruja mountains.
The Botanic Garden of Tirana, which is part of the
It is the only botanical gardens complex in Albania. Construction commenced in 1964, with the original site covering approximately 15 hectares. It was completed in 1971.
It is situated towards the south of the city and is overlooked by the Tirana and Kruja mountains.
The Botanic Garden of Tirana, which is part of the University of Tirana
The University of Tirana ( sq, Universiteti i Tiranës, abbreviated UT) is a public university located at the central borough of Tirana 10 in Tirana, Albania. It was established as the ''State University of Tirana'' in 1957 through merging of ...
, has become institutionalised with international links with Canadian, Hungarian, Chinese and Romanian gardens.
The garden contains around 2,000 species of plants and is maintained by horticultural experts and scientists who also use the gardens for study purposes. The Gardens are part of Botanic Gardens Conservation International
Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) is a plant conservation biology, conservation Charitable organization, charity based in Kew, Surrey, England. It is a membership organisation, working with 800 botanic gardens in 118 countries, who ...
.
Current areas of study include the ecology of introduced plant species, the threatened endemic species and other areas of study are concentrated in the phytosociological study of the black pine, oak and natural pasture lands.
See also
* List of botanical gardensReferences
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