The first neighborhood in Tirana was Bam. The three oldest neighborhoods are

Mujos Mujos is a neighbourhood of Tirana, Albania. Along with Pazari it forms part of the Old Town In a city or town, the old town is its historic or original core. Although the city is usually larger in its present form, many cities have redesig ...

, and

Pazari The New Bazaar ( sq, Pazari i Ri) is a neighbourhood in Tirana, Albania. The name of the neighbourhood stems from the groceries marketplace (the bazaar, in sq, pazar), which is situated in the area. It is located east of the central boulevard. A ...

located between the geographical centre and Elbasan Street on either side of the

Lanë The Lanë ( sq-definite, Lana) is the main stream that crosses through Tirana, the capital of Albania. Its source is in the mountains east of Tirana. Although once clean, it now carries sewage. During the 1990s, many illegal kiosks and buildings ...

, and Brraka located east of

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Boulevard around modern Haxhi Hysen Dalliu Street. Another historical street was former Rruga e Pishes, modern Tefta Tashko-Koco Street. Other neighborhoods include: *

Laprakë Laprakë is a neighbourhood of Tirana, Albania, located west of the main centre. It is mainly a residential district, but also contains the Tirana Military Hospital, the Albanian Mobile Communications building, the ProCredit Bank building and severa ...

or Lapraka, located on the northwestern side of Tirana. *

Kombinat Combine (russian: Комбинат) is a term for industrial business groups, conglomerates or trusts in the former socialist countries. Examples include VEB Kombinat Robotron, an electronics manufacturer, and IFA, a manufacturer of vehicles ...

, located on the southwestern side of Tirana. *

Xhamlliku Xhamlliku, Xhamllëku or Xhomlliku is a neighborhood in Tirana, the capital of Albania. It is so called because of a bar situated there in Communism, Communist times that had a glass ( sq, xham) façade. This is one of the most populated and fam ...

, located on the eastern side of the city. *

Allias Allias is a neighbourhood of Tirana, Albania. It is located west of the central boulevard. References

Neighbourhoods of Tirana {{Tirana-geo-stub ...

, located on the northeastern side of Tirana. *

Tirana e Re Tirana 5 () is one of the 24 administrative units in Tirana.http://www.ssb.no/emner/02/90/doc_200402/doc_200402.pdf There are Petro Nini Luarasi and Besnik Sykja high schools. In this unit live 54,000 citizens. Neighborhoods *Blloku Ish-Bl ...

(New Tirana), which encloses a part known as "

Ish-Blloku Ish-Blloku ( en, Ex-Block), commonly Blloku ( en, Block), is an upmarket area in Tirana, Albania. It widely known as an entertainment destination with its boutiques, shops, restaurants, trendy bars, pubs, and cafes. The area is part of the neigh ...

" or "Blloku" (a term that is commonly used to identify the former block of residences of the Albanian Communist leaders). This neighborhood is the most modern part of Tirana. It is distinguished by many

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s, bars, restaurants, etc. It is located in the southern side of Tirana and borders Kombinat and the center of the city. * Ali Demi, located on the southeastern side of the city.

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), Tirana City Government
Historical Maps of Tirana
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