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Kashar is a village and a former municipality in the
At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality
Kashar is the industrial hub of
MIRATIMIN E MARVESHJES SE BINJAKEZIMIT NDERMJET KOMUNES KASHAR DHE BASHKISE SINDOS SELANIK GREQI
, Komuna Kashar (in Albanian)
Tirana County
Tirana County ( sq, Qarku Tiranë, italic=unset), officially the County of Tirana ( sq, Qarku i Tiranës, italic=unset), is a Counties of Albania, county in the Central Albania, Central Region of the Republic of Albania. It is the tenth largest by ...
, central 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 ...
. The population at the 2011 census was 43,353.2011 census resultsHistory
The village was first attested in 1456 as the battlefield of a battle between theLeague of Lezhë
The League of Lezhë ( sq, Lidhja e Lezhës), also commonly referred to as the Albanian League ( sq, Lidhja Arbërore), was a military and diplomatic alliance of the Albanian aristocracy, created in the city of Lezhë on 2 March 1444. The Leag ...
and the Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
.
At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality 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 ...
.
Demographics
Kashar consists of ten communities with a total population of c. 21,000 inhabitants.Economy
Kashar is the industrial hub of 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 ...
with many big companies located there. The biggest Albanian company that is located there is ALBtelecom. ALBtelecom is a private owned company that offers telecommunication services and they have a telephone service provider Eagle Mobile
ALBtelecom Mobile, formerly known as ''Eagle Mobile'', is a mobile communication company that operates in Albania. Back in March 2008, it was first founded as a subsidiary of ALBtelecom, which had been privatized in October 2007, with a majority ...
. There is also Coca-Cola Bottling Shqipëria
Coca-Cola Bottling Shqipëria formerly known as Coca-Cola Bottling Enterprise Tirana (CCBET) is an Albanian-based company engaged in bottling and distribution of Coca-Cola soft drink brands in partnership with Sibeg and Acies groups.
The company ...
. Kashar's economy also relies on agriculture and housing due to a huge influx of people coming to 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 ...
. Kashar also hosts one of Tirana's main parks, Kashar Park around Kus village reservoir.
International relations
Kashar is twinned with: *Sindos
Sindos ( el, Σίνδος; la, Sindus; is a suburb of Thessaloniki, Greece. It is the seat of the municipality of Delta. Sindos is home to the main campus of the Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki and the Industrial Zon ...
, Thessaloniki regional unit, Greece
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, Komuna Kashar (in Albanian)
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