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Kashar is a village and a former municipality in the
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 results


History

The village was first attested in 1456 as the battlefield of a battle between the
League 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 Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
MIRATIMIN E MARVESHJES SE BINJAKEZIMIT NDERMJET KOMUNES KASHAR DHE BASHKISE SINDOS SELANIK GREQI
, Komuna Kashar (in Albanian)


References

Administrative units of Tirana Former municipalities in Tirana County Villages in Tirana County {{Tirana-geo-stub