Timeline of Tirana

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Tirana, Albania.

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Prior to 20th century

• 1572 - Tirana mentioned as "Borgo di Tirana" - Tirana-burgh.[1]
• 1614 - Sulejman Bargjini built a hammam, bakery, and mosque, transforming the settlement into a commercial center of the area.[2]
• 1780 - Saint Procopius Church of Tirana established.[3]
• 1822 - Et'hem Bey Mosque[2] and Clock Tower of Tirana[3] built.
• 1865
  • Municipal Council created (approximate date).[4]
  • St. Mary's Catholic Church built.[3]

20th century

• 1912 - 26 November: The Albanian flag is raised, two days before the Albanian Declaration of Independence in Valona.[5]
• 1913 - Zyber Hallulli becomes mayor.
• 1917 - 28 November: "Streha Vorfnore", the first public orphanage in Albania was established.[6]
• 1918 - 19–20 December: Congress of Tirana took place, a preparatory for the Congress of Durrës.[7]
• 1920 - 9 February: Tirana becomes provisional capital of Albania.[2][3]
• 1921 - Albanian Vocational School founded.[8]
• 1922 - National Library headquartered in Tirana.[9]
• 1923 - Muslim Community of Albania headquartered in Tirana.
• 1925
  • Bektashi order moved its headquarters in Tirana.[10]
  • 31 December: Tirana becomes permanent capital of Albania.[3]
• 1926 - 27 November: Italian-Albanian pact signed in Tirana.[2]
• 1927 - 22 November: Italian-Albanian military pact signed in Tirana.[2]
• 1929 - Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania headquartered in Tirana.[11]
• 1930 - Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard laid out.[3]
• 1938 - Radio Tirana begins broadcasting.[2]
• 1939
  • Italian occupation begins.[2]
  • Kosovo cinema opens.
• 1941 - Communist Party of Albania headquartered in Tirana.
• 1942 - Zëri i Popullit newspaper begins publication.[11]
• 1943
  • Italian occupation ends.[2]
  • Bashkimi newspaper begins publication.
• 1945 - State Professional Theatre active.[12]
• 1946 - Teachers' college opens.[13]
• 1949 - Durrës-Tirana railway begins operating.[2]
• 1950 - Rinia Park created.
• 1951 - Higher Agricultural Institute established.
• 1953 - National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Albania founded.
• 1954 - Gallery of Figurative Art opens.[2]
• 1957 - State University of Tirana established.[14]
• 1960 - Great Park created.[15]
• 1963 - Palace of Culture of Tirana built.[3]
• 1966 - High Institute of Arts founded.
• 1968 - Skanderbeg Monument erected in Skanderbeg Square.[3]
• 1971 - University's Botanical Gardens of Tirana created.[16]
• 1972 - Academy of Sciences of Albania headquartered in city.[2]
• 1979 - Population: 189,000.
• 1981 - National Historical Museum (Albania) opens.[3]
• 1986 - Palace of Congresses built.
• 1988
  • International Center of Culture opens.[3]
  • Enver Hoxha statue erected.
• 1989 - Population: 238,057.
• 1990 - December: Student strike.[17]
• 1991
  • Koha Jonë newspaper begins publication.[11]
  • Polytechnic University of Tirana active.[14]
  • Confederation of Trade Unions (Albania) headquartered in Tirana.[17]
• 1992 - Prefecture of Tirana created.[18]
• 1997 - January: Albanian Rebellion of 1997 begins.
• 2000 - Design of Tirana Coat of Arms adopted.

21st century

• 2008 - 10 March: Centre of Albanological Studies established.[19]
• 2001
  • St Paul's Cathedral (Tirana) built.
  • Population: 343,078.[11]
• 2011
  • January: 2011 Albanian opposition demonstrations.[20]
  • 8 May: Albanian local elections, 2011 held.
  • Lulzim Basha becomes mayor.
  • Population: 418,495.[21]
• 2012
  • Resurrection Cathedral, Tirana built.
  • TID Tower built (approximate date).
• 2015 - Erion Veliaj becomes mayor.

See also

• Tirana history
• List of mayors of Tirana

References

1. E. J. Van Donzel (1994), Islamic Desk Reference, E.J. Brill, p. 451, ISBN 9780585305561, OCLC 45731063, "il borgo di Tirana" is already mentioned as early as 1572
2. Robert Elsie (2010). Historical Dictionary of Albania (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7380-3.
3. "Historia e Tiranës" [History of Tirana]. Tirana.gov.al (in Albanian). Bashkia Tiranë (Municipality of Tirana). Retrieved 30 November 2015. (includes timeline)
4. Kera 2009.
5. Hafiz Ibrahim Dalliu, patriot dhe atdhetar (in Albanian), Shkolla Jopublike Hafiz Ibrahim Dalliu, Më 26 nëntor 1912 është pjesëmarrës aktiv në përgatitjen dhe zhvillimin e ceremonisë së ngritjes së Flamurit dhe shpalljes së pavarësisë në Tiranë.
6. Ferit Lika (2013-01-16), "Streha Vorfnore", misioni i (pa) ndërprerë në këto 100 vjet ["Streha Vorfnore", an uninterrupted mission in these 100 years] (in Albanian), peshkupauje.com
7. Owen Pearson (February 2, 2006). Albania in the Twentieth Century, A History: Volume I: Albania and King Zog, 1908–39. I. B. Tauris. pp. 115–116. ISBN 978-1-84511-013-0. Retrieved 2013-12-16.
8. Miranda Vickers (1995). The Albanians: A Modern History. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-0-85771-025-3.
9. Mahir Domi (1993). "Albania". World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services. American Library Association. p. 40+. ISBN 978-0-8389-0609-5.
10. Moojan Momen (2015), Shi'I Islam: A Beginner's Guide, London Oneworld Publications, ISBN 9781780747873, OCLC 927509799, Mustafa Atatürk banned all Sufi orders in 1925 and the order moved its headquarters to Tirana in Albania
11. "Albania". Europa World Year Book 2003. Europa Publications. 2003. p. 438+. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5.
12. Don Rubin, ed. (1994). "Albania". World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Europe. Routledge. p. 35+. ISBN 9780415251570.
13. Harry G. Shaffer, ed. (1967). "People's Republic of Albania: an Albanian Marxist View". The Communist World: Marxist and Non-Marxist Views. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts. pp. 382–404.
14. Walter Rüegg, ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe. 4. Cambridge University Press. p. 575+. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.
15. Felstehausen 1999.
16. "Garden Search: Albania". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
17. Michael Schmidt-Neke (1992). "Albania". In Joan Campbell (ed.). European Labor Unions. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-26371-2.
18. Pojani 2010.
19. History of CAS (in Albanian)
20. "Albania Profile: Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
21. "Population of Capital Cities and Cities of 100,000 or More Inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2013. United Nations Statistics Division.

This article incorporates information from the Albanian Wikipedia and German Wikipedia.

Bibliography

See also: Tirana § Further reading

in English

• "Tirana", Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424 – via Internet Archive
• Herman Felstehausen (1999). Urban growth and land use changes in Tirana, Albania: with cases describing urban land claims (PDF). Working Paper. Albania Series. University of Wisconsin–Madison, Land Tenure Center.
• Gentiana Kera (2009). "Tirana". In Emily Gunzburger Makas; Tanja Damljanovic Conley (eds.). Capital Cities in the Aftermath of Empires: Planning in Central and Southeastern Europe. Routledge. p. 108+. ISBN 978-1-135-16725-7.
• Dorina Pojani (2010). Tirana: City Profile. Cities. 27.

in other languages

• Kristo Frashëri (2004). Historia e Tiranës (in Albanian). Toena. ISBN 9992718978.

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