Timeline of Tirana

Prior to 20th century[edit]

1418 - First mention of Tirana in Venetian documents.
1572 - Tirana mentioned as "Borgo di Tirana" - Tirana-burgh.^[1]
17th C. Founded.^[2]
1614 - Sulejman Bargjini built a hammam, bakery, and mosque, transforming the settlement into a commercial center of the area.^[3]
1750 - Kokonozi Mosque is built.
1780 - Saint Procopius Church of Tirana established.^[4]
1820 - Kapllan Pasha Tomb is built.
1822 - Et'hem Bey Mosque^[3] and Clock Tower of Tirana^[4] built.
1865
- Municipal Council created (approximate date).^[5]
- St. Mary's Catholic Church built.^[4]

20th century[edit]

1905 - Population: about 12,000.^[2]
1912 - 26 November: The Albanian flag is raised, two days before the Albanian Declaration of Independence in Vlorë.^[6]
1913 - Zyber Hallulli becomes mayor.
1917 - 28 November: "Streha Vorfnore", the first public orphanage in Albania was established.^[7]
1918 - 19–20 December: Congress of Tirana took place, a preparatory for the Congress of Durrës.^[8]
1920 - 9 February: Tirana becomes provisional capital of Albania.^[3]^[4]
1921 - Albanian Vocational School founded.^[9]
1922
- National Library headquartered in Tirana.^[10]
- Albanian Orthodox Church gained its independence.
1923 - Muslim Community of Albania headquartered in Tirana.
1925
- Bektashi order moved its headquarters in Tirana.^[11]
- 31 December: Tirana becomes permanent capital of Albania.^[4]
1926 - 27 November: Italian-Albanian pact [de] signed in Tirana.^[3]
1927 - 22 November: Italian-Albanian military pact [de] signed in Tirana.^[3]
1929 - Orthodox Autocephalous Church of Albania headquartered in Tirana.^[12]
1930 - Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard laid out.^[4]
1938 - Radio Tirana begins broadcasting.^[3]
1939
- Italian occupation begins.^[3]
- Kosovo cinema opens.
- Sacred Heart Church built.
1941
- Communist Party of Albania headquartered in Tirana.
- Presidential Palace construction completed.
1942 - Zëri i Popullit newspaper begins publication.^[12]
1943
- Italian occupation ends.^[3]
- Bashkimi newspaper begins publication.
1945 - State Professional Theatre active.^[13]
1946 - Teachers' college opens.^[14]
1948 - National Archaeological Museum opened.
1949 - Durrës-Tirana railway begins operating.^[3]
1950 - Rinia Park created.
1951
- Higher Agricultural Institute established.
- Polytechnic University of Tirana established.
1953 - National Theatre of Opera and Ballet of Albania founded.
1954 - Gallery of Figurative Art opens.^[3]
1955/56 - Grand Park of Tirana built.^[15]
1957 - State University of Tirana established.^[16]
1963 - Palace of Culture of Tirana built.^[4]
1966 - High Institute of Arts founded.
1968 - Skanderbeg Monument erected in Skanderbeg Square.^[4]
1971 - University's Botanical Gardens of Tirana created.^[17]
1972 - Academy of Sciences of Albania headquartered in city.^[3]
1979
- Tirana International Hotel opened.
- Population: 189,000.
1981 - National History Museum opens.^[4]
1986 - Palace of Congresses built.
1988
- International Center of Culture opens.^[4]
- Enver Hoxha statue [sq] erected.
1989 - Population: 238,057.
1990 - December: Student strike.^[18]
1991
- Koha Jonë newspaper begins publication.^[12]
- Polytechnic University of Tirana active.^[16]
- Confederation of Trade Unions (Albania) headquartered in Tirana.^[18]
- Tirana International School founded.
- Enver Hoxha's statue is torn down by protesters.
1992 - Prefecture of Tirana created.^[19]
1996 - Tirana Bank founded.
1997 - January: Albanian Rebellion of 1997 begins.
2000 - Design of Tirana Coat of Arms adopted.

21st century[edit]

2001
- St Paul's Cathedral (Tirana) built.
- Population: 343,078.^[12]
2006 - European University of Tirana established.
2008 - 10 March: Centre of Albanological Studies established.^[20]
2011
- January: 2011 Albanian opposition demonstrations.^[21]
- 8 May: Albanian local elections, 2011 held.
- Lulzim Basha becomes mayor.
- Population: 418,495.^[22]
2012
- Resurrection Cathedral, Tirana built.
- TID Tower built (approximate date).^{[citation needed]}
2013 - University of Medicine opened.
2015
- Erion Veliaj becomes mayor.
- Maritim Plaza (luxury hotel) construction completed.

References[edit]

^ 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
^ ^a ^b Britannica 1910.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Robert Elsie (2010). Historical Dictionary of Albania (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7380-3.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Historia e Tiranës" [History of Tirana]. Tirana.gov.al (in Albanian). Bashkia Tiranë (Municipality of Tirana). Retrieved 30 November 2015. (includes timeline)
^ Kera 2009.
^ 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.
^ 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
^ 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.
^ Miranda Vickers (1995). The Albanians: A Modern History. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-0-85771-025-3.
^ Mahir Domi (1993). "Albania". World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services. American Library Association. p. 40+. ISBN 978-0-8389-0609-5.
^ 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
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Albania". Europa World Year Book 2003. Europa Publications. 2003. p. 438+. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5.
^ Don Rubin, ed. (1994). "Albania". World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Europe. Routledge. p. 35+. ISBN 9780415251570.
^ 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.
^ Felstehausen 1999.
^ ^a ^b Walter Rüegg, ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe. Vol. 4. Cambridge University Press. p. 575+. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.
^ "Garden Search: Albania". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
^ ^a ^b Michael Schmidt-Neke [in German] (1992). "Albania". In Joan Campbell (ed.). European Labor Unions. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-26371-2.
^ Pojani 2010.
^ History of CAS (in Albanian)
^ "Albania Profile: Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
^ "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[edit]

in English[edit]

"Tirana" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). 1910. p. 1006.
Herman Felstehausen (1999). Urban growth and land use changes in Tirana, Albania: with cases describing urban land claims (PDF). Albania Series. University of Wisconsin–Madison, Land Tenure Center. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
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 [in Albanian] (2010). Tirana: City Profile. Vol. 27. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

in other languages[edit]

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

External links[edit]

[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

[FOOTNOTEBritannica1910-2] Britannica 1910.

[Elsie2010-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Robert Elsie (2010). Historical Dictionary of Albania (2nd ed.). Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7380-3.

[Historia-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "Historia e Tiranës" [History of Tirana]. Tirana.gov.al (in Albanian). Bashkia Tiranë (Municipality of Tirana). Retrieved 30 November 2015. (includes timeline)

[FOOTNOTEKera2009-5] Kera 2009.

[6] 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.

[Lika-7] 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

[8] 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.

[Vickers1995-9] Miranda Vickers (1995). The Albanians: A Modern History. I.B.Tauris. ISBN 978-0-85771-025-3.

[Library1993-10] Mahir Domi (1993). "Albania". World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services. American Library Association. p. 40+. ISBN 978-0-8389-0609-5.

[11] 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

[europa2003-12] "Albania". Europa World Year Book 2003. Europa Publications. 2003. p. 438+. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5.

[rubin1994-13] Don Rubin, ed. (1994). "Albania". World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre: Europe. Routledge. p. 35+. ISBN 9780415251570.

[Shaffer1967-14] 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.

[FOOTNOTEFelstehausen1999-15] Felstehausen 1999.

[Ruegg2011-16] Walter Rüegg, ed. (2011). "Universities founded in Europe between 1945 and 1995". Universities Since 1945. History of the University in Europe. Vol. 4. Cambridge University Press. p. 575+. ISBN 978-1-139-49425-0.

[botanic-17] "Garden Search: Albania". London: Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Retrieved 30 November 2015.

[Schmidt1992-18] Michael Schmidt-Neke [in German] (1992). "Albania". In Joan Campbell (ed.). European Labor Unions. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-26371-2.

[FOOTNOTEPojani2010-19] Pojani 2010.

[20] History of CAS (in Albanian)

[bbc-chron-21] "Albania Profile: Timeline". BBC News. Retrieved 30 November 2015.

[22] "Population of Capital Cities and Cities of 100,000 or More Inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 2013. United Nations Statistics Division.

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