The name (in the form Elbasan also in Aromanian) is derived from the Ottoman Turkish il-basan ("the fortress"). 詳細

The city of Elbasan lies to the north of the river Shkumbin between the Skanderbeg Mountains and the Myzeqe Plain in central Albania. The municipality … 詳細

Elbasan has been occupied by several different groups, including the Serbs, Bulgarians, Austrians and Italians. Elbasan remained a center of 詳細

Elbasan is twinned with:
• Dunaújváros, Hungary
• Osijek, Croatia
Elbasan also has … 詳細

In August 2010 archaeologists discovered two Illyrian graves near the walls of the castle of Elbasan.
In the second century BC, a 詳細

Industrial development began during the Zog regime with the production of tobacco and alcoholic beverages, and culminated during the communist regime. The city gained prominence after the Chinese built a steel mill in 1974. One travel writer relayed from conversation … 詳細

• Sedefkar Mehmed Agha – or Sedefqar Mehmeti of Elbasan, architect of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (the "Blue Mosque") in Istanbul. 詳細