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Tirana is the capital of Albania.

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Sulejman Pasha Bargjini, a native feudal lord from Mullet, established the city in 1614. His first constructions were a mosque, a bakery and a hamam (Turkish sauna). On February 8, 1920 Tirana was made the temporary capital by the Congress of Lushnja, and it was made the permanent capital on December 31, 1925.
Tourists usually find Tirana a beautiful and charming city, with a lively night life. Tirana suffers from pollution problems, mainly due to the rapid increase in cars in the city. Tirana is subject to power outages almost daily. Tirana is a noisy city as the lack of power and lack of traffic lights have cars navigating by honking their horns. However, they are completely closing the central square to autos soon which will make the centre of town even more pedestrian and tourist friendly. Tirana is undergoing a major renovation from its communist days. Many of the ugly dull buildings have been repainted, but a lot of work is left to be done. The average citizen speaks little English.