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  Elbasan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Elbasan (Albanian: Elbasan or Elbasani) is a city in central Albania.
It is located on the Shkumbin River in the District of Elbasan and the County of Elbasan, at 41°06′N 20°04′E.
Elbasan was - until the beginning of the Second World War - one of the most pleasant and unspoilt Ottoman cities in Albania, with a mixture of eastern and medieval buildings, narrow cobbled streets and a large bazaar where Turkish could still be heard.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elbasan   (930 words)

  
 Wikipedia: Albania
Several districts are then grouped into a prefecture of which there are 12.
Besides capital city Tirana, with 520,000 inhabitants, the principal cities are Durrës, Elbasan, Shkodër, Vlorë and Korçë.
Albania is one of Europe's poorest countries, with half of the economically-active population still engaged in agriculture and a fifth said to be working abroad.
www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/a/al/albania_1.html   (582 words)

  
 nl Elbasan Elbasan Albanian Albanian Elbasan or Elbasani is...
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It is located in the District of Elbasan District of Elbasan and the County of Elbasan County of Elbasan at 41.12°N, 20.09°E. It is one of the largest cities in Albania with a population of around 100,000 (2003 2003 estimate) and an area of 1,290 square km.
Elbasan was founded by the Turks Turks in the 15th century 15th century on the site of the ancient city of "Masio Scampa" built by the Romans Romans around the 1st century 1st century AD.
www.biodatabase.de /Elbasan   (411 words)

  
 Elbasan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
A museum relating the history of the Elbasan district is located in the fortress.
Today Elbasan has a population of 70,000 inhabitants, and it is Albania's fourth largest town and the administrative centre of a district.
The town is the birthplace of the teacher Theodor Haxhi Filipi known as Dhaskal Todri (1730-1805) and of the lexicographer Kostandin Kristoforidhi (1827-1895).
freeweb.supereva.com /eugba/city/elbasa.html   (356 words)

  
 Albania: Torture and ill-treatment - an end to impunity? - Amnesty International   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Factors which are said to contribute to the routine torture and ill-treatment of children in custody include the rather wide-spread view that the ''stick'' is an effective means of disciplining children, and the reported prevalence of violence in the home in rural and deprived areas.
The city of Elbasan, in central Albania, is frequently cited as an oasis of peace, where since 1998 crime has been drastically reduced and the criminal gangs said to have terrorized inhabitants following the collapse of law and order in 1997 have been crushed.
Tahir Çaushi, a police inspector of Elbasan police station, was brought to trial before Elbasan District Court on 2 February 2001, on charges of ''Torture'' under Article 86 of the PC.
web.amnesty.org /ai.nsf/Index/EUR110012001   (14388 words)

  
 ALBANIA Albania: Justice must be delivered to victims of torture and other ill-treatment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
According to the indictment, Naim Pulaku was stopped at a road-block outside Elbasan and beaten by the two defendants in December 2001.
As chief of Elbasan district police Edmond Koseni was a controversial figure who was dismissed from service in December 2001.
Elbasan district court is additionally trying two other police officers alleged to have beaten a forestry police inspector, Xhevdet Cangu.
www2.amnesty.se /aidoc/press.nsf/thisweekpr/80256AB9000584F680256D410043579A?opendocument   (650 words)

  
 A father of four commits suicide.
DISTRICTS ELBASAN (28 January) - - A 46 years old man, father of four, was discovered dead by his niece in his house in the early hours of the morning.
Police sources stated that Rrapush Tusha had committed suicide by using a cable TV to hang himself in a state of deep depression.
He was the fourth victim of suicide within a month in the district of Elbasan.
www.albinfo.com /news/28january/06.htm   (337 words)

  
 Elbasan - Gurupedia
Elbasan (Albanian: Elbasan or Elbasani) is a city in central
Elbasan was founded by the Turks in the
Republic of Macedonia) decided to use the Latin alphabet for the written Albanian language, muslim clerics influenced by the Young Turks held various demonstrations in favor of the Arabic script in Elbasan.
www.gurupedia.com /e/el/elbasan.htm   (334 words)

  
 Albania
The judicial system is composed of district courts of the first instance, military courts, six courts of appeal, and the Supreme Court.
Classes in the Macedonian language are available to students in the districts of Pogradeci and Devolli, on the border with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
The law does not criminalize trafficking in persons, although anti-kidnaping laws may be used to prosecute such cases; however, trafficking in women for the purpose of prostitution and trafficking in children are serious problems.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2000/eur/668.htm   (8142 words)

  
 ATA News from Albania, 96-10-27   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
According to confirmations by election commissions and the participating parties, elections in five communes in Elbasan district, Central Albania, are having a normal runoff, according to election procedures.
The Democratic Party does energetically protest to these flagrant violations of the provisions of the law "On Local Government Elections" and asks the intervention of the Central Election Commission for the observation of the law.
In four of the communes which are facing a runoff in this district, DP and SP candidates are to compete, whereas in the commune of Bogova, the competition is that between the candidate of the Balli Kombetar party and the Independent candidate.
www.hri.org /news/balkans/ata/1996/96-10-27.ata.html   (2714 words)

  
 Emergency Response
The objective of this pilot programme is to develop, through an exercise of voluntary weapons surrender, a scheme of disarming the civilian population in exchange for development incentives.
Local authorities of Elbasan district and the Turkish Red Crescent, which manages the Turkish refugees’ camp in Mjekes, are facing serious difficulties in finding a solution to this problem.
The objective of this project is to expand in the district of Elbasan and Diber the scheme of disarmament of the civilian population in exchange for development incentives, which has been successfully applied in Gramsh District, Albania.
mirror.undp.org /albania/emergency.htm   (1679 words)

  
 [Albanians-Today] Greece: Immigrantion control-Human rights abuses against Albanians
Shpetim Shabani (28) from Lushnja district in Albania, who says that he was legally in Greece, was arrested on 10 November in the town of Agrinio.
Albert Prifti, from Kucova district, and Vetiak Mane from Lushnja district, alleged that they were beaten by border guards or soldiers on border duties, after being arrested as they attempted clandestinely to enter Greece on foot.
One of these, Gori Halili (46) from Elbasan district, who had been working in the village of Kalithea, alleged that he was beaten, kicked and robbed by guards serving on the Greek-Albanian border near Krystallopigi, before being returned to Albania.
www.alb-net.com /pipermail/albanians-today/2003-November/000001.html   (594 words)

  
 Albania Counties
In mid-1991, the number of rrethe (districts) in Albania was increased from 26 to 36.
Districts: The districts that are part of this county.
It specified that the districts would be replaced as administrative units by the regions.
statoids.com /ual.html   (688 words)

  
 Courts and cases Albania (Lexadin)
The 6 Zonal courts are the appellate courts and first instance courts in certain important cases as decided by the Supreme Court.
The Judges are elected by the councils of the district making part of the zone, for a period of three year.
The court is lead by one judge, elected by the citizens of the district, and assisted by lay assessors.
www.lexadin.nl /wlg/courts/nofr/eur/lxctalb.htm   (229 words)

  
 kosovo.net: Kosovo Origins, by Hugo Roth
During the time of the Serbian empire, namely, almost all of the Malisors, Dukadjins, the population of the district of Elbasan and, most probably, Miredites were Serbs.
Memory of Serbian origins is still alive particularly among the Malisori and in the district of Elbasan.
The district has in total 49 villages with 430 Serbian households (among them 400 Moslem) and 380 Albanian (of which 260 are Moslem).
www.kosovo.net /sk/history/kosovo_origins/ko_chapter6.html   (2215 words)

  
 Albania
In July police forces in Shkoder, the country's third largest city, blocked the main entrance of the District Court and did not allow officers of the court to enter the building as a sign of protest following the court's release of suspected criminals who were detained by the police.
The survey found that during election campaigns, these citizens are registered as inhabitants of these zones and thus are permitted to vote; however, in the period between elections, these citizens are not considered inhabitants of these zones and are denied even basic education.
Classes in the Macedonian language are available to students in the districts of Pogradeci and Devolli on the border of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM).
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/1999/index.cfm?docid=313   (8539 words)

  
 ANIH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Elbasan is one of the major cities in term of economic, social and cultural development in Albania.
It is the central city of the Perfecture of Elbasan, which includes four municipalities: Elbasan, Librazhd, Gramsh and Peqin.
District of Elbasan lies in a territory of 1271,80km².
www.anih.com.al /english/rubrika.asp?p=1&id=34   (272 words)

  
 ELBASAN
Elbasan, also Elbasani, city in central Albania, capital of Elbasan District, on the Shkumbin River, near Tiranë.
The city is the terminus of a railroad from Durrës and a market center for the area, where tobacco, olives, fruit, grapes, cotton, grains, and vegetables are grown.
The present city was built by the Turks in 1466 on the site of ancient Scampa, on the Via Egnatia.
members.tripod.com /armendhereni/id49.html   (192 words)

  
 Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATA), 97-03-11   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The situation in other districts of this prefecture, including Fier and Mallakaster, is as well calm and the citizens have welcomed the agreement signed between the ten political parties, upon the initiative of the President of the Republic.
There is a calm situation and a normal life of the population in the whole district of Elbasan, some 50 km far from Tirana, where are included the town halls of Cerrik and Belsh.
After they supported the police forces in the district for the mature stand in implementing the law, the political forces approved the establishment of a permanent commission near the local government made up of all these political forces.
www.hri.org /cgi-bin/brief?/news/balkans/ata/1997/97-03-11.ata.html   (1956 words)

  
 SEE Portal - Homepage / In depth / Environment / Rivers - World Bank Invests in Irrigation and River Protection   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The current situation is a real concern, having in mind that the lack of proper care in the past have seriously depleted the overall safety and security of the system.
The Director of the District Board of Irrigation and Water Management, Shkelqim Sinani, says that the funds donated by the World Bank will be used for repaires to both the primary and secondary drainage and irrigation system in the area.
Overall, the whole district has over 80 dams with height up to 30 metres, and 30 additional small dams up to five metres high.
see.oneworld.net /article/view/117346/1/54   (241 words)

  
 BILAN 2002/ONU Commission
The police inspector was reportedly brought to trial before Elbasan District Court on 2 February 2001, on charges of torture, but found guilty of “perpetrating arbitrary acts” and sentenced to a fine of 150,000 leks.
The case was reportedly retried by the District Court of Elbasan in March 2001.
Momta Khatun Rekha, a 17-year-old girl from Singuira village in Gatail area of Tangail district was reportedly raped by a police constable from Bhuapur police station on 14 September 1999 in a house adjacent to Bhuapur Thana Hospital.
www.hri.ca /fortherecord2002/bilan2002/documentation/commission/e-cn4-2002-76-add1.htm   (18783 words)

  
 Guri Ndertim
It is registered in the Market Register according to the Decree of the Tirana District Tribunal, Nr.
It is registered in the Market Register of Tirana, according to the Decree of the Tirana District Tribunal, nr.
It performs its activity in agreement with state jurisdictions of Albania, by license given from the Ministry of Construction Nr.3364/1 and License number of the Tax Unit of the Tirana District J91425005N.
www.gurindertim.com /company_about.html   (430 words)

  
 Kvinna till Kvinna   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The organisation resides in the district of Elbasan in central Albania and runs two counselling centres: one in Elbasan and one in Cerrik.
Recurrent surveys measure women’s knowledge about their rights and the results are used to develop information campaigns so as to make them target the right groups with the right message.
Co-operation with local decision- makers, police and prosecutors in Elbasan, are other methods that Women’s Forum uses in order to improve the situation and living conditions for women.
www.iktk.se /english/country_info/albania/sam_forum.html   (208 words)

  
 News Archive - Albania
Although the water levels in Novosela commune, Vlora district, have subsided, families are now struggling to clean mud and debris from inside and around their homes.
In Elbasan, the results of the questionnaires after the activities showed 90 per cent of students have a basic knowledge of HIV/AIDS.
World Vision Albania is implementing a project in Vlora and Elbasan to integrate Roma children and children of Egyptian ethnicity into the community and provide them with basic and vocational education.
www.wvi.org /wvi/archives/europe/albania.htm   (3902 words)

  
 Elbasan News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Source: World Vision Middle East/Eastern Europe office Over 200 children will benefit from a renovated school in their village, in Elbasan district, which was funded by World Vision, and the community and local...
Source: World Vision Middle East/Eastern Europe office Three children with disabilities, and young adults, were among the 48 first graders celebrating their graduation last month.
Albania has unveiled ambitious plans to end the serial energy crises that have plagued the country since the fall of communism, and become a regional exporter of power.
www.topix.net /al/elbasan   (273 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Albania Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Albania is divided into 36 districts called rrethe.
Several districts are then grouped into a county or prefecture called qark, of which there are 12.
Besides capital city Tirana, with 520,000 inhabitants, the principal cities are Durrës, Elbasan, Shkodër, Gjirokastër, Vlorë and Korçë.
www.ipedia.com /albania.html   (652 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The project would provide institutional support focused primarily on operations of the PIU and the counterpart staff in the road maintenance department to perform their tasks during the life of the project.
Additionally, although the country does have the procurement legislation necessary for fair and transparent procurement processes, there is much room for improvement in the effective implementation of this legislation.
Furthermore, the procurement system in Albania is currently operating in an environment which does not appear to be conducive to fair and transparent procurement processes.
www-wds.worldbank.org /servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/1999/12/11/000094946_99112505311424/Rendered/INDEX/multi_page.txt   (8191 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Berisha accused the government of foul play after his candidate, Fahri Balliu, was defeated by Socialist Valentina Leskaj in the December ballot in the central Elbasan district, an area noted for its strong support for the Democrats.
The opposition chief claims Leskaj was filmed handing out food aid to some 200 families in the district the day before the vote.
They should tell us." Godo and other analysts suggests that the alleged irregularities in the Elbasan ballot may be no more than a pretext for Berisha turning his back on the crucial accord.
www.iwpr.net /archive/bcr3/bcr3_200301_397_4_eng.txt   (802 words)

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