Country Albania Elevation 48 m (157 ft) Vehicle registration AL Area 17 km² Postal code 3501 Team Shkumbini Peqin | County Elbasan Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website Official Website Local time Monday 1:41 AM Area code 512 | |
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Peqin (definite Albanian form: Peqini, Turkish: Peklin, in history named Claudiana) is a town and municipality in Elbasan County, central Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Gjoçaj, Karinë, Pajovë, Peqin, Përparim and Shezë, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Peqin. The total population is 26,136 (2011 census), in a total area of 197.79 km2. The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 6,353.
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Map of Peqin, Albania
History
The city dates back 2000 years, it is mentioned as Illyrian fortress. The ancient name of Peqin was Claudiana. The city's modern name derives from the Ottoman form Bekleyin, which means a place of hospitality. During Ottoman rule Peqin belonged to the Sanjak of Elbasan. The Ottoman Peqin Castle still exists, along with some original parts of the mosque of Abdurrahman Pasha, who had been the governor of Wallachia and Moldavia (former Bogdania). Peqin's football team, KS Shkumbini, plays in the Albanian superleague. KS Shkumbini is famous for its fans, called Besniket (faithful).