Botanical Gardens of Tirana
Encyclopedia
The Botanical Gardens of Tirana are scenic botanical gardens located in southern Tirana
, Albania
.
Construction commenced in 1964, with the original site covering approximately 15 hectares. It was completed in 1971. The Botanic Garden of Tirana, which is part of the University of Tirana
, has become institutionalized with international links with Canadian, Hungarian, Chinese and Romanian gardens.
The garden contains around 2,000 species of plants and is maintained by horticultural experts and scientists who also use the gardens for study.
Tirana
Tirana is the capital and the largest city of Albania. Modern Tirana was founded as an Ottoman town in 1614 by Sulejman Bargjini, a local ruler from Mullet, although the area has been continuously inhabited since antiquity. Tirana became Albania's capital city in 1920 and has a population of over...
, Albania
Albania
Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...
.
Construction commenced in 1964, with the original site covering approximately 15 hectares. It was completed in 1971. The Botanic Garden of Tirana, which is part of the University of Tirana
University of Tirana
The University of Tirana is a public university located in Tirana, Albania.-History:UT was founded in 1957 as the State University of Tirana through the merging of five existing institutes of higher education, the most important of which was the Institute of Sciences, founded in 1947...
, has become institutionalized with international links with Canadian, Hungarian, Chinese and Romanian gardens.
The garden contains around 2,000 species of plants and is maintained by horticultural experts and scientists who also use the gardens for study.