Kamëz
Encyclopedia
Kamëz (population (2009) 49,000) is a city in Albania
, a suburb
7 km north of Tirana
. It is part of the Tirana District and County.
From 1990 to 2005, the expansion of Tirana
has brought Kamez into the conurbation
.
The main football team, KS Kamza, plays in the Albanian First Division
at the Fusha Sportive Kamëz. It is the site of the Agricultural University of Tirana.
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...
, a suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
7 km north of Tirana
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...
. It is part of the Tirana District and County.
From 1990 to 2005, the expansion of Tirana
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...
has brought Kamez into the conurbation
Conurbation
A conurbation is a region comprising a number of cities, large towns, and other urban areas that, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban and industrially developed area...
.
The main football team, KS Kamza, plays in the Albanian First Division
Albanian First Division
The Albanian First Division is the second level of association football in Albania. The league was first created with the name Kategoria e Dytë and has also been named Kategoria A2 in recent years....
at the Fusha Sportive Kamëz. It is the site of the Agricultural University of Tirana.