Lana River
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Lanë is the main stream that crosses through Tirana
, the capital of Albania
. Its source is in the mountains east of Tirana. Although once clean, it now carries sewage
. Before there were many buildings around and on the banks of the river, but they were torn down and removed in a campaign by Tirana's mayor Edi Rama
. Now most of its banks have been planted with different kinds of trees and grass. No fish live there now due to the high pollution of its waters. Lanë flows into the Tiranë River
near Bërxullë
.
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...
, the capital of 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...
. Its source is in the mountains east of Tirana. Although once clean, it now carries sewage
Sewage
Sewage is water-carried waste, in solution or suspension, that is intended to be removed from a community. Also known as wastewater, it is more than 99% water and is characterized by volume or rate of flow, physical condition, chemical constituents and the bacteriological organisms that it contains...
. Before there were many buildings around and on the banks of the river, but they were torn down and removed in a campaign by Tirana's mayor Edi Rama
Edi Rama
Edi Rama is an Albanian politician, painter, publicist, professor, and former athlete. Currently he is the leader of the Socialist Party of Albania, the biggest party in Albania , by wining the most of votes as a party in the last eight election.He has served as board member at the local Soros...
. Now most of its banks have been planted with different kinds of trees and grass. No fish live there now due to the high pollution of its waters. Lanë flows into the Tiranë River
Tiranë River
The Tiranë is a river in western Albania, a source river of the Gjole. Its source is in the mountains northeast of Tirana, near the village Dajt. It flows along the northern outskirts of Tirana, and joins the Tërkuzë near Prezë, to form the Gjole....
near Bërxullë
Bërxullë
Bërxullë is a municipality in the Tirana District, Tirana County, central Albania....
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External links
- Genomic Characterization of Human and Environmental Polioviruses Isolated in Albania, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, August 1999, p. 3534-3539, Vol. 65, No. 8
- Genomic characterization of human and environmental polioviruses isolated in Albania PubMed