Sister cities
Twinned with Tirana
24 of 46 in this atlas
Tirana's twinning ties, as recorded in this atlas, span European capitals such as Athens, Bucharest, Sofia, Prague, and Zagreb, alongside regional neighbors like Podgorica, Skopje, Pristina, and Sarajevo. Links extend further to Ankara, Bursa, Beijing, Seoul, Doha, Moscow, and the Ukrainian cities of Kyiv and Kharkiv. Nearly all pairings are mutual, with Istanbul standing out as the sole one-sided declaration.
In this atlas24
Twinned in total46
Not reciprocated1
Twinned with Tirana
| City | Country | Distance | Lists back |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ankara | TR | 1,110 km | yes |
| Athens | GR | 501 km | yes |
| Barcelona | ES | 1,471 km | yes |
| Beijing | CN | 7,677 km | yes |
| Brussels | BE | 1,589 km | yes |
| Bucharest | RO | 617 km | yes |
| Bursa | TR | 788 km | yes |
| Doha | QA | 3,415 km | yes |
| Istanbul | TR | 765 km | not listed |
| Kharkiv | UA | 1,593 km | yes |
| Kyiv | UA | 1,307 km | yes |
| Madrid | ES | 1,974 km | yes |
| Moscow | RU | 2,058 km | yes |
| Paris | FR | 1,601 km | yes |
| Podgorica | ME | 132 km | yes |
| Prague | CZ | 1,060 km | yes |
| Pristina | XK | 186 km | yes |
| Rome | IT | 611 km | yes |
| Sarajevo | BA | 305 km | yes |
| Seoul | KR | 8,548 km | yes |
| Skopje | MK | 153 km | yes |
| Sofia | BG | 327 km | yes |
| Vilnius | LT | 1,539 km | yes |
| Zagreb | HR | 586 km | yes |
1 of these do not list Tirana back. Twinning is declared independently by each municipality, so one-sided pairs are common — and usually more interesting than the mutual ones.