Tirana

Albania

Tirana is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills, with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea in the distance. It is among the wettest and sunniest cities in Europe, with 2,544 hours of sun per year.

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Country: Albania
Population: 895,350
Latitude: 41.33° N
Longitude: 19.82° E

Which way is Tirana from…

From Paris, Tirana lies at 115° to the south-east, 1,601 km as the crow flies.

Paris	115° south-east	1,601 km
London	119° south-east	1,892 km
New York	55° north-east	7,436 km
Madrid	79° east	1,974 km
Rome	94° east	612 km
Montreal	57° north-east	7,105 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	332° north-west	7,832 km

Bearings as the crow flies (great circle), measured from north. From somewhere else, the bearing changes: that’s the whole game.

Oùcécap’s take

To find Tirana, start from Rome and aim due east: 94°, only 612 km away. From London, it is south-east, at 119°, 1,892 km away. From New York, a flat map would say due east (90°), but the compass says 55°, north-east. A landmark: Budapest is due north of the Albanian capital, and Tashkent, far to the east, shares its latitude.