Zhan D'Ark Boulevard
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Zhan D'Ark Boulevard is a short boulevard of Tirana
, Albania
. Until recently, it held the name Rruga Marsel Kashen in honor of the French politician, Marcel Cachin
. The boulevard, along with Bajram Curri Boulevard
which runs parallel to it, underwent reconstruction in 2003.
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...
. Until recently, it held the name Rruga Marsel Kashen in honor of the French politician, Marcel Cachin
Marcel Cachin
Marcel Cachin was a French politician.In 1891, Cachin joined Jules Guesde French Workers' Party . In 1905, he joined the new French Section of the Workers' International and won election to the Chamber of Deputies representing the Seine in 1914...
. The boulevard, along with Bajram Curri Boulevard
Bajram Curri Boulevard
Bajram Curri Boulevard is a major boulevard of Tirana, Albania. It runs in a west-east direction and crosses the city centre south of the central Skanderbeg Square. At Rinia Park it interects with Dëshmorët e Kombit Boulevard just south of the square. Towards the east it branches off into Ali Demi...
which runs parallel to it, underwent reconstruction in 2003.