Lanë

The river in the center of Tirana

The Lana ( Albanian: Lane ) is a small river that crosses the center of the Albanian capital Tirana. It rises on the western slopes of the mountain and flows westward DAJTI through the whole city. In the center of Tirana Lana is taken in a straight channel. Then she meanders through the plane in northwestern direction until it empties after 29 kilometers as its largest tributary into the river Tirana. The catchment area covers 67 square kilometers. The average annual runoff is about 0.5 m³ / s

Even in the 1950s years the river in the center of Tirana was channeled only to around 1000 meters. Otherwise, the course was still natural. It was not until around 1960 that Lana was taken around the city in a channelized bed. Ever since, the arch bridge Ura e Tabakeve from the 18th century just off the river and crosses only an artificial pond. In the downtown area follow multi-lane roads on both sides of the river, which are among the major arteries of the city center.

The once green, Surrounded by meadows Waterside area of ​​Lana in the city of Tirana was built during the 90s. Only at a few hundred meters east of the main road Bulevardi Deshmoret e Kombit remained the meadows get on both sides of the river. The water was then heavily contaminated, and the banks were not only built but also very dirty. Edi Rama, 2000-2011 Mayor of Tirana, was at his discretion remove all illegal structures in the parks of the city center and get ready the gardens again. Thus, the old state is established at the Lanaufern again since 2004. However, it should be initiated still sewage.

The lower reaches of the Lana is now diverted just north of Highway Durres -Tirana and passed over a slightly longer than a mile long canal directly into the river Tirana. The old, about seven kilometers long underflow, which runs somewhat south parallel to the Tirana River, is at first only a dry creek bed, which gradually fills with water from tributary streams and wastewater and to the creek.

Tirana has repeatedly struggled with minor flooding when the Lana bursts its banks after heavy rains. The drains are often clogged and allows no outlet, so that Lana swells and bursts its banks. Although the situation since the 1990s has greatly improved, there are still neighborhoods that are inundated gelengentlich.

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