The capital and largest city of Albania, a small country in south-eastern Europe on the Adriatic Sea, across the water from the heel of Italy. It has been the capital since 1920 and is where most of the country's government, business, and university life sits.

The capital and largest city of Albania阿爾巴尼亞的首都兼最大城市，a small country in south-eastern Europe這是歐洲東南部的一個小國on the Adriatic Sea位於亞得里亞海邊，across the water from the heel of Italy隔海跟義大利的「鞋跟」相望。It has been the capital since 1920從1920年起就是首都and is where most of the country's government, business, and university life sits也是這個國家政府、商業和大學生活的重心所在。

Its industry has traditionally included metalworking, cotton textiles, food processing, and soap and cigarette making, though since the 1990s the city has changed enormously — after Albania's long period of isolation ended, Tirana became known for painting its grey concrete apartment blocks in bright colours, and for a young, busy café culture around Skanderbeg Square.

Its industry它的產業has traditionally included metalworking, cotton textiles, food processing, and soap and cigarette making傳統上包括金屬加工、棉紡織、食品加工，還有肥皂和香菸製造，though since the 1990s不過自1990年代起the city has changed enormously這座城市變化非常大——after Albania's long period of isolation ended在阿爾巴尼亞長期孤立結束後，Tirana became known for painting its grey concrete apartment blocks in bright colours地拉那開始以把灰色水泥公寓漆成鮮豔色彩而聞名，and for a young, busy café culture around Skanderbeg Square以及斯坎德培廣場周邊年輕又熱鬧的咖啡館文化。

In Albanian the city is called Tiranë or Tirana; both spellings are correct in that language, and English uses Tirana. As a proper noun it takes a capital T and no "the" — you go to Tirana, not to the Tirana.

In Albanian在阿爾巴尼亞語裡the city is called Tiranë or Tirana這座城市叫做Tiranë或Tirana；both spellings are correct in that language兩種拼法在該語言裡都對，and English而英文uses Tirana則用Tirana。As a proper noun身為專有名詞it takes a capital T and no "the"要大寫T開頭，也不加「the」——you go to Tirana你會說去Tirana，not to the Tirana而不是去「the Tirana」。