Elbasan

This central Albanian city on the Shkumbin River is known for a dense café and restaurant scene, making it a lively stop in the country's interior. Surrounded by the Skanderbeg Mountains to the north and the Myzeqe Plain to the south, Elbasan sits at a geographic crossroads that has earned it the colloquial nickname "the Bellybutton of Albania." The wider region holds several UNESCO World Heritage sites.

• Population100,903
• Nearest water from center0.7 km
• Nearest mountain from center2.5 km
• UNESCO within 50 km2