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Brief History of Peqin

Through centuries, the magnificence of this ancient settlement did not escape the curiosity and vivid description of foreign travelers and chroniqueurs, who in their travel memoirs, depicted this part of Albania with passion, veracity, and dignity.

It's through their writings that today we make acquaintance with traces of the past, and Peqin settlement boasts with confidence its riveting heritage.  

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Brief History of Peqin
Prepared by: Tajar Dubali
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Evliya Çelebi Celebre Ottoman explorer (1611 – 1682)
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Victor Bérard
French classicist and political figure (1864-1931). Author of “Bibliographie Albanaise”
Erzh.Max - Peqin in 1917 (Austria archives)
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Johann Georg von Hahn 
Austrian diplomat, philologist and father of Albanian studies. 
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