Elbasan
[key], town, capital of Elbasan dist., central Albania, on the Shkumbin
River. The city is also a commercial center producing steel, chrome, cement,
timber products and soap. Coal and iron ore are mined nearby. Much of the
agricultural land nearby has been severely contaminated by pollution from
local industries. Elbasan is linked by railroad with the port of
Durrës. Known as Scampa in ancient times, it is sometimes identified
with Albanopolis, the ancient capital (c.a.d. 130) of the
Albanians.
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