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Elbasan (English: /ˌɛlbəˈsn/ Albanian: [ˈɛlbaˈsan]; Albanian: [ˈɛlbaˈsani]) is the fourth most populous city of Albania and seat of Elbasan County and Elbasan Municipality. It lies to the north of the river Shkumbin between the Skanderbeg Mountains and the Myzeqe Plain in central Albania. Etymology The Albanian name is derived from the Ottoman Turkish il-basan ("the fortress"). is also the Aromanian name of the city. According to Saliaj the name in antiquity Scampa is derived from the word Shk…