Strikçan is a village in the Dibër County of northern Albania, near Bulqizë, about 56 miles (90 km) from the capital, Tirana.
Strikçan | |
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.svg)  Strikçan | |
| Coordinates: 41°29′26″N 20°24′25″E / 41.49056°N 20.40694°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Dibër |
| Municipality | Bulqizë |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Its name is variously recorded as Strichichani, Strighician, Strikcan, Strikcani, Strikçan, Tatusi, Tatuši, and Стричичани.[1]
There is a tower house or kulla, Kulla e Llaxhaçeve in the village which is recognised as a national cultural monument.[2]
Archaeology
editIn 2025, archaeologists reported the discovery of a Roman-era tomb in Strikçan.[3] The structure, dated to the third and fourth centuries AD, measures about 30 ft × 20 ft (9.1 m × 6.1 m) and includes a monumental staircase, suggesting it functioned as a mausoleum.[3][4] The tomb also contains a bilingual inscription in Latin and Greek, the first recorded in the surrounding region, with the Latin text dedicated to Jupiter.[3][4]
References
edit- ↑ "Strikçan, Qarku i Dibrës, Albania". www.mindat.org. Mindat. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- ↑ LISTA E MONUMENTEVE: RRETHI I BULQIZES (PDF) (in Albanian). Instituti i Monumenteve të Kulturës - Ministria e Kulturës. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- 1 2 3 Zahid, Nisha (4 September 2025). "Roman Tomb With Rare Bilingual Inscription Found in Albania". GreekReporter.com. Retrieved 2025-09-07.
- 1 2 "Importante scoperta archeologica in Albania: rinvenuto un mausoleo romano a Strikçan, Bulqizë – RTSH- Italiano". rtsh.al. Retrieved 2025-09-07.