Geographical position
The city of Lezha - District and the Prefecture Center was founded in 385 BC. Lezha lies on the northwest of Albania, from the foothills of Shkodra in the north to the Bregu i Mates in the south, from the highlands of Puke-Mirdite in east and northeast to the Adriatic Sea in the west. In such an extension Lezha is presented between 41
057 '30" north latitude in Kashnjet and 41
039' 45" in Tale, and 19
032'20" at the western part of Renc mountain and east longitude at 19
053'20"Kashnjet. It is located only 55 km from the capital of Albania.