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 41⁰57 '30" north latitude in Kashnjet and 41⁰39' 45" in Tale, and 19⁰32'20" at the  western part of Renc mountain and east longitude at 19⁰53'20"Kashnjet. It is located only 55 km from the capital of Albania.