Elbasan

Elbasan (/ˌɛlbəˈsɑːn/ EL-bə-SAHN,[1] .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}Albanian: [ɛlbaˈsan]; Albanian definite form: Elbasani, pronounced [ɛlbaˈsani]) 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. The name (in the form Elbasan also in Aromanian)[2] is derived from the Ottoman Turkish il-basan ("the fortress").[3] In August 2010 archaeologists discovered two Illyrian graves near the walls of the castle of Elbasan.[4]