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{{Short description|River in Albania}}
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{{Infobox river
| name              = Lanë
| image             = Lana river in Tirana 2.jpg
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| image_caption     = Lana river stream flowing through Tirana
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| source1_location  = [[Lanabregas]], [[Tirana County]]
| mouth_location    = [[Tiranë River]]
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|41|23|52|N|19|42|2|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [[Albania]]
| progression       = [[Tiranë (river)|Tiranë]]→ [[Ishëm (river)|Ishëm]]→ [[Adriatic Sea]]
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The '''Lanë''' ({{lang-sq-definite|'''Lana'''}}) is the main stream that crosses through [[Tirana]], the capital of [[Albania]]. Its source is in the mountains east of Tirana. Although once clean, it now carries [[sewage]]. During the 1990s, many illegal kiosks and buildings were constructed on the banks of the river. They were later demolished and removed in a campaign by Tirana's then-mayor [[Edi Rama]] in the early 2000s. No fish live there now due to the high pollution of its waters. The Lanë flows into the [[Tiranë (river)|Tiranë River]] near [[Bërxullë]].
==See also==
* [[List of rivers of Albania]]
== References ==
* [http://aem.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/65/8/3534 ''Genomic Characterization of Human and Environmental Polioviruses Isolated in Albania''], Applied and Environmental Microbiology, August 1999, p.&nbsp;3534-3539, Vol. 65, No. 8
* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10427045 ''Genomic characterization of human and environmental polioviruses isolated in Albania''] PubMed
{{Commons category|Lana River}}
{{Rivers in Albania}}
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[[Category:Bodies of water of Tirana]]
[[Category:Rivers of Albania]]
[[Category:Geography of Tirana County]]
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