National Archives of Albania

The National Archives of Albania (Albanian: Arkivi Qëndror i Shtetit or A.Q.SH) is the national archive of the Republic of Albania, located in Tirana.^[1]

The Archive was created in 1949 with a decree from the Government of Albania dated 6/8/1949, as a centralized state organ. The documentary content withheld in the A.Q.SH. has national and historical values of both national and international importance.^[1]

AQSH is divided into the following sectors:^[1]

• Section for Documentation before 1944
• Section for Documentation post 1944
• Section for Documentation of former Party of Labour of Albania
• Section for Communication with the Public
• Section for the Protection of Documennts;
• Section for Enriching the Evidence
• Section for the Labs
• Audio Visual Section.

See also

• National Library of Albania
• Codex Beratinus
• Codex Beratinus 2

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} "Main Page AQSH". Central Archives of Albania. http://www.albarchive.gov.al/cms/front_content.php?client=1&changelang=3&idcat=139&changelang=2. Retrieved 20 July 2010. 

External links

• Official website

Coordinates: 41°20′8″N 19°48′46″E / 41.33556°N 19.81278°E / 41.33556; 19.81278