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Overview
Vaqarr lies about 6 km away from Tirana, in its south-western part. The territory of Vaqarr is limited with Kashar in the north, with Ndroq in the west, Peza and Baldushk in the south and Farka in the east.
The inhabitants of the region work mainly in agriculture and a minority work in handcraft manufacturing such as carving in wood, embroideries, etc.
The villages lie in the field and their inhabitants cultivate different crops, such as: fodder, crops and vegetables of different types. A considerable part of the inhabitants works in farming breeding cattle and selling dairy products.
The villages lie geographically on fields and hills, with an average altitude of about 150 m above the sea level.
History
The castles and the other archaeological findings show that the area has been inhabited since antiquity.
During the works for the flattening of the area called “the hill of the church”, where carved and decorated stones, and a tile with a commemorative inscription were found, an inscription revealed in the village Prush (near the former Textile Factory)testify that Vaqarr is an early dwelling place.
The marble tile belonged to an old grave. The inscription on one of the sides of the tile is composed of five lines. A small cross is inscribed at the beginning of the first line.
An old tomb tile made of limestone is found in the village Lam. The mortar inscription inscribed inside a frame belongs to a slave freed for her merits as wet-nurse.
The upper part of a limestone hovel was discovered in Allgjate. The inscription is the epitaph of a slave’s grave of I or II century, which had died at a young age. The names of the slave and of her owner are usual for the city of Dyrrah. It is preserved in the museum.
Economy and environment
The forests cover a considerable surface in Vaqarr region. On the right side of the road Tirana–Durres, there is one of the surfaces with the thickest and the most special type of the pine. This afforested area lies mainly in the villages: Lalm, Allgjatë, Prushaj and Gropë.
The local inhabitants inherit from their predecessor’s practices and knowledge transmitted generation after generation on the use of the agricultural land and the forest one, where the families organize and support the life of their families.
Culinary
A variety of Albanian authentic specialities may be tasted in the tables of this region which are recognized for their taste. One of the specialities of this zone is “fërgesa” or as otherwise called “tava e dheut”, which contain cottage cheese, peppers, meat or livers, providing a very nice taste for the ones who choose it. It may be prepared with other products such as eggs and tomatoes.
Another speciality is even the meat with “narden” (or broth). Also, we can mention even the types of the pies with sprouts or spinach.
In the national Road, Tirana – Vaqarr there are several restaurants which provide traditional cuisine with bio.
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