The Botanical Gardens of Tirana is a scenic botanical gardens complex located in southern Tirana, Albania. It is the only botanical gardens complex in Albania. Construction commenced in 1964, with the original site covering approximately 15 hectares. It was completed in 1971. It is situated towards the south of the city and is overlooked by the Tirana and Kruja mountains. The Botanic Garden of Tirana, which is part of the University of Tirana, has become institutionalized with international links with Canadian, Hungarian, Chinese and Romanian gardens. The garden contains around 2,000 species of plants and is maintained by horticultural experts and scientists who also use the gardens for study purposes. The Gardens are part of Botanic Gardens Conservation International. Current areas of study include the ecology of introduced plant species, the threatened endemic species and other areas of study are concentrated in the phytosociological study of the black pine, oak and natural pasture lands. The Botanic Garden continuously publishes the Seed Guide and has relationships with around 160 Botanic Gardens around the world. It is a member of the Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). The Botanical Garden is both a Teaching and Educational Institution. The Botanical Garden serves as a "natural" laboratory for pupils and students at various schools and universities in the country. universities Here, three scientific employees, who give lectures and are majors in the subjects of Geobotany, Phytogeography and Biogeography, as well as in some postgraduate courses (of the second cycle) carry out teaching activities for the students of the Department of Biology (Faculty of Natural Sciences - Tirana) biological directions. Students are regularly active in conducting field practices of several botanical subjects such as: Geobotany, Phytogeography, Biogeography, Plant Systematics and General Botany as well as leading undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. Also, these employees help during internships from other faculties or universities in the subjects: Botany, Ecology, Phytotechnology, Pharmacy, Dendrology, Plant Selection with students of Pharmacy, Veterinary Medicine, Agronomy, Forestry, Geography, Urban Planning. In addition to these, they accompany teaching practices and visits of students of all cycles. (Wikipedia)