Strikçan
Administrative unit in Dibër, Albania
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Strikçan is a village in the Dibër County of northern Albania, near Bulqizë, about 56 miles (90 km) from the capital, Tirana.
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Its name is variously recorded as Strichichani, Strighician, Strikcan, Strikcani, Strikçan, Tatusi, Tatuši, and Стричичани.[1]
There is a tower house or kulla, Kulla e Llaxhaçeve in the village which is recognised as a national cultural monument.[2]
Archaeology
In 2025, archaeologists reported the discovery of a Roman-era tomb in Strikçan.[3] The structure, dated to the third and fourth centuries AD, measures about 30 ft × 20 ft (9.1 m × 6.1 m) and includes a monumental staircase, suggesting it functioned as a mausoleum.[3][4] The tomb also contains a bilingual inscription in Latin and Greek, the first recorded in the surrounding region, with the Latin text dedicated to Jupiter.[3][4]