爱尔巴桑（阿尔巴尼亚语：Elbasan）位于阿尔巴尼亚中部什昆比尼河畔，是爱尔巴桑州的首府，也是该国最大的城市之一，人口约100,000（2003年）。

爱尔巴桑的历史

公元130年曾为古都，十世纪被毁直到十五世纪重建。

Elbasan (Albanian: Elbasan or Elbasani) is a city and a municipality in Elbasan County, central Albania. One of the largest cities in Albania, it is located on the Shkumbin River in the District of Elbasan and the County of Elbasan. The present municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Bradashesh, Elbasan, Funarë, Gjergjan, Gjinar, Gracen, Labinot-Fushë, Labinot-Mal, Papër, Shirgjan, Shushicë, Tregan and Zavalinë, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the city Elbasan. The total population is 141,714 (2011 census), in a total area of 872.03 km. The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 78,703.