Lekbibaj is a village and a former municipality Tropojë northern
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality
Tropojë
Tropojë (; sq-definite, Tropoja) is a municipality in Kukës County, northeastern Albania, within the historical ethnographic region of the Gjakova Highlands. The municipality consists of the administrative units of Bajram Curri, Bujan, Bytyç, ...
.
The population at the 2011 census was 1,207.
It is the historical center of the
Nikaj-Mërtur
Nikaj-Mërtur is a region of the Gjakova Highlands of Northern Albania whose territory is synonymous with the historic Albanian tribes of Mërturi and Nikaj. The region of Nikaj-Mërtur is located in the south-east of the Albanian Alps, borderin ...
i region.
Etymology
The etymology of this village's name is in Albanian, as it is a binary word comprising Leke+Bibaj (''Lek'' being an Albanian personal name as well as ''bibe'', an Albanian word and personal name related to a kind of bird.
References
Former municipalities in Kukës County
Administrative units of Tropojë
Villages in Kukës County
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