Lekbibaj is a village and a former municipality Tropojë northern

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. 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

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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 {{Kukës-geo-stub