Dibër (; sq-definite, Dibra) is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
in
Dibër County, northeastern
Albania
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. The municipality consists of the administrative units of
Arras
Arras ( , ; ; historical ) is the prefecture of the Pas-de-Calais department, which forms part of the region of Hauts-de-France; before the reorganization of 2014 it was in Nord-Pas-de-Calais. The historic centre of the Artois region, with a ...
,
Fushë-Çidhën,
Kala e Dodës,
Kastriot,
Lurë,
Luzni,
Maqellarë,
Melan,
Muhurr,
Selishtë,
Sllovë,
Tomin,
Zall-Dardhë,
Zall-Reç with Peshkopi constituting its seat.
As of the
Institute of Statistics estimate from the 2011 census, there were 61,619 inhabitants in Dibër Municipality.
The area of the municipality is .
Geography
Dibër Municipality is located on the bank of
Black Drin
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in northeastern Albania adjacent to the border with
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe. It shares land borders with Greece to the south, Albania to the west, Bulgaria to the east, Kosovo to the northwest and Serbia to the n ...
.
The
Korab Mountain is the highest mountain in Albania and forms alongside the Deshat Mountain the eastern of border of Dibër Municipality.
sprawls in the remote mountainous west of the area with
Korab-Koritnik Nature Park extending in the east.
Demography
Despite the municipality's proximity to North Macedonia, Dibër's ethnic make-up is relatively homogeneous, but there is a small
Macedonian minority living in the villages around Maqellarë. Unlike the Macedonians who live around
Lake Prespa
The Lake Prespa is located on the tripoint of North Macedonia, Albania and Greece. It is a system of two lakes separated by an isthmus: the Great Prespa Lake, divided between the three countries, and the Little Prespa Lake, mostly within Greec ...
, they have no linguistic rights and no autonomous subdivisions. Almost 90 percent of Dibër's population are
Muslim
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, while the Macedonian minority is
Orthodox. The
Khalwati order
The Khalwati order (also known as Khalwatiyya, Khalwatiya, or Halveti, as it is known in Turkey and Albania) is an Islamic Sufi brotherhood (''tariqa''). Along with the Naqshbandi, Qadiri, and Shadhili orders, it is among the most famous Sufi or ...
has a
khanqah
A Sufi lodge is a building designed specifically for gatherings of a Sufi brotherhood or ''tariqa'' and is a place for spiritual practice and religious education. They include structures also known as ''khānaqāh'', ''zāwiya'', ''ribāṭ'' ...
in the village of
Herbel, while
Allajbegi's Mosque in Maqellarë is a recognised cultural monument. Like all the rural municipalities of Albania, Dibër is heavily effected by emigration.
See also
*
List of mayors of Dibër
Notes
References
External links
dibra.gov.al– Official Website
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Gegëri
Municipalities in Dibër County