Hot is a

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in the former Kastrat Municipality,

Shkodër County Shkodër County () is a county in northwestern Albania, with the capital in Shkodër. The county spans and had a total population of 154,479 people as of the 2023 census. The county borders on the counties of Lezhë, Kukës and the country of M ...

, northern

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. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality

Malësi e Madhe Malësi e Madhe () is a municipality in Shkodër County, in northwestern Albania Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and ...

. It has a population of 1,473. Hoti is home to the historic Albanian tribe of Hoti, one of the oldest Northern Albanian tribes. According to the Albanian Kanun the Hoti are regarded the first out of all Kanun tribes, where they are allocated the head/main seat at special occasions and gatherings.

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Populated places in Malësi e Madhe Kastrat (municipality) Villages in Shkodër County {{Shkodër-geo-stub