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Dibër Prefecture
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Dibër may refer to: * Dibër Valley, a section of the Drin valley in the border region between North Macedonia and Albania Albania *Dibër County, a county in northeastern Albania * Dibër District, an abolished district in northeastern Albania * Dibër (municipality), a municipality in northeastern Albania North Macedonia *Debar, a town in northwestern North Macedonia within *Debar Municipality, a municipality in northwestern North Macedonia * Debar dialect * Debar Lake History * Sanjak of Dibra *Ohrid–Debar uprising The Ohrid–Debar uprising (; ; ) was an uprising by the population in Western Macedonia, then Kingdom of Serbia, in September 1913. It was organized by the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) and Albania against the Serbian cap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dibër Valley
The Dibër Valley ( sq-definite, Dibra; , ''Debar''; ) is a section of the Black Drin river valley in the border region between North Macedonia and Albania. Today, the Dibër Valley is split into two territorial divisions - Big Dibër (), which is centred around the city of Debar in the Debar Municipality of North Macedonia, and Little Dibër (), which is centred around the city of Peshkopi and forms the basis of the modern Dibër County and Dibër municipality of Albania. It is inhabited by an Albanian majority on both sides of the border, with a significant Macedonian minority in Big Dibër. As an ethnographic region, the Dibër Valley is home to numerous Albanian tribes, which form a geographical and tribal grouping known as ''Nëntë Malet e Dibrës'' (). Historically, the Albanian tribes of the region were divided into sub-regional highland tribal units known collectively as ''Malet e Dibrës'' and were closely associated with the neighbouring regions of Lurë, Mati, Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dibër County
Dibër County (; ) is one of the 12 counties of the Republic of Albania, spanning a surface area of with the capital in Peshkopi. The county borders on the counties of Durrës, Elbasan, Kukës, Lezhë, Tirana and the country of North Macedonia. It is divided into the four municipalities of Bulqizë, Dibër, Klos and Mat. The municipalities are further subdivided into 290 towns and villages in total. Topographically, the county is dominated by mountainous and high terrain, with a great variety of natural features including valleys, canyons, gorges, rivers, glacial lakes and dense forests. Various mountains ranging between meters above sea level run the length of the county from north to south, including the Korab mountains in the east with Mali i Gramës and Korab at an altitude of being the highest mountain in the county and as well as in Albania. The Dejë mountain rises in the center, while in the east the county is dominated by the Lura mountains. The Skanderbeg mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dibër District
Dibër District () was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 counties. It had a population of 86,144 in 2001, and an area of . Located in the northeast of the country, its capital was Peshkopi. The area of the former district is with the present municipality of Dibër, which is part of Dibër County. Administrative divisions The district consisted of the following municipalities: *Arras * Fushë-Çidhën * Kala e Dodës * Kastriot *Lurë * Luzni * Maqellarë * Melan * Muhurr *Peshkopi * Qendër Tomin *Selishtë * Sllovë * Zall-Dardhë * Zall-Reç Notable people *Skanderbeg *Gjon Kastrioti *Fiqri Dine Colonel Fiqri Dine (5 May 1897 or 3 August 1897 – 26 November 1960) was Prime Minister of Albania under Nazi Germany's military occupation. He was the chieftain of the Dine clan from Debar.Albania's national liberation struggle: the bitter vic ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Diber District Districts of Albania Geograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dibër (municipality)
Dibër (; sq-definite, Dibra) is a municipality in Dibër County, northeastern Albania. The municipality consists of the administrative units of Arras, 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 in northeastern Albania adjacent to the border with North Macedonia. The Korab Mountain is the highest mountain in Albania and forms alongside the Deshat Mountain the eastern of border of Dibër Municipality. Lurë-Dejë National Park 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 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debar
Debar ( ; , sq-definite, Dibra or Dibra e Madhe) is a city in the western part of North Macedonia, near the border with Albania, off the road from Struga to Gostivar. It is the seat of Debar Municipality. Debar has an ethnic Albanian majority of 74% and is North Macedonia's only city where ethnic Macedonians do not rank first or second demographically. The official languages are Macedonian and Albanian. Name The name of the city in Macedonian is ''Debar'' (Дебар). In Albanian; ''Dibër''/''Dibra'' or ''Dibra e Madhe'' (meaning "Great Dibra", in contrast to the other Dibër in Albania). In Serbian ''Debar'' (), in Bulgarian ''Debǎr'' (), in Turkish ''Debre'' or ''Debre-i Bala'', in Greek, ''Dívrē'' () or ''Dívra'' (), in Ancient Greek ''Dēvoros'', Δήβορος and in Roman times as ''Deborus''. Geography Debar is surrounded by the Dešat, Stogovo, Jablanica and Bistra mountains. It is located 625 meters above sea level, next to Lake Debar, the Bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debar Municipality
Debar ( , ) is a municipality in western part of Republic of North Macedonia. '' Debar'' is also the name of the town where the municipal seat is found. Debar Municipality is part of the Southwestern Statistical Region. Geography The municipality borders Mavrovo and Rostuša Municipality to the northeast, Kičevo Municipality to the southeast, Centar Župa Municipality to the south, and Albania to the west. Demographics According to the 2021 North Macedonia census, this municipality has 15,412 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the municipality include: Mother tongues in Debar Municipality include: *Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...: 9,232 (59.9%) * Macedonian: 4,466 (29.0%) * Turkish: 189 (1.2%) *Others: 26 (0.1%) *Persons for whom data are taken from admin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debar Dialect
The Debar dialect (, ''Debarski dijalekt'') is a member of the subgroup of the western and north-western dialects of the western group of dialects of Macedonian. The dialect is mainly spoken in the city of Debar and the surrounding areas in North Macedonia. The Debar dialect is closed with the Reka dialect and the dialect of Galicnik. In the dialect are used a lot of archaic words. Phonological characteristics *fixed accent */d͡ʒ/ deaffricated and merged with /ʒ/ *the Proto-Slavic ''*ǫ'' has denasalized to (*rǫka → рока) *use of ''o'' instead of the soft form (крв > корв) *absence of the intervocalic in the plural forms of monosyllabic nouns (e.g. лебо(в)и, дождо(в)и, etc.) Morphological characteristics *use of ''ќа'' instead of ''ќе'' *three definite article In grammar, an article is any member of a class of dedicated words that are used with noun phrases to mark the identifiability of the referents of the noun phrases. The categor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debar Lake
__NOTOC__ Debar Lake (; ) is an artificial lake in the western portion of North Macedonia near the town of Debar after which it is named. A dam at Špilje blocks the Black Drin, the second longest river in the country. Lake Debar has a surface area of and is among the largest lakes in North Macedonia. It is deep and sits at an altitude of 580 metres above the Adriatic. It was created between 1966 and 1968, after the existing dam at Špilje was raised to . References Bibliography * {{Cite book, author=Boris Nikodinovski , title=Osnovi na voena geografija na Republika Makedonija , series=Edicija učebnici , year=2000 , place=Skopje , publisher=Niko Kompjuteri Gallery File:Shpilje Hydro Power Plant.jpg, View of the lake from near the dam, during the algal bloom An algal bloom or algae bloom is a rapid increase or accumulation in the population of algae in fresh water or marine water systems. It is often recognized by the discoloration in the water from the algae's pigme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanjak Of Dibra
The Sanjak of Dibra, Debar, or Dibër (, , ) was one of the sanjaks of the Ottoman Empire. Its capital was Debar, Macedonia (modern-day North Macedonia). Today, the western part of its territory belongs to Albania ( Lower Dibra and Mat) and the eastern part to North Macedonia ( Reka and Debar). Extent and subdivisions Besides Debar, the territory of the Sanjak of Dibra included part of northern Albania, namely Krujë and areas between the Mat and Black Drin rivers. In 1440, Skanderbeg was appointed as sanjakbey of the Sanjak of Dibra. Since the mid-19th century, the Sanjak of Dibra had consisted of two kazas: Debar and Reka. By the time of its dissolution in 1912, it had four kazas: Debar, Reka, Mat and Lower Dibra. Culture and demographics In the late Ottoman period, the Sanjak of Dibra had a population of 200,000. Debar, the main town and capital, had 20,000 inhabitants, 420 shops, 9 mosques, 10 madrasas, 5 tekkes, 11 government-run primary schools, 3 Christian primary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
