Dibër County

Coordinates: 41°40′N 20°20′E / 41.667°N 20.333°E / 41.667; 20.333
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Dibër County
Qarku i Dibrës (Albanian)
County
Drin Valley
Drin Valley
11th of 12
NUTS CodeAL011
WebsiteOfficial Website

Dibër County (Albanian pronunciation:

Mat.[2]
The municipalities are further subdivided into 290 towns and villages in total.

Western Lowlands. The county, marked by a significant biological diversity, is water-rich with a dense river network, a rich aquifer system, and significant karst underground watercourses. It is home to the source of the river Mat which rises in Martanesh. Besides the Mat, the Drin river is an important waterway in the region.[3]

The county territory covers four distinct climatic types as of the Köppen climate classification; oceanic, continental, mediterranean and subarctic.[4] Located in the interior of Albania, the climate is mediterranean with continental influences.[5] Mean monthly temperature ranges between −20 °C (−4 °F) (in January) and 25–30 °C (77–86 °F) (in July). Mean annual precipitation ranges between 600 millimetres (24 inches) and 1,000 millimetres (39 inches) depending on geographic region and prevailing climate type.

Dibër is an historically homogeneous county. Its capital and most populous city is Peshkopi. Tourism is one of the most important sectors in the county and has the largest potential to be a source for sustainable income, due to its natural and cultural heritage. Although the county has abundant natural resources like chromium, sulfur and marble. Dibër is predominantly an agriculture county.

History

The second Battle of Oranik in 1456 took place in Dibër.

Human activity in the territory of the modern Dibër County can be traced back to the Neolithic.[6]

The region that today corresponds to the county territory was inhabited by the ancient

Late Bronze Age in Pesjakë and several others.[6]

In the

Gjergj Kastriot Skanderbeg, where he survived to conquer back his father’s land and unite all of Albania in 1444. In the 15th century, further during the Albanian wars the region was the frontier between the Ottomans and the League of Lezhë
.

In the 19th century, the

Dibër Valley was cut in half. The western part was assigned to Albania, while the eastern part went to the Kingdom of Serbia, today North Macedonia
.

Geography

Mali i Bardhë, a typical habitat in the landscapes of county.
The glacial Lura Lakes situated in the eastern Lura Mountains.

Dibër is one of 12 counties of Albania, located in the south and southeast of the Northern Region. It lies between latitudes 42° N, and longitudes 20° E. The county area is 2,586 km2 (998 sq mi) and the sixth largest by area in Albania and the second largest in the Northern Region. It is limited to the counties of Kukës to the north and northeast, Lezhë to the northwest, Durrës to the east, Tirana to the southwest, Elbasan to the southeast and North Macedonia to the west.

Much of the Dibër County is dominated by mountainous or high terrain, with a great variety of natural features caused by prehistoric

Western Lowlands
.

The most important rivers flowing through Dibër include the

Burrel. The Black Drin flows out from the Ohrid lake and passes through Peshkopi and Maqellara. Rising in Ohrid, the Drin river originates near Kukës at the confluence of the Black Drin and White Drin
.

Zall-Gjoçaj National Park and the Korab-Koritnik Nature Park. The eastern bound of the county forms a part of the European Green Belt, which serves as a retreat for endangered mammal and plant species.[11][12]

Demography

Burrel
from the south.

It has a total population of around 113,683 people as of 2021.

Klos
.

Egyptian people (0.07%), and 19 Macedonian people (0.01%).[14]

Roman Catholics) (2.04%) (2,799 people) .[15]

Economy

Dibër County’s economy historically depended on agriculture and sheparding, although the collapse of communism and lack of jobs has led to many Albanians migrating abroad. Dibra is consequently one of the poorer regions of Albania due to its remote and rugged situation, although it is more developed than neighboring Elbasan and Kukës counties which have seen severe economic stagnation. Dibër County is the second least developed county in Albania with only Kukës being less developed. [1]

Gallery

  • Dejë Mountain
    Dejë Mountain
  • Malthit e keq
    Malthit e keq
  • Mali i Gramës
    Mali i Gramës
  • Gryka e Setës
    Gryka e Setës
  • Mount Korab
    Mount Korab
  • Bualli Pass
    Bualli Pass

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dibër County.

References

  1. ^ a b "Population on 1st January by prefecture and sex" (PDF). INSTAT. 7 May 2021. p. 6.
  2. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6367. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Strategjia e Territorit Bashkia Dibër" (PDF). km.dldp.al (in Albanian). p. 10.
  4. ^ University of Tirana. "TURIZMI NË RRETHIN E DIBRËS" (PDF). doktoratura.unitir.edu.al (in Albanian). pp. 24–27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  5. ^ "Strategjia e Territorit Bashkia Dibër" (PDF). km.dldp.al (in Albanian). p. 7.
  6. ^ a b University of Tirana. "TURIZMI NË RRETHIN E DIBRËS" (PDF). doktoratura.unitir.edu.al (in Albanian). p. 65. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  7. ISBN 99943-625-8-5
    .
  8. ^ "ZONA FUNKSIONALE BURREL- KLOS PROGRAMI DLDP" (PDF). km.dldp.al (in Albanian). p. 3.
  9. ^ History of the Albanian people Archived 2016-08-10 at the Wayback Machine 2002 edition from the Academy of Sciences of Albania Tome I, p. 335
  10. ^ a b University of Tirana. "TURIZMI NË RRETHIN E DIBRËS" (PDF). doktoratura.unitir.edu.al. p. 21. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-08. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  11. ^ European Green Belt. "Balkan Green Belt as Ecological Corridor for Wolf, Bear and Lynx". europeangreenbelt.org. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  12. ^ European Green Belt. "Brezi i Gjelbër Evropian" (PDF). europeangreenbelt.org (in Albanian). p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2018-12-29.
  13. INSTAT. "Population and Housing Census" (PDF). instat.gov.al (in Albanian). p. 40. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  14. INSTAT. "Population and Housing Census" (PDF). instat.gov.al (in Albanian). p. 39. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  15. INSTAT. "Population and Housing Census" (PDF). instat.gov.al (in Albanian). p. 39. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
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