Mat District

Coordinates: 41°34′N 20°1′E / 41.567°N 20.017°E / 41.567; 20.017
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Mat District
Rrethi i Matit
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Mat District (Albanian: Rrethi i Matit) was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 newly created counties. It had a population of 61,906 in 2001, and an area of 1,028 km2 (397 sq mi).[1] It was named after the river Mat, which flows through the district. Its capital was the town of Burrel. Its territory is now part of Dibër County: the municipalities of Mat and Klos.

Administrative divisions

The district consisted of the following municipalities:[2]

History

Mat is believed to be one of the oldest Albanian settlements, most likely as old as the 2nd-5th century AD.[3] At the beginning of the 15th century the Lord of Matja was Gjon Kastrioti, father of Skanderbeg.[4] When Skanderbeg began his rebellion against Ottomans he also became the lord of Mat and some other territories as well.[5] A synod of Catholic archdiocese was held in Matja in 1462 by Pal Egnelli known for his baptismal formula.[6]

Notable locals

  • Zog of Albania
    , King of the Albanians
  • Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire

Hereditary governors

Name Portrait Birth and death Reign started Reign ended Marriages Succession right
1 Zogu Pasha

[Zogu the Great]

? ? ? Unknown wife
2 'Abdu'llah Bey Zogolli ? ? ? Unknown wife son of

Zogu Pasha

3 Ahmad Bey Zogolli ? ? ? Unknown wife son of

'Abdu'llah Bey Zogolli

4 Mahmud Pasha Zogolli ? ? ? Unknown wife

[4 childs]

son of Ahmad Bey Zogolli
5 Xhelal Pasha Zogolli ? ? ? Ruhijé Hanem

[4 childs]

son of Mahmud Pasha Zogolli
6 Riza Zogolli ? ? ? Never married son of Xhelal Pasha Zogolli
7 Xhemal Pasha Zogu 1860

Castle Burgajet (Albania
)

–

1911

? 1911 Zenja Malika Khanum

1880

[1 child]

Sadiya Khanum

1887

[8 childs]

brother of Riza Zogolli
8
Zog I
8 October 1895

Burgajet Castle (Ottoman Empire)

–

9 April 1961

Suresnes (France)

(aged 65)

1911 9 April 1961 Countess Geraldine Apponyi de Nagy-Apponyi

April 1938

[1 child]

Son of Xhemal Pasha Zogu
9
Leka I
 5 April 1939

Tirana

–

30 November 2011

Tirana

(aged 72)

9 April 1961 30 November 2011
Susan Cullen-Ward

1975

[1 child]

Son of

Zog I

10
Leka II
 26 March 1982

Johannesburg (South Africa)

(age 34)

30 November 2011 Present
Elia Zaharia

2016

Son of

Leka I

Gallery

  • Ottoman Bridge in Klos
    Ottoman Bridge in Klos
  • Klos, Mat
    Klos, Mat
  • King Zog monument in Burrel
    King Zog monument in Burrel
  • Lake of Shkopet
    Lake of Shkopet

References

  1. ^ Districts of Albania, statoids.com
  2. ^ "Portraits of poverty and inequality in Albania" (PDF). MM. Md ZOHANWorld Bank Group. 2016. pp. 33–40.
  3. OCLC 895414194.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link
    )
  4. ISBN 978-0-691-01078-6
    . Retrieved 25 July 2013. ....his father, lord of the Matja district in Upper Albania...
  5. ISBN 978-3-447-04783-8
    . Retrieved 26 July 2013. Later, Lord Scanderbeg became not only Lord of Mat but also Lord of Kruja, of Dibra and of Birina, i.e. of Randisia, Tomorista, Misia and the Gjonem country down to the sea.
  6. ISBN 978-1-78076-431-3
    . Retrieved 25 July 2013. On his return to Durrës in 1462, Paulus Angelus held a synod in Matja to reorganise his archdiocese. In this connection he is remembered as the author of the baptismal formula he introduced in Albanian, one of the rare records of the Albanian


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