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Dibër is a municipality in northeastern Albania with a population of 61,619 and an area of 937.88 km². It is located near the border with North Macedonia and features significant geographical landmarks such as the Korab Mountain and Lurë-Dejë National Park. The population is predominantly Muslim, with a small Orthodox Macedonian minority, and the area faces challenges related to emigration.

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Dibër is a municipality in northeastern Albania with a population of 61,619 and an area of 937.88 km². It is located near the border with North Macedonia and features significant geographical landmarks such as the Korab Mountain and Lurë-Dejë National Park. The population is predominantly Muslim, with a small Orthodox Macedonian minority, and the area faces challenges related to emigration.

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Dibër (Albanian: [ˈdiˈbər]; Albanian definite form: 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.[1][2][3] As of the Institute of Statistics estimate from the 2011 census,
there were 61,619 inhabitants in Dibër Municipality.[a][1][4] The area of the municipality is 937.88 km2
(362.12 sq mi).[1][5]

Geography

Dibër Municipality is located on the bank of Black Drin in northeastern Albania adjacent to the border
with North Macedonia.[6] The Korab Mountain is the highest mountain in Albania and forms alongside
the Deshat Mountain the eastern of border of Dibër Municipality.[6] Lurë-Dejë National Park sprawls in
the remote mountainous west of the area with Korab-Koritnik Nature Park extending in the east.[6]

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, they have no linguistic rights and no autonomous
subdivisions. Almost 90 percent of Dibër's population are Muslim, while the Macedonian minority is
Orthodox. The Khalwati order has a khanqah 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.[citation needed]

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