Dibër District
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The District of Dibër (Albanian: Rrethi i Dibrës) is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Dibër County. It has a population of 86,000 (2004 estimate), and an area of 761 km². It is in the north-east of the country, and its capital is Peshkopi.
The district takes its name from the town Debar, in Macedonia. The district consists of the following municipalities:
- Arras
- Fushë-Çidhën
- Fushë-Muhurr
- Kala e Dodës
- Kastriot
- Lurë
- Luzni
- Maqellarë
- Melan
- Peshkopi*
- Qendër Tomin
- Selishtë
- Sllovë
- Zall-Dardhë
- Zall-Reç
Dibër has been the battlefield of Turkish and other Balkan wars for centuries. Its river Drini i Zi (Black Drin) was colored in red blood several times which gives the name to the river to pay tribute to those who have fallen during the wars for centuries. Diber has a lot interesting place to visit such as the 7 lakes of Lurë; the Drin valley gives the most pleasant nature with several hills and fields laying on over and over each other as you move on. Diber is the place where the Kastriot town lays, where the king of Albania George Kastrioti was born and returned after the Turkish escaping to Diber. Diber is rich in culture and history; its history lies in its people, as its people have laid their souls in Diber for its freedom and loyalty.
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Coordinates: 41°43′N 20°21′E / 41.717°N 20.35°E
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it s a big mistake to say that scanderbeg was born in diber please be serious according to the historians of his time marin barleti demetrio franco giovanni muzachi scanderbeg was from MATI region where logically were his castles scanderbeg was born in tha castles of MATI and not in the mountains and hills of dibra the prince of dibra was moise golemi so called moses of dibra and scanderbeg was the prince of MATI
