Talk:Debar

Dibra or Debar or Dibri or Deborus...

One of two things should be done to end confusion concerning linking to this page. Either this page should be renamed Debar and a redirect should be added for Dibra to this page or a redirect should be added for Debar to the current name of the page. While I lack the technical knowledge to do either (I dont really understand how to add redirects), I would suggest the former because Dibra or Dibri did not come into use until Turkish occupation of the city in 1449 and since then Debar has become the official name again. In addition a section explaining the difference between Upper and Lower Debar - created during Turkish rule - should be explained as to why the Turks split the city and its effect on the city today.freestylefrappe 17:38, Jan 9, 2005 (UTC)

I recently found, on http://www.omda.bg/imir/studies/alban_id9.html, that the name Dibra is not only the Ottoman name for the city, but also the Albanian name (according to Antonina Zhelyazkov). freestylefrappe 22:32, Jan 18, 2005 (UTC)

We'll have to figure out something about the current name of this article. To most Albanians (from Albania at least) Dibra is the region in Albania, while the one in Macedonia is called "Dibra e Madhe" (meaning the Big or Great Dibra). See Counties of Albania for the region in Albania (also called Dibra e Vogël meaning Small Dibra). You can also try a couple of google searches to see what I mean (although they will likely be in Albanian) Dori | Talk 04:25, Feb 6, 2005 (UTC)