Dibër County

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The County of Dibër (Albanian: Qarku i Dibrës) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. It consists of the districts Bulqizë, Dibër, and Mat and its capital is Peshkopi.

Dibër is known for its resistance against the Turks. Today’s Dibër is divided by the Albanian-Macedonian border. This division is a result of a claim by the former Yugoslavia on what is now the Macedonian half of Dibër in a 1913 international conference in London, where a great deal of land considered by Albanians to be theirs was defined as outside the borders of Albania.

Dibër has been the battlefield of Turkish and other Balkan wars for centuries. Its river, Drini i Zi (Albanian: Black River), was colored red with blood several times, which is a possible etymology for the name. Dibër has several interesting places to visit, such as the seven lakes of Lura and the Drin valley. It is the location of the town of Kastriot, traditionally thought to be the birthplace of the Albanian national hero Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg. by Erald HALIT MZIU

Dibër's east border is with the Republic of Macedonia. Domestically, it borders the following counties: