The District of Dibër is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Dibër County

Dibër County

The County of Dibër 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. Historical Dibër included parts of Albania and Macedonia...

. It has a population of 62,825, and an area of 1088 km². It is in the north-east of the country, and its capital is Peshkopi

Peshkopi

Peshkopi is a city in Dibër District, Dibër County, northeastern Albania.It is located away from Tirana, the capital of Albania, and from the Macedonian border. It is situated at 41°40'N and 20°25'. It sits above sea level. In the 2004 census, there were approximately 14,100 residents. It is...

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The district takes its name from the town Debar

Debar

Debar is a city in the western part of the Republic of Macedonia, near the border with Albania, on the road from Struga to Gostivar. It is the seat of Debar Municipality.-Geography:...

, in Macedonia

Republic of Macedonia

Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...

. The district consists of the following municipalities:

• Arras
  Arras, Albania
  Arras is a municipality in the Dibër District, Dibër County, northeastern Albania....
  
  
• Fushë-Çidhën
  Fushë-Çidhën
  Fushë-Çidhën is a municipality in the Dibër District, Dibër County, northeastern Albania....
  
  
• Kala e Dodës
  Kala e Dodës
  Kala e Dodës is a municipality in the Dibër District, Dibër County, northeastern Albania. Kala e Dodës is part of the territory included in the proposed Korabi National Park....
  
  
• Kastriot
  Kastriot, Albania
  Kastriot is a municipality in the Dibër District, Dibër County, northeastern Albania....
  
  
• Lurë
  Lurë
  Lurë is a municipality in the Dibër District, Dibër County, northeastern Albania.Old Lurë , Lurë Plain and Borie Lurë , are the three neighborhoods of Lurë. More villages are in the municipality of Lurë such as Krej Lurë, Pregj Lurë, Arrmall, Vlashe and Gur Lure. With an area of 1.280 hectares,...
  
  
• Luzni
  Luzni
  Luzni is a municipality in the Dibër District, Dibër County, northeastern Albania....
  
  
• Maqellarë
  Maqellarë
  Maqellarë is a municipality in the Dibër District, Dibër County, northeastern Albania.-Demographics:Maqellare is inhabited by both Albanians and Macedonians, the latter whom are not officially recognised by the Albanian government....
  
  
• Melan
  Melan
  Melan is a municipality in the Dibër District, Dibër County, northeastern Albania....
  
  
• Muhurr
• Peshkopi
  Peshkopi
  Peshkopi is a city in Dibër District, Dibër County, northeastern Albania.It is located away from Tirana, the capital of Albania, and from the Macedonian border. It is situated at 41°40'N and 20°25'. It sits above sea level. In the 2004 census, there were approximately 14,100 residents. It is...
  
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• Qendër Tomin
  Qendër Tomin
  Qendër Tomin is a municipality in the Dibër District, Dibër County, northeastern Albania....
  
  
• Selishtë
  Selishtë
  Selishtë is a municipality in the Dibër District, Dibër County, northeastern Albania....
  
  
• Sllovë
  Sllovë
  Sllovë is a municipality in the Dibër District, Dibër County, northeastern Albania....
  
  
• Zall-Dardhë
  Zall-Dardhë
  Zall-Dardhë is a municipality in the Dibër District, Dibër County, northeastern Albania....
  
  
• Zall-Reç
  Zall-Reç
  Zall-Reç is a municipality in the Dibër District, Dibër County, northeastern Albania....
  
  

Dibër has been the battlefield of Turkish and other Balkan wars for centuries. Its river Drini i Zi (Black Drin

Black Drin

The Black Drin is a river in Albania and the Republic of Macedonia. It flows out of Lake Ohrid in Struga, Macedonia. After approximately it crosses the border to Albania, west of Debar. It merges with the White Drin in Kukës to form the Drin, which flows into the Adriatic Sea...

) 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 contains 7 lakes of Lurë

Lurë

Lurë is a municipality in the Dibër District, Dibër County, northeastern Albania.Old Lurë , Lurë Plain and Borie Lurë , are the three neighborhoods of Lurë. More villages are in the municipality of Lurë such as Krej Lurë, Pregj Lurë, Arrmall, Vlashe and Gur Lure. With an area of 1.280 hectares,...

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Dibër is the place where the Kastriot

Kastriot, Albania

Kastriot is a municipality in the Dibër District, Dibër County, northeastern Albania....

 village lays, which is close to another village called Sinjë (Sinë) where the George Kastrioti Skanderbeg was born and returned after the Turkish escaping to Diber.