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A satellite view of the Mat valley in the winter. The mountains surrounding it are capped in snow, while the Mat river is visible, as well as Lake Ulëz and Shkopet in the north. Mat (Albanian definite form: Mati) is a region in north-central Albania, referring to the valley of the Mat river and its surrounding mountains.
Mat (Albanian definite form: Mati, Latin: Mathis) is a municipality in Dibër County, northern Albania. It was created in 2015 by the merge of the former municipalities Baz , Burrel , Derjan , Komsi , Lis , Macukull , Rukaj and Ulëz .
Burrel (alternate forms Burrel, Mat) is a town in northern Albania, 91 km from Tirana. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision and the seat of the municipality Mat. [2] It was the seat of the former District of Mat. The population as of the 2023 census is 7,928. [1]
Mat District (Albanian: Rrethi i Matit) was one of the 36 districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 newly created counties. It had a population of 61,906 in 2001, and an area of 1,028 km 2 (397 sq mi). [1] It was named after the river Mat, which flows through the district.
The primary division until mid-2000 was into districts (Albanian: rrethe), whose number, size, and importance varied over time. [1] They were organized into groups comprising 12 counties beginning in 1991.
Hydrographic map of Albania. The Mat originates from the confluence of several streams within the karstic mountains in Martanesh, where it forms deep gorges and canyons. [7] Rising in Martanesh, the Mat heads westwards to the town of Klos and then northwest by the town of Burrel. About 10 km (6 mi) downstream from Burrel, it flows into lake Ulëz.
Lake Ulza Nature Park (Albanian: Parku Natyror Liqeni i Ulzës) is a regional nature park located in Mat, Albania. [1] It covers a surface area of 4206 hectares and is located near the town of Burrel in the central part of the country.
[8] [9] The word Queen Mother probably points at Sadije Toptani, the mother of Ahmet Zogu, [10] or Geraldine Apponyis, his wife, who had first visited Albania in 1937. Nena Mbretëreshë is a common name for the king's mother. [11] King Zog, was born in Mat region, originating from the east side of the pass. He is said to have also build a ...