Martanesh

Martanesh
Administrative Unit
Martanesh
Coordinates: 41°23′N 20°14′E / 41.383°N 20.233°E / 41.383; 20.233Coordinates: 41°23′N 20°14′E / 41.383°N 20.233°E / 41.383; 20.233
Country  Albania
County Dibër
Municipality(s) Bulqizë
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Martanesh (Albanian: Martaneshi) is a geographic and ethnographic region within the Dibër County in eastern Albania. Formerly a commune, at the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Bulqizë.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 1,836.[2] The settlement holding the status of town is Krastë, which was also the center of the commune. The population is largely Bektashi with a rather small Catholic minority, and the commune contains the Teqe of Martanesh.

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