Martanesh
Martanesh | |
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Martanesh village | |
| Coordinates: 41°23′N 20°14′E / 41.383°N 20.233°E | |
| Country | Albania |
| County | Dibër |
| Municipality | Bulqizë |
| • Municipal unit | 169.2 km2 (65.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipal unit | 1,836 |
| • Municipal unit density | 11/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal Code | 8403 |
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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. The population at the 2011 census was 1,836. 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.