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Malzi (Albanian definite form: Malziu) is a former municipality in Kukës County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Kukës. The population at the 2023 census was 1,616.
The municipal unit consists of the following villages:

Çam
Dukagjin
Gdheshtë
Kalimash
Kryemadh
Mgullë
Petkaj
Pistë
Shëmri
Shikaj
Shtanë
Spas
The region is mentioned by Albanologist Robert Elsie in a 2015 book by him as one of the 69 different tribes in northern Albania.




Etymology


The name of the region dates back to 1444 and is mentioned several times over the centuries. The most accepted theory is that the region was named Malzi (Albanian for Black Mountain) because of the black pined mountain forests of the region.




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Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Death for Sale
• Malzi
• Mohcine Malzi
• Dukagjin, Kukës
• Kukës District
• Shëmri, Kukës
• Kukës
• Spas, Kukës
• Çam, Kukës
• Municipalities of Albania
• Volubilis (film)