Karbunarë
Karbunarë | |
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.svg)  Karbunarë | |
| Coordinates: 40°55′N 19°43′E / 40.917°N 19.717°E | |
| Country |  Albania |
| County | Fier |
| Municipality | Lushnjë |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Municipal unit | 2,692 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Karbunarë (Albanian definite form: Karbunara) is a former municipality in the Fier County, western Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Lushnjë.[1] The population at the 2023 census was 2,692.[2]
The municipal unit has nine villages under its jurisdiction:
- Balaj
- Biçakaj
- Karbunarë e Sipërme
- Kasharaj
- Kashtbardhë
- Murriz
- Skilaj
- Stan-Karbunarë
- Zgjanë
Although Karbunara is located in the Myzeqe region where many of Albanian Orthodox backgrounds live, it is a center of the heterodox Islamic Halveti Order, which is often mistaken for (but not the same as) the Bektashi Order. The town of Karbunara contains both a Halveti tekke and a Halveti tyrbe. In addition to the numerous residents of Halveti background, there are also some of Orthodox backgrounds as well as non-Halveti Muslim backgrounds, and in modern days there are also many irreligious individuals.
References
[edit]- ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6370. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Population and Housing Census, Fier 2023" (PDF). INSTAT. p. 108. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
Subdivisions of Fier County | ||
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County seat: Fier | ||
| Municipality of Divjakë |  | |
| Municipality of Fier | ||
| Municipality of Lushnjë | ||
| Municipality of Mallakastër | ||
| Municipality of Patos | ||
| Municipality of Roskovec | ||
Subdivisions of Lushnjë municipality | ||
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Municipal seat: Lushnjë | ||
| Administrative unit of Allkaj |
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| Administrative unit of Ballagat |
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| Administrative unit of Bubullimë |
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| Administrative unit of Dushk |
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| Administrative unit of Fier-Shegan |
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| Administrative unit of Golem |
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| Administrative unit of Hysgjokaj |
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| Administrative unit of Karbunarë |
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| Administrative unit of Kolonjë |
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| Administrative unit of Krutje |
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| Administrative unit of Lushnjë |
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