Place:Lezhë, Lezhë, Albania

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NameLezhë
Alt namesDistrict of Lezhësource: Wikipedia
Lezhësource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Lezhë provincesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Rrethi i Lezhëssource: Wikipedia
TypeDistrict
Coordinates41.783°N 19.65°E
Located inLezhë, Albania
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Inhabited place
Lezhë
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Lezhë District 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 68,218 in 2001, and an area of . It is in the north-west of the country, and its capital was the city of Lezhë. The area of the former district is with the present municipality of Lezhë, which is part of Lezhë County.

Lezhë District is located in north Albania and is a region with thousands of years of history. In Lezhë the League of Lezhë was created under the order of Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg.

Many famous people are from Lezhë, such as Frang Bardhi and Gjergj Fishta. The waves of the Adriatic Sea which hit the shore of Lezhë start at the Shëngjin Harbor, one of the three largest harbors of Albania, and up to Tale. The rivers Mat and Drin flow through the district and pour into the Adriatic Sea.

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