Myzeqe

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Myzeqe is a fertile lowland area in western Albania, known historically as an important agricultural heartland and cultural subregion of the Tosk-speaking population.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Myzeqe canonical 5

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
region
agriculturalProducts corn
forage crops
industrial crops
vegetables
wheat
borderedBy Adriatic Sea
climate Mediterranean climate
coastType Adriatic coastal plain
linked to: Adriatic coast
containsCity Fier
Lushnjë
Rrogozhinë
containsTown Divjakë
Patos
Roskovec
country Albania
crossedByRiver Semani River
Shkumbin River
Vjosa River
culturalSubregionOf southern Albania
linked to: Tosk region
developedIntensivelyDuring communist period in Albania
economicActivity agriculture
animal husbandry
food processing
ethnoLinguisticRegionOf Tosk Albanians
linked to: Albanians
hasFeature drainage systems
extensive irrigation canals
hasWetlandArea Karavasta Lagoon region
historicalRole agricultural heartland of Albania
important grain-producing area in the Ottoman period
knownFor agriculture
fertile lowlands
grain production
livestock farming
vegetable cultivation
languageVariety Myzeqar dialect of Tosk Albanian
locatedIn Albanian Plain
western Albania
partOf Toskëria
populationGroup Tosk-speaking population
religiousComposition predominantly Muslim
with Orthodox Christian minority
soilType alluvial soils
terrainType lowland
traditionalLanguage Tosk Albanian
linked to: Gheg
usedFor large-scale state farms during communist era

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tosk region hasSubregion Myzeqe
Berat historicalRegion Myzeqe
Lushnjë historicalRegion Myzeqe
Labëria borders Myzeqe