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Mat District Rrethi i Matit | |
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| Coordinates:41°34′N20°1′E / 41.567°N 20.017°E /41.567; 20.017 | |
| Country |  Albania |
| Dissolved | 2000 |
| Seat | Burrel |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,028 km2 (397 sq mi) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 61,906 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (160/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Mat District (Albanian:Rrethi i Matit) was one of the 36districts of Albania, which were dissolved in July 2000 and replaced by 12 newly createdcounties. It had a population of 61,906 in 2001, and an area of 1,028 km2 (397 sq mi).[1] It was named after the riverMat, which flows through the district. Its capital was the town ofBurrel. Its territory is now part ofDibër County: themunicipalities ofMat andKlos.
The district consisted of the followingmunicipalities:[2]
Mat is believed to be one of the oldest Albanian settlements, most likely as old as the 2nd-5th century AD.[3] At the beginning of the 15th century theLord of Matja wasGjon Kastrioti, father ofSkanderbeg.[4] When Skanderbeg began his rebellion against Ottomans he also became the lord of Mat and some other territories as well.[5] A synod of Catholic archdiocese was held in Matja in 1462 byPal Egnelli known for hisbaptismal formula.[6]
| Name | Portrait | Birth and death | Reign started | Reign ended | Marriages | Succession right | |
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| 1 | Zogu Pasha [Zogu the Great] | ? | ? | ? | Unknown wife | ||
| 2 | 'Abdu'llah Bey Zogolli | ? | ? | ? | Unknown wife | son of Zogu Pasha | |
| 3 | Ahmad Bey Zogolli | ? | ? | ? | Unknown wife | son of 'Abdu'llah Bey Zogolli | |
| 4 | Mahmud Pasha Zogolli | ? | ? | ? | Unknown wife [4 childs] | son of Ahmad Bey Zogolli | |
| 5 | Xhelal Pasha Zogolli |  | ? | ? | ? | Ruhijé Hanem [4 childs] | son of Mahmud Pasha Zogolli |
| 6 | Riza Zogolli |  | ? | ? | ? | Never married | son of Xhelal Pasha Zogolli |
| 7 | Xhemal Pasha Zogu |  | 1860 – 1911 | ? | 1911 | Zenja Malika Khanum 1880 [1 child] 1887 [8 childs] | brother of Riza Zogolli |
| 8 | Zog I |  | 8 October 1895 Burgajet Castle (Ottoman Empire) – 9 April 1961 (aged 65) | 1911 | 9 April 1961 | Countess Geraldine Apponyi de Nagy-Apponyi April 1938 [1 child] | Son of Xhemal Pasha Zogu |
| 9 | Leka I | 5 April 1939 – 30 November 2011 (aged 72) | 9 April 1961 | 30 November 2011 | Susan Cullen-Ward 1975 [1 child] | Son of Zog I | |
| 10 | Leka II | 26 March 1982 (age 34) | 30 November 2011 | Present | Elia Zaharia 2016 | Son of Leka I |
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Later, Lord Scanderbeg became not only Lord of Mat but also Lord of Kruja, of Dibra and of Birina, i.e. of Randisia, Tomorista, Misia and the Gjonem country down to the sea.
On his return to Durrës in 1462, Paulus Angelus held a synod in Matja to reorganise his archdiocese. In this connection he is remembered as the author of the baptismal formula he introduced in Albanian, one of the rare records of the Albanian
Districts in Albania were geographic divisions made up of cities, towns and villages. They were abolished in 2000. | |
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