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Bulqizë is a mining town. Deep under it is one of the biggest chrome deposits in Europe, and chrome from here is sold around the world.

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Bulqizë is a mining town. Deep under it is one of the biggest chrome deposits in Europe, and chrome from here is sold around the world.

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The Eastern Albanian town of Bulqizë with the mountain Mali i Lopës
Bulqiza & Mali i Lopës Albinfo · CC BY 4.0
House of Mustafa Shehu, cultural monument, Zerqan Bulqize
Banesa e Mustafa Shehut, monument kulture, Zerqan Bulqizë Belakoder · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sand processing factory
Fabrika e përpunimit të rërës në Bulqizë ATUFAA · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Town

Burrel

The seat of Mat municipality in the central highlands, near the Mat river dams.

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Town

Peshkopi

The seat of Dibër County, known for thermal springs and the high pastures below Mount Korab.

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Town

Klos

A Mat-valley town on the road between Burrel and the eastern mountains.

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Related subjects

Industry

Mining in Albania

Chromium above all — Albania has long been among the larger world producers — plus copper and nickel.

Albanian Economy

Sources

  • Wikipedia — Bulqizë — English Wikipedia · retrieved 03 Sep 2026
    Used to ground the deep-research section and as a discovery aid; not relied on alone for contested claims.
  • Wikidata — Wikidata item Q463384 · retrieved 03 Sep 2026
    Source of the population, area and elevation figures shown in Quick facts, each with its own observation year.
  • Wikimedia Commons — Photographs · retrieved 03 Sep 2026
    Each photograph carries its own creator, licence and file link beneath it. Only public-domain, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-SA files are published.

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