Bllatë e Sipërme

Bllatë e Sipërme is a settlement in the former Maqellarë municipality, Dibër County, northeastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Dibër In this village a border crossing point with Macedonia is situated.

Type: Village with 346 residents
Description: village in Dibër County, Albania
Also known as: “Bllata e Epë”, “Bllata e Eperme”, “Bllata e Epërme”, “Bllatë e Epër”, “Bllatë e Epërme”, “Gornje Blato”, and “Luzni”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Allajbegi’s Mosque and St Saviour’s Church, Kërçishti i Epërm.

Allajbegi’s Mosque

Mosque

Photo: Albinfo, CC BY 4.0.

The Allajbegi's Mosque is a mosque located in Burim, in the Dibër County of Albania. Completed before 1578 CE, the mosque was designated a Cultural Monument of Albania in 1970. Allajbegi’s Mosque is situated 2½ km northwest of Bllatë e Sipërme.

St Saviour’s Church, Kërçishti i Epërm

Church

St Saviour's Church is a church in Kërçishti i Epërm, Dibër County, Albania. It was designated a Cultural Monument of Albania in 1970. The annual holiday Spasovden is celebrated at the church by the Macedonian Orthodox population. St Saviour’s Church, Kërçishti i Epërm is situated 3 km northeast of Bllatë e Sipërme.

Krivci

Dwelling

Photo: Kiril Simeonovski, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Krivci is an abandoned village in the municipality of Debar, North Macedonia. Krivci is situated 3½ km southeast of Bllatë e Sipërme.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Spas and Kërçisht i Poshtëm.

Spas

Village

Photo: Dean Lazarevski, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Spas is a village in the municipality of Debar, North Macedonia.

Kërçisht i Poshtëm

Village

Kërçisht i Poshtëm is a village in the former Maqellarë Municipality in Dibër County in northeastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Dibër. It is located near the Macedonian border, on the mountain Dešat. Kërçisht i Poshtëm is situated 3 km northeast of Bllatë e Sipërme.