Country Albania Administrative Unit Maqellarë | County Dibër Time zone CET (UTC+1) Municipal unit Maqellarë | |
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Herebel (Macedonian: Ербеле, Erbele) 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 situated on the mountain Dešat, near the border with the Republic of Macedonia
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Map of Herebel, Albania
History
The village was first mentioned in 1467 in Ottoman records. In 1583, it was recorded as having 18 Christian and four Muslim residents.
Of all of the local villages during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, while still under the Ottoman Empire, only Herebel and Kërçisht i Sipërm were populated by Bulgarian Exarchists, while the rest were populated by Muslims.
Several members of the Macedonian-Adrianopolitan Volunteer Corps were born in Herebel.
Demographics
The village today is populated by ethnic Macedonians and Macedonian is spoken in the village.
Culture
Herebel is home to two Cultural Monuments of Albania, the Church of the Holy Transfiguration and the Halveti Teqe.