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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
region
agriculturalProducts corn
forage crops
industrial crops
vegetables
wheat
borderedBy Adriatic Sea NERFINISHED
climate Mediterranean climate
coastType Adriatic coastal plain NERFINISHED
containsCity Fier NERFINISHED
Lushnjë NERFINISHED
Rrogozhinë NERFINISHED
containsTown Divjakë NERFINISHED
Patos NERFINISHED
Roskovec NERFINISHED
country Albania
crossedByRiver Semani River NERFINISHED
Shkumbin River NERFINISHED
Vjosa River NERFINISHED
culturalSubregionOf southern Albania NERFINISHED
developedIntensivelyDuring communist period in Albania
economicActivity agriculture
animal husbandry
food processing
ethnoLinguisticRegionOf Tosk Albanians NERFINISHED
hasFeature drainage systems
extensive irrigation canals
hasWetlandArea Karavasta Lagoon region NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
western Albania
partOf Toskëria NERFINISHED
populationGroup Tosk-speaking population
religiousComposition predominantly Muslim
with Orthodox Christian minority
soilType alluvial soils
terrainType lowland
traditionalLanguage Tosk Albanian NERFINISHED
usedFor large-scale state farms during communist era

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Tosk region hasSubregion Myzeqe