Herebel is a settlement in the municipality Maqellarë

Maqellarë

Maqellarë is a municipality in the Dibër District, Dibër County, northeastern Albania.-Demographics:Maqellare is inhabited by both Albanians and Macedonians, the latter whom are not officially recognised by the Albanian government....

, Dibër District

Dibër District

The District of Dibër is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Dibër County. It has a population of 62,825, and an area of 1088 km². It is in the north-east of the country, and its capital is Peshkopi....

, Dibër County

Dibër County

The County of Dibër is one of the 12 counties of Albania. It consists of the districts Bulqizë, Dibër, and Mat and its capital is Peshkopi.Dibër is known for its resistance against the Turks. Historical Dibër included parts of Albania and Macedonia...

, northeastern Albania

Albania

Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

. The village includes the St. Saviour's Church

St. Saviour's Church, Herebel

St. Saviour's Church is a church in Herebel, Dibër County, Albania. It is a Cultural Monument of Albania since 1970....

 and the Halveti Teqe

Halveti Teqe, Herebel

The Halveti Teqe is a Cultural Monument of Albania, located in Herebel, Diber District.-References:...

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History

After the Balkan wars, the village fell under the control of Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....

, however in 1925 after an agreement reached with Albanian over the control of the Monastery of Saint Naum on Lake Ohrid, the village became apart of Albania.

Demographics

The village is populated with an Orthodox Macedonian and Macedonian Muslim

Macedonian Muslims

The Macedonian Muslims , also known as Muslim Macedonians, Torbeš, ; , in older sources Pomaks are a minority religious group within the community of ethnic Macedonians who are Muslims...

population, both of which are unrecognised by the Albanian authorities.