Sanjak of Dibra

Sanjak of Dibra Debre Sancağı Sanxhaku i Dibrës Дебарски санџак
sanjak of the Ottoman Empire
1395–1913 →   →
Coat of arms
Location of Sanjak of Dibra
Capital		Debar
History
•	Established	1395
•	Treaty of London (1913)	30 May 1913 1913
Today part of		Albania and Republic of Macedonia

Sanjak of Dibra, or Sanjak of Debar, (Turkish: Debre Sancağı, Albanian: Sanxhaku i Dibrës, Macedonian: Дебарски санџак) was one of the sanjaks of the Ottoman Empire which county town was Debar in Macedonia. The western part of its territory today belongs to Albania (Lower Dibër and Mat) and the east to the Republic of Macedonia (Reka, Debar).

Territory and administration

Besides Debar the territory of this sanjak included part of territory of northern Albania, Krujë and areas between rivers Mat and Black Drin. In 1440 Skanderbeg was appointed as sanjakbey of Sanjak of Debar. Since mid-19th century the Sanjak of Dibra had two kazas: Debar and Reka. Before its disestablishment in 1912 it had four kazas: Debar, Reka, Mat and Lower Debar.

Scutari, Prizren, Kosovo and Monastir vilayets

Main articles: Scutari Vilayet, Prizren Vilayet, Kosovo Vilayet, and Monastir Vilayet

In 1867, the Sanjak of Debar merged with the Sanjak of Prizren and Sanjak of Scutari and became the Scutari Vilayet. In 1871 Sanjak of Debar was joined with the Sanjak of Prizren, Sanjak of Skopje and Sanjak of Niš into one vilayet, Prizren Vilayet, which became part of the Kosovo Vilayet when it was established in 1877.

The Sanjak of Debar was separated from the Kosovo Vilayet and attached to the Monastir Vilayet after the Congress of Berlin in 1878. A half of the supplies of the sanjak of Dibra in period before its disestablishment came from Skopje and a quarter from Bitola.

Disestablishment

Main articles: First Balkan War and Treaty of London (1913)

During the First Balkan War in 1912 and beginning of 1913 Sanjak of Debar was occupied by the Kingdom of Serbia. In 1914 the territory of Sanjak of Scutari became a part of Principality of Albania, established on the basis of peace contract signed during London Conference in 1913. On the basis of the Treaty of London signed during the London Conference in 1913, its territory was divided between Serbia and newly established Albania.