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Manëz

Coordinates: 41°26′N 19°35′E / 41.433°N 19.583°E / 41.433; 19.583
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Manëz
Street in the municipality after the local elections in 2011
Street in the municipality after the local elections in 2011
Manëz is located in Albania
Manëz
Manëz
Coordinates: 41°26′N 19°35′E / 41.433°N 19.583°E / 41.433; 19.583
Country Albania
CountyDurrës
MunicipalityDurrës
 • Municipal unit49.12 km2 (18.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2023[1])
 • Municipal unit
7,185
 • Municipal unit density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
2011
Area Code(0)572

Manëz or Manzë is a town and a former municipality in the Durrës County, western Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Durrës.[2] The population at the 2023 census was 7,185.[1]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19896,857—    
20017,587+10.6%
20116,652−12.3%
20237,185+8.0%
Source: [3][4]

The town is known for Camp Ashraf 3, the headquarters for the exiled Iranian political group, the People's Mujahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK).[5]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Main Results of the Population and Housing Census 2023". INSTAT.
  2. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6368. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Albania: All places/communes".
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Institute of Statistics Albania.
  5. ^ Kingsley, Patrick (16 February 2020). "Highly Secretive Iranian Rebels Are Holed up in Albania. They Gave Us a Tour". The New York Times.