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.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 6,652.[2]

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
Population
 (2011)
 • Municipal unit
6,652
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal Code
2011
Area Code(0)572

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

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References edit

  1. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). p. 6368. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. ^ 2011 census results Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Kingsley, Patrick (16 February 2020). "Highly Secretive Iranian Rebels Are Holed up in Albania. They Gave Us a Tour". The New York Times.