The Mat is a river

River

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 in northern 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...

. Its source is near Martanesh

Martanesh

Martanesh is a municipality in the Bulqizë District, Dibër County, eastern Albania. The settlement holding city status is Krastë....

, in the Bulqizë District

Bulqizë District

The District of Bulqizë is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Dibër County. It has a population of 28,374, and an area of 469 km². It is in the east of the country, and its capital is Bulqizë....

. It flows west towards the Mat District

Mat District

The District of Mat is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania, part of Dibër County. It is named after the Mat River, that flows through the district. It has a population of 48,803 , and an area of 1,029 km². Its capital is Burrel...

, which takes it name from the river, and northwest through the towns Klos

Klos

Klos may refer to:*Klos, Mat, a town in Albania*Klos, Elbasan, a village in Albania*Kłos, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, a village in Poland*KLOS, a radio station in California...

 and Burrel. About 10 km (6 mi) downstream from Burrel it flows into a large reservoir (Liqeni i Ulzës – "Lake Ulëz

Ulëz

Ulëz is a municipality in the Mat District, Dibër County, northern Albania....

"). After passing through a hydroelectric dam, it flows through another, smaller reservoir (Liqeni i Shkopetit – "Lake Shkopet") and forms a narrow gorge through the mountain range that separates the Mat district from the coastal plains. It enters the plains between Milot

Milot, Albania

Milot is a municipality in the Kurbin District, Lezhë County, northwestern Albania.-History:In 7 September 1457 the Battle of Ujëbardha occurred in Milot. It was the Second Siege of Krujë when an Albanian army led by Skanderbeg broke the surrounding Ottoman army. The defeat was chronicled in...

 and Zejmen

Zejmen

Zejmen is a municipality in the Lezhë District, Lezhë County, northwestern Albania....

.

After a total length of 115 km (71 mi), the Mat flows into the Adriatic Sea

Adriatic Sea

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 near Fushë-Kuqe

Fushë-Kuqe

Fushë-Kuqë is a municipality in the Kurbin District, Lezhë County, northwestern Albania....

, between the towns Lezhë

Lezhë

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 and Laç

Laç

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