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Bitinckë
Bitinckë is a village in the Korçë County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Devoll. The village is at 700–1000 metres elevation above sea level.

Bitinckë is the site of an iron-nickel deposit located in one of three such zones in Albania. In addition, Bitinckë is the site of a nickel-silicate deposit, one of two in the country. The mined deposits are connected by a road to the national road (distance of 1 kilometre). The ores of nickel in the area have a thickness of 1–25 metres and contain sizable amounts of both iron and cobalt.

During the communist era, a farming cooperative existed in the village and Bitinckë was visited by Albanian president Enver Hoxha in 1957. Hoxha gave the village a camera to photograph their experiences of the cooperative farm.

  • Welcome sign into Bitinckë
    Welcome sign into Bitinckë
  • Houses in Bitinckë
    Houses in Bitinckë
  • Mosque of Bitinckë
    Mosque of Bitinckë
  • Mosque water fountain
    Mosque water fountain
  • Primary school "Hasan Bitincka"
    Primary school "Hasan Bitincka"
  • A mule in Bitinckë
    A mule in Bitinckë
  • Monument to fallen communist partisans
    Monument to fallen communist partisans
  • Iron-nickel deposit
    Iron-nickel deposit
  • Remnants of communist era guardhouse atop mountain
    Remnants of communist era guardhouse atop mountain

References

  1. ^ "Location of Bitinckë". Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  2. ^ "Law nr. 115/2014" (PDF) (in Albanian). pp. 6372–6373. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. ^ Shallari, S.; Schwartz, C.; Hasko, A.; Morel, J. L. (1998). "Heavy metals in soils and plants of serpentine and industrial sites of Albania". Science of the Total Environment. 209 (2–3): 134. Bibcode:1998ScTEn.209..133S. doi:10.1016/S0048-9697(97)00312-4. PMID 9514035.
  4. ^ Çuni, E.; Dodona, E.; Harasani, P.; Sallaku, F.; Shallari, S. (2015). "Assessment of Habitats Area Sand Nickel Hyperaccumulator Plant Alyssum Genus in Albania". Albanian Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 14 (4): 375.
  5. ^ Nako, Iljaz; Jorgji, Vasil; Bakiu, Arben (2000). "Albanian mineral industry and its trends in the future". In Michalakopoulos, T.N.; Panagiotou, G.N. (eds.). Mine Planning and Equipment Selection 2000. CRC Press. pp. 462–463. ISBN 9789058091789.
  6. ^ Thorne, Robert; Roberts, Stephen; Herrington, Richard (2012). "The formation and evolution of the Bitincke nickel laterite deposit, Albania". Mineralium Deposita. 47 (8): 933. Bibcode:2012MinDe..47..933T. doi:10.1007/s00126-012-0411-x. S2CID 129043314.
  7. ^ De Rapper, Gilles; Durand, Anouck (2011). "Family Photographs in Socialist Albania: State Photography and the Private Sphere". In Pistrick, Eckehard; Scaldaferri, Nicola; Schwörer, Gretel (eds.). Audiovisual media and identity issues in Southeastern Europe. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 213. ISBN 9781443831413.


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