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The Myzeqe (definite Albanian form: Myzeqeja; Aromanian: Muzachia) is a plain in the Western Lowlands of Albania. The Myzeqe is the largest and widest plain, measured by area, in the Lowlands. The Myzeqe plain is a large alluvial plain traversed by three main rivers, the Shkumbin, Seman and Vjosë. The Vjosë gives a rough approximation of the southern extent of the Myzeqe, while the Shkumbin is roughly its northern extent. Administratively, the region falls mainly within Lushnjë and Fier District. Other terms like Myzeqeja e Vogël (Small Myzeqe), Myzeqeja e Beratit (Berat's Myzeqe), or Myzeqeja e Vlorës (Vlora's Myzeqe) are used to point respectively to the Fier part of the region, and to tiny parts that fall into the adjacent districts of Berat and Vlorë. It stretches 65 km north–south and 50 km east–west, with a total area of around 1350 square kilometers. The oldest population to inhabit the Myzeqe plain are the Albanian tribe of the Lalë. The name of the region comes from the Medieval times, it is named after the ruling family of Muzaka (1280 – 1600) which possessed the area. The toponym is first recorded as Musachia in 1417.

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Roskovec (Albanian: Roskoveci) is a small town in Albania. The town is located between Fier and Berat in the district of Fier and has 4975 inhabitants (2011). Roskovec is situated on the edge of the Myzeqe plain a few kilometers south of the Seman river, the largest river in Central Albania. Towards the south and east the terrain becomes hilly and gradually rises into the mountains of southern Albania. A large water reservoir for irrigation (Ujëmbledhësi i Kurjanit) was built between Roskovec and Kurjan in the years 1958–1962. The lake with a capacity of 30 million cubic meters is one of the largest reservoirs in Albania. Most of the inhabitants of the village, which is dominated by agriculture, come from the surrounding area. Among them there are Muslims and Orthodox Christians. Oil is mined northwest of Roskovec near the village of Marinëz. The name Roskovec comes from the Bulgarian language. The village developed into a small regional administrative center and military base in the first half of the 19th century. The place was known as the market of Frashër. On May 2, 2009, the Albanian opposition politician Fatmir Xhindi was murdered in Roskovec.

Patos (definite Albanian form: Patosi) is a town and a municipality in the County of Fier, Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Patos, Ruzhdie and Zharrëz, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the town Patos. The total population is 22,959 (2011 census), in a total area of 82.59 km2. The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 15,397. It is the center of the oil industry in Albania, and is 7 kilometers southeast from the city of Fier. Patos is a very old city. It was a city for oil in the modern day and during King of Albania era and during the People's Socialist Republic of Albania era. The city was also for the works to sleep in and investors. The city is one of the biggest offshore oil field in the Balkans and in Europe. The Patos-Marinza Oil Field was discovered in 1928. It produces about 11,854 barrels everyday more than other oil fields. It has a reserve of 2 billion barrels. This developed Patos in to an oil hub for Europe and the world. The economy of Patos is mainly based on oil companies such as Bankers Petroleum, and Albpetrol. The economy is also heavily based on agriculture with a lot of arable land. The main crops are olives in the hills and tomatoes, cucumber, and more are produced in Patos. Patos lies in the region of Myzeqe.

Divjakë (definite Albanian form: Divjaka) is a municipality and town in Fier County, Albania. The municipality consists of the administrative units of Grabian, Gradishtë, Remas, Tërbuf with Divjakë constituting its seat. As of the Institute of Statistics estimate from the 2011 census, there were 8,445 people residing in Divjakë and 34,254 in Divjakë Municipality. Divjakë is located near the Adriatic Sea coast, in the Myzeqe plain. The area of the municipality is 309.58 km2. According to the 2011 Albanian census, Divjakë was inhabited by an ethnic Albanian majority of 84.16%. Aromanians form the second largest ethnic community, with 2.12% declaring themselves Vlach, that is, Aromanian. Divjake is a considerable center of the Aromanian community within that region.

The Monastery of Ardenica is located at the highest point of a range of hills stretching across the great plain of Myzeqea (Myzeqe). Over the centuries this monastery has been an important historical, cultural, and spiritual center of the Orthodox Church. The monastery was situated close to the important road, Via Egnatia, which joined Western and Eastern Europe and continued all the way to Constantinople. In the monastery itself, several mile-marker stones from the Via Egnatia can be found. Because it was located on this major artery, the monastery drew many people to its gates. The monastery is dedicated to the Nativity of the All-Holy Theotokos and celebrates its feast-day on September 8th, when a great number of the faithful gather from all over Albania. Some scholars say that the initial core of the monastery, The Church of the Holy Trinity, has its beginnings in the 10th century. According to tradition, the monastery itself was founded in the 13th or 14th century during the time of the Epirius Despotism. The central Church of the Nativity of Theotokos was built in 1743, with funds from merchants of Voskopoja, who were scattered across Europe. It is said that this church replaced an older church, which was destroyed together with the entire monastery at the end of the 17th century, perhaps from a fire or earthquake. Its restoration was due in large part to the abbot of the monastery Nektar Terpo from Voskopoja, a renowned personality and preacher of the Church at that time. Two years after the building of the church, Abbot Andoni wrote a letter to the donors requesting their continued economic help in order to rebuild the monastery. The funds gathered from these efforts made possible the gradual completion of the monastery's buildings. Now, though they have been repaired several times, most of the buildings at the monastery - the cellars, kitchen, bakery, cells, welcoming rooms, and especially the oil mill - are in their original form and rank among the best preserved buildings for monasteries of the 18th century. The inside walls of the monastery church are completely covered with frescoes. The murals are the work of Konstandin and Athanas Zografi, who were brothers from Korca; they date back to the year 1744. All of the words, including those on the frescoes, are written in old Greek. Some of the more notable frescoes can be found on the northern part of the western-facing wall, where visitors will find icons of the seven saints who evangelized the Slavs as well as St. John Kukuzeli of Durres, a notable Byzantine musician of the 12th century. It is also worth noticing the group of frescoes devoted to the sufferings of Christ on the fourth level of the murals. A majority of the icons on the iconostasis were made in 1744 by another famous iconographer of the 18th century, Konstandin Shpataraku (from the regions of Shpati near Elbasan). He signed his name Hierodeacon Konstandin. Among the icons on the iconostasis was also an icon of St. John Vladimir; the Albanian Prince, Karl Topia, is also pictured there in miniature. This icon is now housed in the Medieval Art Museum in Korca. The iconostasis structure itself was also carved around the year 1744 and repaired in 1804. The Episcopal throne, the amvon, and the icon stand were also carved during the same period. All the wood carvings are painted with gold. Flora and fauna are a significant element found carved in these pieces and each has symbolic meaning. They rank among the most beautiful carved pieces of these regions. Inside the church are also a number of silver adornments with floral motifs, such as the lampadas of the iconostasis which date back to the years 1725 and 1745. Many of the liturgical and historical artistic objects of the Monastery - icons, silver pieces, the holy stole, and various documents - are preserved in archival and private museum collections, both local and foreign, in at least five other European countries: Greece, Italy, Austria, Hungary, and Poland. 

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