The Mat (definiteAlbanianform: Mati) is a river in north-central Albania. Its overall length is 115km (71mi), while its catchment surface is 2,441km2 (942sqmi).[2][3] Its average discharge is 103m3/s (3,600cuft/s).[4] The main tributary is Fan, flowing from the northeast, while the Mat flows from the southwest down to the confluence with Fan and then towards the Adriatic Sea.
This article is about the river in Albania. For the Mat River in Virginia, USA, see Mattaponi River. For the Mat River in Mizoram, India, see Kaladan River.
The Albanian name mat originally meant "elevated location", "mountain place". Today's meaning in Albanian, "river bank, river shore", is a consequence of a secondary change through the common use of both the terms mal, "mountain" and breg, "shore", giving the meaning of "elevation". The river was recorded by Roman writer Vibius Sequester (4th or 5th century AD) as Mathis, following a hellenized graphic mode of the term mat.[5] It appeared in written records also as Mathia in 1380.[6]
Overview
See also: Glasinac-Mati culture
Hydrographic map of Albania
Mat originates from the confluence of several streams within the karstic mountains in Martanesh, where it forms deep gorges and canyons.[7] Rising in Martanesh, the Mat heads westwards to the municipality of Mat and northwest through the towns of Klos and Burrel. About 10km (6mi) downstream from Burrel, it flows into a large reservoir (Liqeni i Ulzës – "Lake Ulëz"). 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 Mat District from the coastal plains. It enters the plains between Milot and Zejmen.[8]
After a total length of 115km (71mi), the Mat flows into the Adriatic Sea near Fushë-Kuqe, between the towns of Lezhë and Laç.
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