Blinisht is a village and a former municipality in the Lezhë County, northwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Lezhë. The population at the 2023 census was 1,878.

Blinisht is located in the Zadrima region and the municipal unit includes 7 settlements:

Baqel Blinisht Fishtë Kodhel Krajnë Piraj

History The region has been subordinate both the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lezhë and Roman Catholic Diocese of Sapë.

Landmarks St. Stephen's Church, Blinisht, Medieval church People Pjetër Zarishi (1806-1866), Albanian catholic priest and poet

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