Novosej

Novosej is one of the villages of the former Shishtavec Municipality which is part of the Kukës County in Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Kukës.

The region was isolated until 1978, when a road was built from Kukës to Shishtavec, which provided a link to the city of Kukës and the national highway. With no subsequent investment in the road, its condition deteriorated, but an initiative in 2012 has resulted in it being upgraded, and a 6-kilometre (3.7 mi) extension being built. There are proposals for an additional 15 kilometres (9.3 mi), which will open up the area. In addition to the road, the initiative, which is funded by the Albanian Development Fund, has provided a water supply for Novosej and the nearby villages of Borje, Shtrezë and Oreshkë.

The village is located in the Shishtaveci Alps, an area of natural beauty, and as well as providing access to Kukës, the road will enable tourism to develop, while the water supply should assist the development of agriculture and livestock farming.