or PERSEBIN, a town of European Turkey, capital of a sanjak of the same name in Albania, on the right bank of the Ricks, an affluent of the White Drin, 82 miles E. of Scutari, and 92 N.E. of Durazzo. It is fortified; and on a neighbouring hill stands a castle, where the Turkish governor resides. Prisrend is the seat of a Roman Catholic bishop. Fire-arms are manufactured here, and are highly prized. A considerable trade is carried on as well with the surrounding regions of Albania as with Rumelia and Servia. Large fairs are held here annually in November. Pop. 8000.