Krastë (Albanian definite form: Krasta) is a small town in Dibër County, east Albania.

[5]: 4 Early archaeological evidence has been found in the district of Bulqizë, especially in the villages Krajkë and Shupenzë,[6]: 8  while a stone hammer, today exposed in the Historical Museum of Burrel, was discovered in the village of Gjon, adjacent to Krastë, suggesting that the region was inhabited from the Stone Age.

Citizens of Krastë and the surrounding rural areas are predominantly followers of Bektashism, while there is also a considerable catholic Christian community under the Diocese of Rrëshen, which was established on December 7, 1996 and includes the districts of Bulqizë, Dibër and Mat.

[13] Religion was banned by the communist dictatorship of Albania in 1967 and after almost a quarter of a century, on March 22, 1990 Nowruz (Sultan Novruz Day) was celebrated again.

This marked the official resurrection of Bektashism in the country and the celebrations were attended even by Mother Teresa, who visited the World Headquarters of Bektashi Order in Tirana.

[12] Every June 29, southeast of Krastë, in the Ballenjë tekke of Martanesh,[14] Bektashi believers from Albania and other countries come and gather in a massive pilgrimage to celebrate Balım Sultan (Albanian: Ballëm Sulltan) day,[15] in memory of the second most important figure of the Bektashi Order.

[17] Chromium exploitation was one of the most important branches of the centralized economy of People's Socialist Republic of Albania until the early 1990s.

[18] It is considered that mineral reserves of Krasta mine contain rare metals such as cobalt and platinum, whose exploitation today is inaccessible.