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List Of Lakes Of Kosovo
Kosovo is home to five large lakes. The largest of these is Gazivoda Lake, in the north-western part of Kosovo in the municipality of Zubin Potok. These are five of the largest lakes in Kosovo: *Gazivoda Lake is shared between Kosovo and Serbia. The total area of the lake is 11.9 km², while Serbia has less than one third of it (2.7 km²). *Fierza Lake is shared between Kosovo and Albania. The total area of the lake is 73 km², while Kosovo only encompasses 2.46 km² of it. Other lakes Other, smaller lakes are to be found in Kosovo as well. These three lakes are located in the west and are all fed by tributaries of the South Morava: * Përlepnicë Lake * Livoq Lake * Ruboc Lake * Tropojë Lake Many smaller beautiful lakes are found on the mountains (Prokletije and Šar Mountains). Leqinat lake and Small Lićenat Lake are found on Liqenat mountain, and Zemra Lake and Gjeravica Lake are found near the peak of Gjeravica Gjeravica or Đeravica ( sq, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Kosovo
Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a international recognition of Kosovo, partially recognised state in Southeast Europe. It lies at the centre of the Balkans. Kosovo unilateral declaration of independence, unilaterally 2008 Kosovo declaration of independence, declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008, and has since gained diplomatic recognition as a sovereign state by International recognition of Kosovo, 101 member states of the United Nations. It is bordered by Serbia to the north and east, North Macedonia to the southeast, Albania to the southwest, and Montenegro to the west. Most of central Kosovo is dominated by the vast plains and fields of Metohija, Dukagjini and Kosovo field. The Accursed Mountains and Šar Mountains rise in the southwest and southeast, respectively. Its capital and largest city i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares land borders with Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south. Tirana is its capital and largest city, followed by Durrës, Vlorë, and Shkodër. Albania displays varied climatic, geological, hydrological, and morphological conditions, defined in an area of . It possesses significant diversity with the landscape ranging from the snow-capped mountains in the Albanian Alps as well as the Korab, Skanderbeg, Pindus and Ceraunian Mountains to the hot and sunny coasts of the Albanian Adriatic and Ionian Sea along the Mediterranean Sea. Albania has been inhabited by different civilisations over time, such as the Illyrians, Thracians, Greeks, Romans, Byzantines, Venetians, and Ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gjeravica Lake
Gjeravica Lake or Đeravica Lake ( sq, Liqeni i Gjeravicës; sr, Језеро Ђеравица) is a mountain lake in Kosovo located just under the summit of Gjeravica mountain. Geography The lake is about above sea level. It has an area of 2 s. The maximum length of this lake is and the width is . The lake has a maximum depth of . It is shaped like a tooth and is the origin of the river which flows down to the[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zemra Lake
The Zemra Lake ( sq, Liqeni i Zemrës) is a lake in the western edge of the Republic of Kosovo. Roughly in shape of a heart, the lake stretches inside the Prokletije, some away from Albania. It is situated between 2,200 and 2,500 metres of elevation above sea level on the northern slopes of Maja e Gusanit, near Maja e Gjeravicës. Heart_Lake_2.JPG Liqeni_i_Madh_Zemër.JPG See also * Geography of Kosovo Kosovo is a small and landlocked country in Southeastern Europe. The country is strategically positioned in the center of the Balkan Peninsula enclosed by Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the north and east, North Macedonia to the southeast, a ... * List of lakes in Kosovo Notes References External links * {{Commons category-inline, Zemra Lake Lakes of Kosovo Accursed Mountains ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leqinat
Leqinat or Lićenat ( Serbian and Montenegrin Cyrillic: Лићенат), is a mountain in western Kosovo and eastern Montenegro, in the Prokletije The Accursed Mountains ( sq, Bjeshkët e Nemuna; sh-Cyrl-Latn, Проклетије, Prokletije, ; both translated as "Cursed Mountains"), also known as the Albanian Alps ( sq, Alpet Shqiptare), are a mountain group in the western part of the B ... range, with a top height of . Two-thousanders of Kosovo Two-thousanders of Montenegro Accursed Mountains {, style="margin-left:13px; line-height:150%" , align="right" valign="top", a. , {{Kosovo-note ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Small Lićenat Lake
Little Lake Liqenat or Lake Drelaj ( sq, Liqeni i Drelajve or ''Leqinati i vogël''; sr, / ) is a small lake found on Mount Leqinat that reaches an elevation of in the Accursed Mountains range in western Kosovo, near the border with Montenegro. The length of this lake is and the maximum width is . Little Lake Liqenat at a lower elevation than the much larger Lake Liqenat found in the west of it and only a hill of pine trees separates the two. See also * List of lakes of Kosovo Kosovo is home to five large lakes. The largest of these is Gazivoda Lake, in the north-western part of Kosovo in the municipality of Zubin Potok. These are five of the largest lakes in Kosovo: *Gazivoda Lake is shared between Kosovo and Serbia ... References Lakes of Kosovo Accursed Mountains {{Lakes in Kosovo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leqinat Lake
Lake Leqinat or Lake Lićenat ( sq, Liqeni i Leqinatit or ''Leqinati'', or ''Liqeni i Kuqishtës''; sr, / ) is a mountain lake found on the Mount Leqinat in the Accursed Mountains in western Kosovo. This lake is well known throughout Kosovo and is visited by people going to the Rugova Canyon or by people climbing nearby peaks such as Leqinat and ''Guri i Kuq'' at . Lake Leqinat is at an elevation of . Lake Leqinat is just above the village of Kuqishtë. See also * Little Liqenat Lake * Bjeshkët e Nemuna National Park * List of lakes of Kosovo References Leqinat Leqinat or Lićenat ( Serbian and Montenegrin Cyrillic: Лићенат), is a mountain in western Kosovo and eastern Montenegro, in the Prokletije The Accursed Mountains ( sq, Bjeshkët e Nemuna; sh-Cyrl-Latn, Проклетије, Prokletije, ... Accursed Mountains {{Lakes in Kosovo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Šar Mountains
The Šar Mountains ( Serbian and mk, Шар Планина, Šar Planina, colloquially also ) or Sharr Mountains ( sq, Malet e Sharrit), form a mountain range in the Balkans that extends from Kosovo and the northwest of North Macedonia to northeastern Albania. The section in Kosovo is a national park, and the section in North Macedonia became a national park on 30 June 2021. Etymology In antiquity, the mountains were known as ''Scardus'', ''Scodrus'', or ''Scordus'' (το Σκάρδον ὂρος in Polybius and Ptolemy). which evolved into its modern name. In the early 16th century, it was recorded that the mountain was called ''Catena Mundi'' (Latin for "the chains of the world"). Sometimes the range is called ''Carska Planina'' (, "Tsar's Mountain"), as a reference to the capitals (Prizren and Skopje), courts (Nerodimlje, Pauni, Svrčin, etc.) and monasteries (monastery of the Holy Archangels) of the Serbian Empire located in the region. The Slavic name, "Šar", presupp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prokletije
The Accursed Mountains ( sq, Bjeshkët e Nemuna; sh-Cyrl-Latn, Проклетије, Prokletije, ; both translated as "Cursed Mountains"), also known as the Albanian Alps ( sq, Alpet Shqiptare), are a mountain group in the western part of the Balkans. It is the southernmost subrange of the Dinaric Alps range (Dinarides), extending from northern Albania to southern Kosovo and northeastern Montenegro. Maja Jezercë, standing at , is the highest point of the Accursed Mountains and of all Dinaric Alps, and the fifth highest peak in Albania. The highest peak in Montenegro, Zla Kolata at and the second-highest in Kosovo, Gjeravica at are also part of the range. One of the southernmost glacial masses in Europe was discovered in the Albanian part of the range in 2009. Name Ptolemy mentioned , which has been connected to the Accursed Mountains. Bertiscus lives on artificially in the form ''bertiscae'' in the scientific names for endemic species that have their '' locus classicus'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tropojë Lake
Tropojë Lake ( sq, Liqeni i Tropojës) is a small mountain lake in the Accursed Mountains in western Kosovo, only 180m from the Albanian border. The lake has an oval shape and is in length and in width. Rivers that originate on this lake flow downwards to join larger rivers and then finally flow into the White Drin. See also * List of lakes of Kosovo Kosovo is home to five large lakes. The largest of these is Gazivoda Lake, in the north-western part of Kosovo in the municipality of Zubin Potok. These are five of the largest lakes in Kosovo: *Gazivoda Lake is shared between Kosovo and Serbia ... References * Lakes of Kosovo Accursed Mountains {{Lakes in Kosovo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruboc Lake
Ruboc Lake ( sq, Liqeni i Rubocit, sr, Језеро Robovac) is a very small lake in Kosovo. Robovac Lake is completely surrounded by the mountains of Gollak. It is the smallest lake in eastern Kosovo being about the same size as an average mountain lake. See also * List of lakes of Kosovo Kosovo is home to five large lakes. The largest of these is Gazivoda Lake, in the north-western part of Kosovo in the municipality of Zubin Potok. These are five of the largest lakes in Kosovo: *Gazivoda Lake is shared between Kosovo and Serbia ... References Lakes of Kosovo {{Kosovo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Livoq Lake
Livoq Lake ( sq, Liqeni i Livoqit; sr, Ливочко језеро/''Livočko jezero'') is a small artificial lake in eastern Kosovo. Livoq Lake is west of the city of Gjilan and borders the Gollak mountains to its west. The lake is fed by a small tributary of the South Morava. It is the second largest lake in the east of Kosovo only coming second to Përlepnicë Lake. See also * List of lakes of Kosovo Kosovo is home to five large lakes. The largest of these is Gazivoda Lake, in the north-western part of Kosovo in the municipality of Zubin Potok. These are five of the largest lakes in Kosovo: *Gazivoda Lake is shared between Kosovo and Serbia ... References External links Lakes of Kosovo {{Lakes in Kosovo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
