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Žljeb ( sr-cyrl, Жљеб; sq, Zhleb) is a mountain located between western
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 partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...
and the
Rožaje Municipality Rožaje Municipality ( Montenegrin and Bosnian: Opština Rožaje / Општина Рожаје; Albanian: Komuna e Rozhajës) is one of the municipalities of Montenegro. The main centre and capital of the Rožaje municipality is Rožaje. It cov ...
of eastern
Montenegro ) , image_map = Europe-Montenegro.svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Podgorica , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , official_languages = M ...
. It is a part of the Accursed Mountains (or Prokletije/Bjëshket e Nemurë), located between the mountains of
Hajla Hajla ( sr-cyrl, Хајла; sq, Hajlë) is a mountain located between the borders of Kosovo and Montenegro. It has several peaks that reach over , the highest having which is also called Hajla. The northern slopes contains the spring formation ...
and
Mokna Mokra Gora ( sr-cyrl, Мокра Гора, lit='Wet Mountain', ; sq, Malet e Moknës is a mountain on the border between Serbia, Kosovo and Montenegro. It is part of the Accursed Mountains range. It has two peaks higher than . The highest is Pog ...
. The majority of the land within the mountain belongs to Kosovo, while a minority of it belongs to Montenegro.. The White Drin (or Bijeli Drim) river originates from within the mountain. The Žljeb mountain also forms part of the eastern side of the
Rugova Canyon Rugova Canyon or Rugova Gorge ( sq, Gryka e Rugovës; sr, Руговска клисура, Rugovska klisura, italic=yes) is a river canyon near Peja in Western Kosovo, in the Accursed Mountains, close to the border with Montenegro. With a lengt ...
. It also has two high and impressive peaks: the higher is called ''Rusulija'' ( sq, Ruselia/Rusulisë) and is high, while the lower is simply called ''Zhlebit'', at . Rusulija's slopes are covered with rich forests and near the summit there are several meadows. The road from the city of
Rožaje Rožaje ( cnr, Рожаје, bs, Rožaje), ; sq, Rozhajë) is a town in northeastern Montenegro. As of 2011, the city has a population of 9,567 inhabitants. Surrounded by hills to its west and mountains to its east (notably Mount Hajla), the ...
to Pejë (or Peć) is located within the foothills of the mountains, and also contains 2 or 3 villages within that road. It also contains the border crossings between Montenegro and Kosovo, the Montenegrin one is called "Kula/Kulla".


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Notes: References: Rožaje Municipality Mountains of Kosovo Mountains of Montenegro Accursed Mountains Two-thousanders of Kosovo Two-thousanders of Montenegro {{Montenegro-geo-stub