The Fan is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
in northern
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 ...
. It is formed by the confluence of two source rivers: the Great Fan ( sq, Fan i Madh) and the Little Fan ( sq, Fan i Vogël), that join a few kilometers west of the town
Rrëshen
Rrëshen ( sq-definite, Rrësheni) is a small town and a former municipality in Lezhë County, in northern Albania.
History
At the 2015 local government reform, Rrëshen became a subdivision and the seat of the municipality Mirditë. It was the ...
.
The Great Fan rises near the village Kryezi,
Qafë-Mali municipal unit, in the
Shkodër County
Shkodër County ( sq, Qarku i Shkodrës) is a county in northwestern Albania, with the capital in Shkodër. The county spans and had a total population of 197,177 people as of 2021. The county borders on the counties of Lezhë, Kukës and the cou ...
. It flows generally southwest through
Fushë-Arrëz
Fushë-Arrëz (; sq-definite, Fushë-Arrëzi) is a municipality and town in Shkodër County, northwestern Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a cou ...
and
Gjegjan
Gjegjan is a village and a former municipality in the Shkodër County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Pukë
Pukë ( sq-definite, Puka) is a town and municipality in northern Alb ...
. The Little Fan rises near the village
Thirrë, in the municipal unit
Fan,
Mirditë
Mirditë ( sq-definite, Mirdita) is a municipality in Lezhë County, northwestern Albania. It was created in 2015 by the merger of the former municipalities Fan, Kaçinar, Kthellë, Orosh, Rrëshen, Rubik and Selitë. The seat of the municipa ...
municipality,
Lezhë County
Lezhë County ( sq, Qarku i Lezhës) is one of the 12 counties of Albania. The population as of 2021 was 120,678, in an area of 1620 km². . It flows southwest through
Reps
Reps is a small town in the Lezhë County, northwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Mirditë. It was the seat of the former municipality Orosh
Orosh (or ) is a small village in Mirditë within ...
(
Orosh
Orosh (or ) is a small village in Mirditë within the county of Lezhë County, Lezhë in the northwest of the Republic of Albania. Geographically, it is located inside the mountainous region of northern Albania in the Fan (river), Valley of Fan.
...
) and just north of Rrëshen. West of Rrëshen the two source rivers unite and the Fan continues west to
Rubik, and then south until its outflow into the river
Mat, east of
Milot.
Gallery
File:Fan_i_Vogel_River_Valley.jpg, Valley of ''Fan i Vogël'' in Orosh
Orosh (or ) is a small village in Mirditë within the county of Lezhë County, Lezhë in the northwest of the Republic of Albania. Geographically, it is located inside the mountainous region of northern Albania in the Fan (river), Valley of Fan.
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File:FanCanyon32.jpg, ''Fan i Vogël'' at Klos, Mat
Klos ( sq-definite, Klosi) is a town and a municipality in Mat District, northern center Albania. It was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Gurrë, Klos, Suç and Xibër, that became municipal uni ...
File:Rubik, Albania.jpg, The Valley of the Fan at Rubik
Rivers of Albania
Geography of Shkodër County
Geography of Lezhë County
Braided rivers in Albania
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