Kabash is a mountain near
Korisha in the
Prizren Municipality
Prizren Municipality is a municipality of Kosovo with its seat as the city of Prizren. It has an area of 640 km2, 5.94% of Kosovo, and has 76 settlements in total. Prizren Municipality shares a border with Gjakova, Orahovac, Mamu''š''a, Suva Reka ...
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 partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...
. It is named after the Albanian
Kabashi tribe, and is part of the wider Kabash Mountains chain (Bjeshkët e Kabashit) that belongs to the
Sharr Mountains
Dragash or Sharr ( sq-definite, Dragashi or ''Sharri'') or Dragaš ( sr-cyr, Драгаш), is a town and municipality located in the Prizren District of Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Dragash has 1,098 inhabitants, while the ...
. It also holds the remains of the
Saint Mark Koriški Monastery.
Conservation
Kabash Mountain is one of the protected areas of the
Sharr Mountains
Dragash or Sharr ( sq-definite, Dragashi or ''Sharri'') or Dragaš ( sr-cyr, Драгаш), is a town and municipality located in the Prizren District of Kosovo. According to the 2011 census, the town of Dragash has 1,098 inhabitants, while the ...
designated as lands reserved for touristic development and sports/recreational activities, as well as grazing pastures and private properties for the local community that is located near the villages that border the National Park.
Fauna
Kabash Mountain is home to several different species of fauna, notably the
European badger
The European badger (''Meles meles''), also known as the Eurasian badger, is a badger species in the family Mustelidae native to almost all of Europe. It is classified as least concern on the IUCN Red List as it has a wide range and a large stabl ...
.
[https://www.ammk-rks.net/repository/docs/v2Red_Book_-_6_Shtator_1_(1).pdf, pg. 278]
Notes
References
Mountains of Kosovo
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