Komovi ( sr-cyr, Комови) is a mountain and mountain range in eastern
Montenegro. It is a part of the
Dinaric Alps. Its highest peak, Kom Kučki, reaches a height of .
The Komovi are located between the Montenegrin-Albanian
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 ...
mountain range which borders them to the south and east, the
Bjelasica
Bjelasica ( Montenegrin: Бјеласица, ) is a mountain range located in the Biogradska Gora national park near Kolašin, Montenegro. The highest point of Bjelasica is Crna Glava ("Black Head"), which is high.
Features
The area of the mo ...
mountain to the north, and
Tara river
The Tara ( sr-cyrl, Тара) is a river in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It emerges from the confluence of the Opasnica and Veruša rivers in the Komovi Mountains, part of the Dinaric Alps of Montenegro. The total length is 146 ...
to the west. Administratively, the Komovi mountains are divided between the municipalities of
Kolašin and
Andrijevica. Traditionally, the Komovi massif was the location of
katuns (groups of shepherds' summer cottages) used by the
Montenegrin tribes
The tribes of Montenegro ( Montenegrin and sr, племена Црне Горе / ''plemena Crne Gore'') or Montenegrin tribes (Montenegrin and sr, црногорска племена, link=no / ''crnogorska plemena'') were historical tribes in t ...
of
Vasojevići and
Kuči.
Since 2018, the Komovi have been classified as a nature park, i.e. as a protected natural area, due to their ecological significance, and abundance of the flora and fauna.
Dan - Osnivaju park prirode Komovi (21 March 2018)
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Peaks
The six highest peaks of the Komovi are:
* Kom Kučki
* Stari vrh
* Kom Ljevorečki
* Kom Vasojevićki
* Rogamski vrh
* Bavan
References
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Mountain ranges of Montenegro
Mountains of Montenegro
Kolašin Municipality
Andrijevica Municipality
Two-thousanders of Montenegro