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 ...
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
Zubin Potok ( sr-cyr, Зубин Поток, sq-definite, Zubin Potoku); is a town and municipality located in the Mitrovica District in Kosovo. As of 2015, it has an estimated population of 15,200 inhabitants. It covers an area of , and consis ...
. These are five of the largest lakes in Kosovo:
*Gazivoda Lake is shared between Kosovo and
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...
. 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
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 ...
. 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
The South Morava (Macedonian and Serbian: Јужна Морава, ''Južna Morava'', ; sq, Lumi Morava) is a river in eastern Kosovo and in southern Serbia, which represents the shorter headwater of Great Morava. Today, it is 295 km long, ...
:
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Përlepnicë Lake
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Livoq Lake
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Ruboc Lake
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Tropojë Lake
Many smaller beautiful lakes are found on the mountains (
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 ...
and
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 north ...
).
Leqinat lake and
Small Lićenat Lake are found on
Liqenat mountain, and
Zemra Lake and
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. are found near the peak of
Gjeravica
Gjeravica or Đeravica ( sq, Gjeravica; sr-cyr, Ђеравица) is the second-highest mountain peak in the Accursed Mountains mountain range and the Dinaric Alps chain, after Maja Jezercë. It is the second-highest mountain in Kosovo,. It has ...
.
See also
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References
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Lakes