Radohima ( sq, Maja e Radohimës) is a
mountain
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...
within the
Albanian Alps 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 ...
.
Radohima rises between the
Shala
Shala (Šala) was a Mesopotamian goddess of weather and grain and the wife of the weather god Adad. It is assumed that she originated in northern Mesopotamia and that her name might have Hurrian origin. She was worshiped especially in Karkar an ...
and
Cem Valley. The
massif of the Radohima has several other peaks with Maja e Radohimës at being the highest peak of the massif. To the east, the mountain drops steeply over 1,500 metres into the valley of River
Shala
Shala (Šala) was a Mesopotamian goddess of weather and grain and the wife of the weather god Adad. It is assumed that she originated in northern Mesopotamia and that her name might have Hurrian origin. She was worshiped especially in Karkar an ...
. The other peaks of the Radohima massif include
Maja Tat
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 ...
,
Maja Visens
Maja Visens is a mountain in northern Albania in the Accursed Mountains range. It is about 6 km southeast from the village-Nikç
Nikç is a settlement in the former Kelmend municipality, Shkodër County, northern Albania. At the 2015 local go ...
,
Maja Reshkullit
Maja Reshkullit is a mountain in Albania, about 4.5 km southeast of the village Nikç. Maja Reshkullit is part of the Radohima massif of the Accursed Mountains
The Accursed Mountains ( sq, Bjeshkët e Nemuna; sh-Cyrl-Latn, Проклетије ...
, and Maja Kuc .
See also
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Albanian Alps
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Theth National Park
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Geography of Albania
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Mountains of Albania
References
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