Qafë Thanë ( sq, Qafë Thanë; ) is a mountain pass on the shores of

Lake Ohrid Lake Ohrid ( mk, Охридско Езеро , al, Liqeni i Ohrit , also referred as ''Liqeni i Pogradecit'';) is a lake which straddles the mountainous border between the southwestern part of North Macedonia and eastern Albania. It is one of E ...

in Albania. It is located in the southeastern Albanian mountains, close to the border between

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 ...

and

North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Yugoslavia. It ...

. The border crossing point between the two countries is also named Qafë Thanë, and is a "primary gateway" between the two countries.

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Mountain passes of Albania Albania–North Macedonia border crossings {{NorthMacedonia-geo-stub