Shebenik is a large mountain located in the Shebenik-Jabllanice National Park in eastern

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 ...

. Shebenik has many peaks over .

Geography

The highest is Maja e Shebenikut at above sea level. It is found in the north-east of Shebenik. Around this peak are a number of small and large mountain lakes. Shebenik mountain is located west of

Jablanica Mountain Jablanica ( sq, Jabllanica or Jabllanicë ; mk, Јабланица ) is a mountain range in Southern and Southeastern Europe, stretching north–south direction across the border of Albania and North Macedonia. Geography The long mountain ...

and northwest 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 ...

. Shebenik is a great importance to wildlife preservation, especially because it is a home for the rare

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. The largest settlement near Shebenik is the town of

Librazhd Librazhd ( sq-definite, Librazhdi) is a town and a municipality in Elbasan County, eastern Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Hotolisht, Librazhd, Lunik, Orenjë, Po ...

Lakes

Shebenik mountain

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contains around nine small glacial lakes. The biggest of which is named Rajca Lake. It is located on the eastern slopes of the mountain and it is also the most southern lake on Shebenik. The length of Rajca Lake is around 220m and the width is around 160m.

References

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