Zla Kolata ( sr-cyrl, Зла Колата; sq, Kollata e Keqe) is one of the highest of the

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, on the

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and

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Description

Zla Kolata has an elevation of , making it the highest mountain in Montenegro, and the 16th highest in Albania. It is located on the border of the

Gusinje Gusinje ( cyrl, Гусиње, ; sq, Gucia) is a small town in north-eastern Montenegro. According to the 2011 census, the town has a population of 1,673 and is the administrative center of Gusinje Municipality. Name Two alternative etymologies ...

municipality of Montenegro and the

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district of

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, Albania. Zla Kolata has an enormous summit and is a popular tourist destination in both countries. Standing half a kilometre to the northeast at , only slightly lower, is

Kolata e Mirë Dobra Kolata ( sr-cyrl, Добра Колата; sq, Kolata e Mirë) is a mountain in the Kolata massif located in Albania and Montenegro, part of the Prokletije mountain range, standing at high. Description Dobra Kolata and Zla Kolata Zla ...

or Dobre Kolata, also located on the

. The highest peak on this massif is a kilometer east-southeast of Zla Kolata and is completely on Albanian soil; it is called

Rodi e Kollatës Rhodes (; el, Ρόδος , translit=Ródos ) is the largest and the historical capital of the Dodecanese islands of Greece. Administratively, the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the So ...

Maja e Kollatës Maja e Kollatës is the mountain peak in the Bjeshkët e Namuna range in northern Albania. Maja e Kollatës reaches a height of and is the highest among the four main peaks of the Kolata massif. The second and third highest are Zla Kolata ...

. It rises to 2,552 m (8,373 ft); but despite the dramatic views into the

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, is not as often visited.

References

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