Jablanica ( sq, Jabllanica or Jabllanicë ; mk, Јабланица ) is a
mountain range
A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...
in
Southern and
Southeastern Europe
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, stretching north–south direction across the border of
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 ...
.
Geography
The long mountain ridge is higher than for approximately , while the highest part, located in its very center, is
Black Stone
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at high. Both countries have 50% of the mountain, Albania the west and North Macedonia the east. Jablanica Mountain contains many large mountain lakes.
Shebenik mountain is located just to the west of Jablanica and give name to the
Shebenik-Jabllanice National Park. The closest towns to Jablanica are
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 ...
in Albania and
Struga in North Macedonia.
The mountain range is one of the few places in the Balkans that hold the
Balkan lynx
The Balkan lynx (''Lynx lynx balcanicus'') is a subspecies of the Eurasian lynx in the genus ''Lynx''. It is found in Albania, Kosovo, eastern Serbia, and western North Macedonia, with smaller populations in Montenegro. It is considered a nation ...
(''Lynx lynx martinoi''), a subspecies of the Eurasian lynx (''Lynx lynx''). The total number of this vulnerable species is estimated at below 100 individuals.
See also
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Central Mountain Range
The Central Mountain Range is the principal mountain range on the island of Taiwan. It runs from the north of the island to the south. Due to this separation, connecting between the west and east is not very convenient. The tallest peak of th ...
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Shebenik-Jabllanice National Park
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Geography of Albania
Albania is a small country in Southern, Southeastern Europe and Western Balkans strategically positioned on the Adriatic and Ionian Sea inside the Mediterranean Sea, with a coastline of about . It is bounded by Montenegro to the northwest, Koso ...
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Geography of North Macedonia
North Macedonia is a country situated in southeastern Europe with geographic coordinates , bordering Kosovo and Serbia to the north, Bulgaria to the east, Greece to the south and Albania to the west. The country is part of the wider region of Ma ...
References
Two-thousanders of Albania
Two-thousanders of North Macedonia
Albania–North Macedonia border
International mountains of Europe
Geography of Elbasan County
Struga Municipality
Shebenik-Jabllanicë National Park
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