Mount Shëndelli (
lit. "Mount Holy-Sun") is a mountain in southern
Albania in the geographical region of
Southern Albanian Highlands
The Southern Mountain Range ( sq, Krahina Malore Jugore) is a physiogeographical region in southern Albania. It is defined by high mountains and few valleys and plains between them. It is also one of the four geographical areas of Albania, the ...
. It is part of the mountain chain Shëndelli-
Lunxhëri-
Bureto chain, which goes parallel to the
Trebeshinë-
Dhembel-
Nemërçkë chain. Its highest elevation is 1,802 m.
[Soviet military ma]
K-34-125-В
(1:50,000) Its orientation is north to south. The valley of the river
Vjosë
The Vjosa (; indefinite form: ) or Aoös ( el, Αώος) is a river in northwestern Greece and southwestern Albania. Its total length is about , of which the first are in Greece, and the remaining in Albania. Its drainage basin is and its ave ...
, with the city
Tepelenë
Tepelenë ( sq-definite, Tepelena) is a city and a municipality in Gjirokastër County, in the south of Albania. The town is located on the left bank of the Vjosa River, about three kilometres downstream from its union with the Drino.
Until the a ...
, lies to its south and west.
Folklore
The mountain is considered by Albanians as a sacred place. In
local folk beliefs it is associated with the cult of the mountain peaks and the cult of the sun.
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Mountains of Albania
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