Mourgana ( el, Μουργκάνα or Όρη Τσαμαντά - ''Ori Tsamanta'', sq, Maja e Murganës) 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 northwestern

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders ...

and southern

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 ...

. Its highest elevation is 1,806 m. It is drained by tributaries of the river

Thyamis The Thyamis ( el, Θύαμις), also known as Glykys (Γλυκύς) or Kalamas (Καλαμάς), is a river in the Epirus region of Greece. It flows into the Ionian Sea. It is long, and its drainage area is about , over 99% of which on Greek te ...

towards the south by tributaries of the river

Drinos The Drino or Drinos ( sq, Drino, el, Δρίνος) is a river in southern Albania and northwestern Greece, tributary of the Vjosë. Its source is in the northwestern part of the Ioannina regional unit, near the village Delvinaki. It flows initi ...

towards the north and by the small river

Pavllë The Pavllë ( sq-definite, Pavlla, el, Παύλα - ''Pavla'') is a river in northwestern Greece and southern Albania. Its source is in the Mourgana mountains in Greece, near the village Ampelonas, Thesprotia. It flows west into Albania, along the ...

to the west. There are forests in the lower areas of the mountain and grasslands in the higher elevations. The nearest villages are

Tsamantas Tsamantas () is a village located in Epirus. Tsamantas lies near to the border with Albania in northern Greece, in the regional unit of Thesprotia. Indeed, the Albanian border is very clearly visible from the high lofts that are Tsamantas, the high ...

and Vavouri on the Greek side and Sotirë and Leshnice on the Albanian side.

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Mountain ranges of Albania Mountain ranges of Greece Landforms of Ioannina (regional unit) Landforms of Epirus (region) {{Gjirokastër-geo-stub

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