Žljeb (; ) is a mountain located between western

Kosovo Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the ...

and the

Rožaje Municipality Rožaje Municipality (Montenegrin language, Montenegrin and Bosnian language, Bosnian: Opština Rožaje / Општина Рожаје; Albanian language, Albanian: Komuna e Rozhajës) is one of the municipalities of Montenegro. The main centre and ...

of eastern

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. It is a part of the

Accursed Mountains The Accursed Mountains (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, Prokletije, Проклетије, separator=" / ", ; both translated as "Cursed Mountains"), also known as the Albanian Alps (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, Albanski Alpi, Албански Алпи, separator=" / ", li ...

, located between the mountains of

Hajla Hajla ( or ''Hajla''; sr-Cyrl, Хајла) is a mountain located between the borders of Kosovo and Montenegro. It has several peaks that reach over , the tallest with a hight of . The northern slopes contains the spring formation of the Ibar ri ...

and

Mokna Mokra Gora (; sr-Cyrl, Мокра Гора, lit=Wet Mountain, ) is a mountain on the border between Kosovo, Montenegro and Serbia. It is part of the Accursed Mountains range. It has two peaks higher than . The highest is Pogled at , and the o ...

. The majority of the land within the mountain belongs to Kosovo, while a minority of it belongs to Montenegro. The

White Drin The White Drin or White Drim (; , ) is a river in Kosovo and northern Albania, a ca. long headstream of the Drin. Course Kosovo The Kosovo section of the White Drin flows entirely in the semi-karst part of Kosovo, in an arc-shaped -long ...

river originates from within the mountain. The Žljeb mountain also forms part of the eastern side of the

Rugova Canyon Rugova Canyon (; , ''Rugovska klisura'') or Rugova Gorge () is a river canyon near Peja in western Kosovo. The canyon is located in the Albanian Alps, close to the border with Montenegro. With a length of and a depth up to 1,000 meters, Rugova ...

. It also has two high and impressive peaks: the higher is called ''Rusulija'' () and is high, while the lower is simply called ''Zhlebit'', at . Rusulija's slopes are covered with rich forests and near the summit there are several meadows. The road from the city of

Rožaje Rožaje ( Bosnian: ''Rožaje''; , ; , ) is a town located in the Northern Region of Montenegro, situated along the Ibar river. The town is the cultural center of the Bosniaks in Montenegro. As of 2023, the town has a population of 13,608 inhabi ...

Peja Peja or Peć, ), is the fifth most populous city in Kosovo and serves as the seat of the Peja Municipality and the District of Peja. It is located in the Rugova region on the eastern section of the Accursed Mountains along the Peja's Lumbar ...

is located within the foothills of the mountains, and also contains 2 or 3 villages within that road. It also contains the border crossings between Montenegro and Kosovo, the Montenegrin one is called "Kula/Kulla".

References

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