Shalë is a former municipality in the
Shkodër County
Shkodër County () is a county in northwestern Albania, with the capital in Shkodër. The county spans and had a total population of 154,479 people as of the 2023 census. The county borders on the counties of Lezhë, Kukës and the country of M ...
, northwestern
Albania
Albania ( ; or ), officially the Republic of Albania (), is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to ...
. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality
Shkodër
Shkodër ( , ; sq-definite, Shkodra; historically known as Scodra or Scutari) is the List of cities and towns in Albania, fifth-most-populous city of Albania and the seat of Shkodër County and Shkodër Municipality. Shkodër has been List of o ...
. The population at the 2011 census was 1,804.
[2011 census results]
Its name comes from the
Shala tribe which lives in the area. The municipal unit covers the upper course of the river
Shalë, and 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 ...
range. There are eleven small mountain villages in the municipality: Breg-Lumi,
Abat, Nicaj-Shalë, Lekaj, Vuksanaj, Pecaj,
Theth
Theth () is a small village within Shkodër County, Albania. Following the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Shkodër, and has been declared a Protected Historic Center and a National Park by the Albanian Government. ...
, Ndërlysaj, Gimaj, Nen-Mavriq, Mekshaj, and Lotaj.
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Gallery
Image:ThethiValley.jpg, Theth valley
Image:Theth_Valley.jpg, Theth valley
References
External links
Municipality of Shale Official Website
Former municipalities in Shkodër County
Accursed Mountains
Administrative units of Shkodër
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