Trekufiri (also known as ''Tromedja'' or Тромеђа in

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), is a mountain located in the

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and the

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range. Perched at above sea level, its summit marks the border where

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, and

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intersect. The height of the three-country point varies, with Albanian maps recording the mountain's height as above sea level while official

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n sources state it as 2,366 m. After the dissolution of

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in 2006, followed by the establishment of the

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two years later, a binational administrative three-point border emerged.

Geology

Trekufiri is situated in the heart of the Albanian Alps and Bogićevica range, where three ridges converge. The mountain ranges to the west on the Albania-Montenegro border are slightly less elevated. The ridge to the southeast, which forms the border between Albania and Kosovo, leads to Bogiçaj . The highest mountain in the region, Gjeravica , is located another four kilometers southeast. The ridge from Trekufiri to the north with the border between Kosovo and Montenegro leads to Maja e Madhe after about three kilometers. The mountain is surrounded by steep grassy slopes that extend up to the peaks. Lim river drains the area to the northwest, which eventually flows into the

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via the

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, and

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. The

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catchment basin is located northeast of the mountain. The southern slopes are part of the upper Gashi river basin, a tributary of Valbona, which then flows into Drin, finally discharging into the

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Accommodations

On the Albanian side, about 500 meters below the summit, can be found the village of Dobërdol. Inhabited by shepherds in the summer months, the settlement also provides lodging for hikers. The long-distance hiking trail Peaks of the Balkans leads along the slopes of the mountain. The route does not lead over the summit, but determined hikers can easily ascend it.

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