Valbona ( alb. Valbona ) is a river in the north of Albania . Tributary drin .
| Valbona | |
|---|---|
| alb. Valbona | |
| Characteristic | |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Location | mountains proklet |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Drin |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Drin → Adriatic Sea |
| A country |
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The source of the river is located in the mountains Prokletiye [1] near the border with Montenegro .
Valbona flows through the Margegai municipality (the mountain villages of Valbone, Dragobi and Shoshan), then returns to the south near the town of Bairam-Curri , and further south-west to the mouth of the Drin .
This is one of the cleanest rivers in the country. In the valley of the river there is a protected area. [2]
Notes
- ↑ Wolfgang Fremuth (Herausgeber): Albania - Guide to it's Natural Treasures , Verlag Herwig Klemp, Tirana 2000, ISBN 3-931323-06-4
- ↑ Webseite der Nationalen Agentur für Schutzgebiete über den Nationalpark . www.akzm.gov.al. The appeal date is April 24, 2019.