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The Drin (Дрим/Drim in Macedonian and in Serbian) is the longest river in Albania with a total length of 335 km. It has two confluences, one into the Adriatic sea, the other one into the Bojana (Buna in Albanian) river. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (2448 Ã— 3264 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 450 Ã— 600 pixelsFull resolution (2448 Ã— 3264 pixel, file size: 2. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 507 pixelsFull resolution (844 Ã— 535 pixel, file size: 320 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) (Uploaded using CommonsHelper or PushForCommons) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 507 pixelsFull resolution (844 Ã— 535 pixel, file size: 320 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) (Uploaded using CommonsHelper or PushForCommons) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Serbian (ÑÑ€Ð¿ÑÐºÐ¸ Ñ˜ÐµÐ·Ð¸Ðº; srpski jezik) is one of the standard versions of the Shtokavian dialect, used primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, and by Serbs in the Serbian diaspora. ... This bridge across the Danube River links Hungary with Slovakia. ... Look up confluence in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A satellite image of the Adriatic Sea. ... The Bojana (Serbian Cyrillic: Ð‘Ð¾Ñ˜Ð°Ð½Ð°; Albanian: BunÃ« or Buna), is the 41 km long river in Albania and Montenegro, Serbia and Montenegro, emptying into the Adriatic sea. ...

Origin

The Drin starts at the confluence of its two headwaters, the Black Drin and White Drin, in the city of Kukës in the Trektan area of eastern Albania. Measured from there until its end at the Adriatic sea, the Drin is 160 km long. However, measured from the source of White Drin, its length is 335 km, making it the longest river that runs through Albania. The 'Black Drin' (Crn Drim in Macedonian, Drini i Zi in Albanian) originates from the Lake Ohrid and runs through the Republic of Macedonia and Albania. The 'White Drin' (Beli Drim in Serbian, Drini i Bardhë in Albanian) originates from the Žljeb mountain (Metohijan section of the Serbian province of Kosovo, north of the town of Peć), and runs from there through to Albania. Black Drin (Albanian: , meaning the black deer; Macedonian: , Latinic: Crn Drim) is a river in the Republic of Macedonia and Albania. ... The Beli Drim (Albanian: Drini i BardhÃ«; Serbian Cyrillic: Ð‘ÐµÐ»Ð¸ Ð”Ñ€Ð¸Ð¼) is a river in southern Serbia and northern Albania, a 175 km-long headstream of the Drin. ... KukÃ«s (Albanian: KukÃ«s or KukÃ«si) is a town in Albania located at 42. ... Lake Ohrid (Macedonian: ÐžÑ…Ñ€Ð¸Ð´ÑÐºÐ¾ Ð•Ð·ÐµÑ€Ð¾, Ohridsko Ezero Albanian: Liqeni i Ohrit) straddles the mountainous border between the southwestern region of the Republic of Macedonia and eastern Albania. ... For an explanation of terms related to Macedonia, see Macedonia (terminology). ... Metohija (Serbian: ÐœÐµÑ‚Ð¾Ñ…Ð¸Ñ˜Ð°) also spelled Metohia, is a large western basin in Kosovo. ... Anthem Serbia() on the European continent() Capital (and largest city) Belgrade Official languages Serbian 1 Recognised regional languages Hungarian, Croatian, Slovak, Romanian, Rusyn 2 Albanian 3 Government Semi-presidential republic - President Boris TadiÄ‡ - Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica Establishment - Formation 9th century - First unified state c. ... Kosovo (Albanian: Kosova or KosovÃ«, Serbian: , transliterated ; also , transliterated ) is a region in southern Serbia which has been under United Nations administration since 1999. ... PeÄ‡ (Albanian: PejÃ« / Peja; Serbian: ÐŸÐµÑ› / PeÄ‡) is a city located in the western part of Kosovo (under UN-administration, formally part of Serbia). ...

Course

From Kukës, the Drin flows through northern Albania, first flowing through the Has area to the north, passing through the towns of Spas, Msi and Fierzë, and then, upon reaching the Dukagjini area ,it descends to the south, flowing through Apripë e Gurit, Toplanë, Dushman, Koman, Vjerdhë and Pale Lalej. At Vau i Dejës, it enters the low Shkodra Field and splits into two arms. One empties into the Bay of Drin (Albanian: Pellg i Drinit) into the Adriatic Sea southwest of the city of Lezhë (The Mouth of Drin, Albanian: Gryk'e Drinit). The other empties into the river Bunë (Bojana/Бојана in Serbian) near Rozafa. Even though being a shorter branch by 15 km, the section that reaches Buna is called Great Drin (Drini i Madh in Albanian), because it brings much more water than the longer branch which reaches the sea. The Great Drin also once reached the sea but a major flood in 1858 cut it short from the sea, and breached through to Bunë. The Great Drin is very wide and brings a huge amount of water (320 m³/s), but being short, some maps indicate it as a lake. After Vau i Dejës, the longer branch continues to the south, passing through Bushat, Mabë, Gajdër, Lezhë and Medes. South of Lezha it enters the low and flooded littoral area and flowing through the marshes it finally reaches the Adriatic. Dukagjini is a region in Northern Albania, consisting of two fraternal tribes, Shala & Shoshi, along with a third one of Mirdita in North Albania. ... A satellite image of the Adriatic Sea. ... LezhÃ« (Albanian: LezhÃ« or Lezha, Turkish: LeÅŸ) is a city in northwest Albania, in the district and county with the same name. ... The Bojana (Serbian Cyrillic: Ð‘Ð¾Ñ˜Ð°Ð½Ð°; Albanian: BunÃ« or Buna), is the 41 km long river in Albania and Montenegro, Serbia and Montenegro, emptying into the Adriatic sea. ... Serbian (ÑÑ€Ð¿ÑÐºÐ¸ Ñ˜ÐµÐ·Ð¸Ðº; srpski jezik) is one of the standard versions of the Shtokavian dialect, used primarily in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, and by Serbs in the Serbian diaspora. ... 1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Lezhë (Albanian: Lezhë or Lezha) is a city in northwest Albania, in the district and county with the same name. ...

Economy

The Drin is extremely important for the Albanian economy, especially for its electricity production. Three dams are built over its cascades producing most of Albania's electricity. The artificial Lake Fierza (Albanian: Liqeni i Fierzës) created by the dam at Fierzë is the largest artificial lake in Albania with its surface of 73 km². The second largest lake is also built on this river. Lake Vau i Dejës (Liqeni i Vau te Dejës in Albanian) has an area of 25 km². Construction of Fierza power station caused some controversy in the 1980s. Without reaching any agreement, the Albanian government ordered the reservoir to be filled with water, which in the end flooded some border areas of Yugoslavia. The Yugoslav government protested, but no solution was agreed on. Thus, today, Lake Fierza is shared by Albania and Serbia. Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in the Latin alphabet, ÐˆÑƒÐ³Ð¾ÑÐ»Ð°Ð²Ð¸Ñ˜Ð° in Cyrillic; English: South Slavia) describes three political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ...

Wildlife

The Drin and its surrounding mountainous areas have a great variety of flora and fauna. Recently many fish species have been introduced such as the zander of northern Europe which is a predator of the native fish population. Binomial name Sander lucioperca (Linnaeus, 1758) Zander is a species of fish. ...

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