Šar Mountains
42°00′00″N 20°44′00″E / 42°N 20.7333°E
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 Titov Vrv (back) and Small Turk (front), the tallest peaks of Šar Mountains | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Titov Vrv, North Macedonia |
| Elevation | 2,748 m (9,016 ft) |
| Geography | |
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| Location | North Macedonia–Polog Valley Kosovo–District of Prizren Albania–Kukës and Dibër Counties |
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The Šar Mountains (
Etymology
In
Sometimes the range is called "Carska Planina" (
Borders
The mountain borders extend from the city of
Geographical characteristics
The Šar Mountains have a total area of 1,600 km2. 56,25% of that area is in North Macedonia, 43.12% in Kosovo, and 0,63% in Albania.
The mountain massif was formed in the
It includes several high peaks:
- Titov Vrv (2,747 m or 9,012 ft)
- Mal Turčin (2,707 m or 8,881 ft)
- Bakardan (2,704 m or 8,871 ft)
- Borislavec (2,675 m or 8,776 ft)
- Velika Rudoka (2,660 m or 8,727 ft)
- Peskovi – east summit (2,651 m or 8,698 ft)
- Peskovi – west summit (2,641 m or 8,665 ft)
- Mala Rudoka (2,629 m or 8,625 ft)
- Džini Beg (2,610 m or 8,563 ft)
- Ezerski Vrv (2,604 m or 8,543 ft)
- Karabunar (2,600 m or 8,530 ft)
- Trpeznica (2,590 m or 8,497 ft)
- Maja e zezë (2,585 m or 8,481 ft)
- Golema Vraca (2,582 m or 8,471 ft)
- Guzhbaba (2,582 m or 8,471 ft)
- Isa Aga (2,555 m or 8,383 ft)
- Black Peak (2,536 m or 8,320 ft)
- Kobilica (2,528 m or 8,294 ft)
- Piribeg (2,524 m or 8,281 ft)
- Ljuboten (2,498 m or 8,196 ft)
- Maja Livadh (2,497 m or 8,192 ft)
- Zallina(2,493 m or 8,179 ft)
- Mala Vraca (2,483 m or 8,146 ft) 41°53′10″N 20°44′15″E / 41.8861°N 20.7375°E
- Kara Nikolla (2,409 m or 7,904 ft) 42°05′01″N 20°47′39″E / 42.0836°N 20.7942°E
- Maja Koritnik (2,393 m or 7,851 ft)
- Tumba Peak (2,346 m or 7,697 ft)
- Gemitash (2,183 m or 7,162 ft) 41°54′27″N 20°40′51″E / 41.9075°N 20.6808°E
- Kallabak (2,174 m or 7,133 ft) 41°55′05″N 20°34′34″E / 41.918°N 20.576°E[12]
- Kamenkullë (2,117 m or 6,946 ft) 41°54′02″N 20°39′50″E / 41.9006°N 20.6639°E
- Ksulje e Priftit Peak (2,092 m or 6,864 ft) tri-point 41°52′37″N 20°35′42″E / 41.877°N 20.595°E
There are 30 peaks higher than 2,500 m (8,200 ft) and 70 above the 2,000 m (6,600 ft).[1]
The Šar Mountains extend to
Vegetation on the mountains includes crops up to around 1,000 m (3,281 ft), forests up to 1,700 m (5,577 ft), and above that lie high pastures which encompass around 550 km2 (212 sq mi). The Šar Mountains are the largest compact area covered with pastures on the European continent. The dog breed Šarplaninac comes from this area.
The snowy peaks of the Šar Mountains are depicted on the coat of arms of the city of Skopje, which in turn is incorporated in the city's flag.[13]
History
The remains of the Široko complex are located near
There are 45
Šar Mountains in Kosovo
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The Šar Mountains are located in the south and south-east of
The mountain range in Kosovo is divided into three main zones: The zone of Ljuboten and Brezovica, the central zone of Prizren and the zone of Opoja and Gora.
The mountains border the Kosovo Plain to the north-east and the Metohia Valley in the northwest. Kosovo consists of the most eastern tip and the most northern part of the mountain ridge.
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The Ljuboten peak and the mountain of
Lakes in the Kosovo part of the Šar Mountains are:
- Jazhincë Lake
- Small Jazhincë Lake
- Shutman Lake
- Lower Defsko Lake
- Livadh Lake
- Black Vir Lake
- Donji Vir Lake
- Blateško Lake
- Upper Defsko Lake
- Dinivodno Lake
In total, there are 70
Kosovo national park
| Sharr Mountains National Park | |
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| Area | 534.69 km2 (206.44 sq mi) |
| Established | 1986 |
History
Sharr Mountains National Park is in the territory of Kosovo and covers 534.69 km2 (206 sq mi) on the northern slopes of the Šar Mountains as well as the mountains of Oshlak and Jezercë. The National Park "Šar-Planina Mt." was proclaimed in 1986 within the temporary boundaries of 390.00 km2 (150.58 sq mi),[14][15][16] and opened in 1995.[17] The final boundaries of the Park were expanded in 2012 to cover an area of 534.69 km2 (206.44 sq mi).
Geography
The park occupies the northwest sections of the mountain's main massif, including the highest peak, Bistra, an spreads over the sections of Prevalac, Ošljak, Ostrovica and Kodža Balkan. The park encompasses several different types of
Plant life
In total, there are 1,800 plant species. The mountain is inhabited by 175 strictly protected plant species, 247 Balkan
Animal life
Rusenica locality on the mountain has been in the first level of protection, as the strict reserve of nature, since 1955. It is one of the rare habitats of Balkan lynx, the largest European cat. It is estimated that on the entire Balkans there are no more than 100 specimens. European pond turtle and Hermann's tortoise, only two European species of freshwater turtles, live on the mountain. There are 147 butterfly species (excluding moths), 45 amphibians and reptilians and 37 mammalian species.[1] Other animals include bear, chamois, wolf, roe deer, wild boar and other species including many bird species. The national park contains 720 chamois while the Opoja and Gora region contains 600 chamois. The National Park is administered by the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning (MESP) of Kosovo.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Dimitrije Bukvić (31 July 2017), "Trezor Evrope", Politika (in Serbian), pp. 01 & 09
- İstanbul University. pp. 211, 224, 236.
- ^ "СОБРАНИЕТО ГО УСВОИ ЗАКОНОТ СО КОЈ ШАР ПЛАНИНА СТАНУВА НАЦИОНАЛЕН ПАРК". Сакам Да Кажам (in Macedonian). 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
- ^ Sir William Smith (1872). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography: Isabadius-Zymethus. 1857. John Murray. p. 928.
- ^ ISBN 978-9928-339-74-4. p. 363.
- ^ Borel, Francesco Rubat (2005). "Lingue e scritture delle Alpi occidentali prima della romanizzazione. Stato della questione e nuove ricerche". Bulletin d'Études Préhistoriques et Archéologiques Alpines. XVI. Société Valdôtaine de Préhistoire et d’Archéologie: 9–50. p. 32.
- ^ Matzinger, Joachim (2016). "Die albanische Autochthoniehypothese aus der Sicht der Sprachwissenschaft" (PDF). pp. 14–15.
- ISBN 86-83639-01-0.)
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link - ^ "Да ли знате? - Како се некад звала Шар-планина" [Do you know? - How the Šar Mountains used to be called]. Politika (in Serbian). 6 June 2018. p. 30.
- ^ Rista Nikolić (1912). Glacijacija Šar Planine i Koraba (in Serbian). Beograd.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Živko Stefanovski. Šar Planina (in Macedonian). Tetovo: Napredok.
- ^ "National Park Šar-Mountain". brezovica-ski.com.
- ^ Official portal of the city of Skopje: City symbols. – Retrieved on 13 May 2009.
- ^ Zeqir, Veselaj (1 January 2013). "Extension of national park "Sharri" boundaries and its significance for nature conservation in Kosovo". Natura Montenegrina. 12: 607–616. Retrieved 10 April 2018 – via ResearchGate.
- ^ "Zakon o nacionalnim parkovima (National parks law)" (in Serbian). 5 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Aleksandra Mijalković (18 June 2017), "O očuvanju naše prirodne baštine: najbolja zaštita u naconalnim parkovima", Politika-Magazin (in Serbian), pp. 3–6
- ^ Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning(in Albanian)
External links
Media related to Šar Mountains at Wikimedia Commons
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