The Albanian
Alps meet in northern part of Albania
and have the clearness boundaries representing the region with highest
elevation and more beauty in our country.
They limited at
the south from Drini valley (Fierze-Vau
i Dejes), at east and
northeast from Tropoja basin and at the west they
going in Mbishkodres field. At north they continuous
out the Albanian territory, direct in Montenegro. The Alps
spray for about 60 km in width and 64 km length and lay in a surface about 2020
km2. Toward North their geological and geographical structures go on
out of state boundary with Monte Negro.
At South,
Albanian Alps going on until to Drini Valley (Fierze-Vau i Dejes
zone), at the eastern part and in the south transversal fault Shkoder-Peje divide Alps from others neighbour regions, while in
west Alps limited with Mbishkodra Field.
Alps included in the Shkodra, Malesia e Madhe and Tropoja cities, in
which live a concentrated population in those communes.
Shkodra City, with a population about
83598 habitants (by population registration of 2001) there is at north of
Albania about 100km far from Tirana, the capital of the country, about 110km
far from Durresi Port and about 60km at the south of Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro and at the same distance
from Bari Port of Montenegro.
Shkodra it is a city near the sea,
the lake and mountain, only 32km at south-western part there is Adriatic Sea, (Velipoja
Beach). At the north of Shkodra it is mountainous relaxation zone of Albanian Alps
where included Razma, Boga,
Thethi places.
Shkodra it is a city with a surface
about 1500ha, where 1150ha lies in the field and 350ha in the hilly relief. It
has a Mediterranean field clime with a summery relatively hot and dry. The
winter is not very cold and it is humid.
Rozafa Castel there is in the entry
of Shkodra city, surrounding from Buna, Drini and Kiri rivers and Tepes hills from the other part. Perimeter walls are 880 m length
and enclosing a surface by 35000 m2. It is the biggest castle in Albania
and one of the bigger in Balkan. Between
the hundred of stone bridges that protected in our country, the Mesi
Bridge is more length and
one from the rare monument of this kind. It is unique stone bridge with a curve in Albania that taken of in accordance
with ambient and there is 8km at the east of Shkodra
city, over the Kiri riverbed.
Communes/Municipalities Persons
Rrethi i Shkodres 185794
Shkoder 83598
Rrethinat 15361
Postribe 8913
Shllak 1213
Pult 2414
Temal 1689
Shosh 1157
Shale 3215
Bajram curri (Tropoja)
Tropoja spread on north-eastern Albania
and located at Albanian Alps Zone (Eastern Alps) and Gjakova Mountain. The smaller elevation of zone,
258m, there is at join of Valbona river with Drini river and the highest there
is Jezerca with a elevation to 2692m The main Valley
of Tropoja region
is Valbona
Valley. The population of
Tropoja district registered at 1985 has been 41 000 habitants, at 1990 were 47 686 habitants, at
1995 arrive to 51 388 habitants. Based at the data from Kukesi Prefecture and INSTAT at 2001 the
population of Tropoja is 27 947 habitants
where in Bajram Curri town,
that lies at the low part of Tropoja basin, living 7 482 habitants. In
the villages living 20 465 habitants.
Tropoja District 28 851
B.Curri 6778
Margegaj 3309
Lekbibaj 2718
Bujan 3454
Fierze 2381
Llukaj 2465
Bytyç 2134
Tropoje(Komune) 5612
Kopliku
Kopliku there is at north-western Albania, about 20 km at north of Shkodra. It locates between Shkodra Lake
and Albanian Alps Zone (Western Alps). Shkodra
Lake represented from 5.4m
where the city itself is at 54 m quote.
The population
of Malesia e Madhe region
registered at 2001 by INSTAT is 36770 habitants, where in Kopliku
town, that expanding in lowest part of Kopliku basin,
living 3129 habitants.
Kopliku Town is the joining point for eastern guides as it of Boga valley, Shala valley (Thethi) and northern guides as it of Cemi,
Vermoshi valleys, mountainous guide of Hoti-Rapsh-Starje.
Malesia e Madhe District 36770
Koplik 3129
Gruemire 9832
Kastrat 8447
Kelmend 4740
Qender 5546
Shkrel 5076
