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Alps of Albania National Park

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and the cultural and historical heritage of the region. The region has been also identified as an important
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all of which is primarily untouched with pristine quality. The park was established to protect various
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floor extends from an altitude between 600 metres up to 800 metres and is dominated, among other by
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and covers an area of 8,844.65 ha (88.4465 km). The most prominent mountain range are the
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floor, lying at an altitude which ranges between 1,900 metres to 2,300 metres, is characterized by
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has been recorded within the park's land area. Additionally, large mammals such as
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occur in the park. There are three types of forest found at the park. The
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Despite its limited area, the park is distinguished by a highly diverse
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leads a mountain path in the west, which separates the park from the
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The park was created as an almalgamation of Theth National Park (
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The Peaks of the Balkans Trail: Montenegro, Albania and Kosovo
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features such as the Grunas Canyon and the southern wall of
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with estimates which vary between 1500 and 1650 species of
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in the east. Standing at 1,795 m (5,889 ft), the
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Archived from 720:Agjensia KombĂ«tare e Zonave tĂ« Mbrojtura 937:"Maja e Arapit, Geoquest KletterfĂĽhrer" 14: 1272: 116:Alps of Albania National Park (Europe) 1295:Tourist attractions in ShkodĂ«r County 1039: 1005: 950: 862:Albanian National Agency of Tourism. 1219: 425:temperate broadleaf and mixed forest 193:82,844.65 ha (828.4465 km) 1310:Protected areas established in 2022 1305:Protected areas established in 1966 985:Rudolf Abraham (30 November 2017). 641:, the country's longest horizontal 24: 792:"Historia e Parkut Kombetar Theth" 210:National Agency of Protected Areas 25: 1336: 482:most notable amongst them is the 340:village sprawls across the upper 309:Nikaj-MĂ«rtur Regional Nature Park 226:Parku KombĂ«tar Alpet e ShqipĂ«risĂ« 1257: 1231: 1230: 1218: 716:"Parku KombĂ«tar i Alpeve - AKZM" 650: 631: 612: 542:inhabit the park. 50 species of 107: 100: 79: 72: 52: 1300:Important Bird Areas of Albania 978: 929: 414:Dinaric Mountains mixed forests 1320:2022 establishments in Albania 1315:1966 establishments in Albania 1285:Tourist attractions in Albania 882: 864:"Valbona Valley National Park" 827: 806: 755: 733: 708: 356:and Poplluka in the north and 13: 1: 866:(in Albanian). Archived from 688: 623:is an endemic species in the 586:reside in park including the 458:floor is mainly covered with 218:Alps of Albania National Park 33:Alps of Albania National Park 366:Valbona Valley National Park 324:Valbona Valley National Park 7: 1290:Geography of ShkodĂ«r County 666: 645:is located beneath the wall 404:among which 70 species are 10: 1341: 894:World Wide Fund for Nature 678:Protected areas of Albania 605: 504:common bird's-foot trefoil 1213: 1154: 1077: 205: 197: 189: 152: 142: 128: 66: 51: 37: 32: 509: 391: 320:Parku KombĂ«tar i Thethit 27:National park in Albania 946:(in German). p. 3. 657:Grunas Canyon has vast 88:Location within Albania 1111:Fir of HotovĂ«-Dangelli 741:BirdLife International 376:rocks and shows major 319: 225: 1027:bashkiashkoder.gov.al 972:bashkiashkoder.gov.al 749:datazone.birdlife.org 174:42.39583°N 19.77444°E 673:Geography of Albania 572:western capercaillie 328:Gashi Nature Reserve 1156:Archaeological park 514:Only 20 species of 206:Governing body 170: /  91:Show map of Albania 18:Theth National Park 1325:Forests of Albania 1121:LurĂ«-DejĂ« Mountain 842:planifikimi.gov.al 179:42.39583; 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Index

Theth National Park
IUCN category
national park

Theth
Map showing the location of Alps of Albania National Park
Map showing the location of Alps of Albania National Park
Shkodër County
Kukës County
Koplik
42°23′45″N 19°46′28″E / 42.39583°N 19.77444°E / 42.39583; 19.77444
National Agency of Protected Areas
Albanian
national park
Albania
Albania
Albanian Alps
Dinarides
Maja e Jezercës
glaciers
valleys
rivers
mountains
waterfalls
forests
rock formations
ecosystem
ecosystems
biodiversity
Bird

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