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198:Established
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153:Coordinates
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689:References
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162:42°23′45″N
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129:Location
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1071:Albania
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606:Gallery
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516:mammals
500:trefoil
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420:of the
386:Balkans
358:Jezerca
274:forests
258:valleys
238:Albania
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