Shkëlzen

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Shkëlzen
Maja e Shkëlzenit
Elevation 2,404 m (7,887 ft)
Location
Shkëlzen
Location of Shkëlzen in Albania
Location Albania
Coordinates 42°27′25″N 20°07′41″E / 42.457°N 20.128°E / 42.457; 20.128Coordinates: 42°27′25″N 20°07′41″E / 42.457°N 20.128°E / 42.457; 20.128

Shkëlzen (Maja e Shkëlzenit) is a mountain in Albania with a height of 2,404 metres (7,887 ft).[1] It is rocky and located near the border with Kosovo[a], north of Tropojë. It belongs to the Prokletije. Shkëlzen shares its name with a village that is just south of the mountain.

Notes and references

Notes:

a. ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. Kosovo's independence has been recognised by 108 out of 193 United Nations member states.

References:

  1. ↑ Soviet military map К-34-53-В (1:50.000)


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