Koritnik ( sq, Maja e Koritnikut) is a wooded,

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, located in northeastern

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and southwest

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between the cities of Kukës and Prizren. The mountain is entirely surrounded by branches of the White Drin river. The highest point of Koritnik massif, Maja e Pikëllimës reaches an elevation of above the Adriatic. Gryka e Vanavës ( en, Vanave Gorge) separates the mountain from Gjallica. The gorge is long, wide, and about deep. The massif falls within the Balkan mixed forests terrestrial

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of the Palearctic temperate broadleaf and mixed forests

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. The slopes of the mountain

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s are mostly covered with coniferous forests. The Koritnik mountain because of its high pastures contains a population of 60 chamois. Koritnik falls within the

Korab-Koritnik Nature Park The Korab-Koritnik Nature Park ( sq, Parku Natyror i Korab-Koritnikut) is a nature park in eastern Albania and forms a section of the European Green Belt, which serves as a retreat for endangered animal and plant species. It encompasses of alpin ...

, forming the European Green Belt. It has been recognised as an Important Plant Area of international importance by Plantlife.

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{{Kosovo topics Mountains of Albania Mountains of Kosovo International mountains of Europe Albania–Kosovo border Geography of Kukës County Two-thousanders of Albania Two-thousanders of Kosovo Protected areas of Dibër County

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