Gjeravica (

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form Form is the shape, visual appearance, or configuration of an object. In a wider sense, the form is the way something happens. Form may also refer to: *Form (document), a document (printed or electronic) with spaces in which to write or enter dat ...

: ''Gjeravicë''; sr-Cyrl-Latn, Ђеравица, Đeravica, separator=" / ") is a mountain peak in

Kosovo Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the ...

. It also is the second-highest mountain peak in the

Accursed Mountains The Accursed Mountains (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, Prokletije, Проклетије, separator=" / ", ; both translated as "Cursed Mountains"), also known as the Albanian Alps (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, Albanski Alpi, Албански Алпи, separator=" / ", li ...

range Range may refer to: Geography * Range (geographic), a chain of hills or mountains; a somewhat linear, complex mountainous or hilly area (cordillera, sierra) ** Mountain range, a group of mountains bordered by lowlands * Range, a term used to i ...

and the

Dinaric Alps The Dinaric Alps (), also Dinarides, are a mountain range in Southern Europe, Southern and Southcentral Europe, separating the continental Balkan Peninsula from the Adriatic Sea. They stretch from Italy in the northwest through Slovenia, Croatia ...

range, after

Jezercë Jezercë ( sq-definite, Jezerca) is the highest peak in the Dinaric Alps, the second highest in Albania and the sixth highest in Southeast Europe, standing at above sea level. It is the 28th most prominent mountain peak in Europe, and is rega ...

. It has an elevation of above sea level. Gjeravica is in the western part of Kosovo, in the municipality of Junik.

Features

Gjeravica is somewhat different from the rest of the Accursed mountains in its lack of the stony, limestone

texture Texture may refer to: Science and technology * Image texture, the spatial arrangement of color or intensities in an image * Surface texture, the smoothness, roughness, or bumpiness of the surface of an object * Texture (roads), road surface c ...

the other mountains in Accursed Mountains have. Many large and small

glacial lake A glacial lake is a body of water with origins from glacier activity. They are formed when a glacier erodes the land and then melts, filling the depression created by the glacier. Formation Near the end of the last glacial period, roughly 10,0 ...

s can be found near the summit. The largest of the lakes is

Gjeravica Lake Gjeravica Lake or Đeravica Lake (; ) is a mountain lake in Kosovo located just under the summit of Gjeravica mountain.Gje ...

, which is just under the summit and is the origin of the Erenik river. Gjeravica and the Accursed mountains range are rich in the growth of chestnuts,

oak An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' of the beech family. They have spirally arranged leaves, often with lobed edges, and a nut called an acorn, borne within a cup. The genus is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisp ...

beech Beech (genus ''Fagus'') is a genus of deciduous trees in the family Fagaceae, native to subtropical (accessory forest element) and temperate (as dominant element of Mesophyte, mesophytic forests) Eurasia and North America. There are 14 accepted ...

and

conifers Conifers () are a group of cone-bearing seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a single extant class, Pinopsida. All e ...

. There are also wild strawberries growing in Gjeravica during the summer.

Geography

Nearby settlements

Deçan Deçan (, ; , ) is a town and municipality in the district of Gjakova, Kosovo. The municipality has an area of and it includes the town and 37 smaller settlements. According to the last census of 2024, the municipality has a population of 27,7 ...

* Junik *

Peja Peja or Peć, ), is the fifth most populous city in Kosovo and serves as the seat of the Peja Municipality and the District of Peja. It is located in the Rugova region on the eastern section of the Accursed Mountains along the Peja's Lumbar ...

*Belaje *Krsi i Cenit *Krsi i Zi

Nearby peaks

* Kumulore * Tropojske Pločice * Guri i Gjate * Maja e Ram Arućit * Ljogi i Prels

Cliffs

* Biga Tamas * Krsi i Cenit * Kumulore * Krsi i Zi * Guri i Mal * Gurt e Ljove * Brehov * Minarja

Nearby springs

* Kroni Tedel * Kroni Gusija * Kroni i Lizit * Kroni i Nuses * Gura e Hasanags * Kroni i Metes * Gura e Mir * Kroni i Rasave * Kroni i Smajlit * Gura i Cursis * Gura Hods * Kroni i Mir

History

Kosovo war

On 15 September 1998, during the

Kosovo war The Kosovo War (; sr-Cyrl-Latn, Косовски рат, Kosovski rat) was an armed conflict in Kosovo that lasted from 28 February 1998 until 11 June 1999. It ...

Agim Ramadani Agim Ramadani (3 May 1963 – 11 April 1999) also known with nickname "KATANA", was an Albanian commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA), an ethnic Albanian paramilitary organization that sought the independence of Kosovo from Serbia. He w ...

and his troops led an operation against Yugoslav soldiers in areas near Gjeravica. In the series of attacks that followed, 40 Yugoslav soldiers were killed and another 20 were injured.

References

External links

Summitpost, Đeravica
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Peakbagger, Đeravica
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