Mourgana ( or Όρη Τσαμαντά - ''Ori Tsamanta'', ) is a

mountain range A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have aris ...

in northwestern

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and southern

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. Its highest elevation is 1,806 m.

Geography and location

It is drained by tributaries of the river Thyamis towards the south by tributaries of the river Drinos towards the north and by the small river

Pavllë The Pavllë ( sq-definite, Pavlla, - ''Pavla'') is a river in northwestern Greece and southern Albania. Its source is in the Mourgana mountains in Greece, near the village Ampelonas, Thesprotia. It flows west into Albania, along the villages ...

to the west. There are forests in the lower areas of the mountain and grasslands in the higher elevations. The nearest villages are Tsamantas and Vavouri on the Greek side and Sotirë and Leshnice on the Albanian side.

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Mountain ranges of Greece Landforms of Ioannina (regional unit) Landforms of Epirus (region) {{Gjirokastër-geo-stub

Geography and location

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