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The Šar Mountain (Template:Lang-sq, Template:Lang-mk) is a mountain range that extends from southern Kosovo and the northwest of the Republic of Macedonia to northeastern Albania.
Geographical characteristics
The Šar Mountain has a total area of 1600km. 56,25% of that area is in the Republic of Macedonia, 43.12% in Kosovo, and 0,63% in Albania. There are two plains Vraca and Rudoka. The system is about 80 kilometers long and 10-20 kilometres wide. It includes several high peaks:
- Titov Vrv (2747 m), the highest peak
- Mal Turčin (2702 m)
- Borislavec (2662 m)
- Bistër (2651 m)
- Rudoka (2610 m)
- Vraca (2582 m)
- Kobilica (2528 m)
- Piribeg (2524 m)
- Ljuboten (2498 m)
- Gemitash (2183 m)
The Šar Mountains extend to Mount Korab (2764 m) in the southwest, and pass into northeastern Albania.
Vegetation on the mountains includes crops up to around 1000 meters, forests up to 1700 meters, and above that lie high pastures which encompass around 550 square kilometres. The Šar Mountains are the largest compact area covered with pastures on the European continent. They are most known as the origin of the dog breed Šarplaninac, which was bred on these pastures. On some days the Šar Mountains can be seen from Pristina which is many kilometres away. Ljuboten (the nearest peak to Pristina) stands out the best.
National Park
| Šar Mountain National Park | |
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| IUCN category II (national park) | |
| Nearest city | Tetovo |
| Area | 390 km² |
| Established | 1986 |
The Šar National Park is in the territory of Kosovo, and spreads on 380 square kilometres, on the northern slopes of the Šar Mountains. What this national park boasts in particular are the endemic relict Macedonian Pine and white-bark pine, as well as the Alpine rose. As for game, this is the habitat of the lynx, bear, chamois,wolf, roe deer, wild boar and other species.
The National Park abounds in streams and small rivers and it spreads in the Kosovan municipalities of Dragaš, Štrpce, Suva Reka, Kačanik and Prizren.
Gallery
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See also
References
- Rista Nikolić: "Glacijacija Šar Planine i Koraba“, Beograd, 1912 godina.
- Šar Planina, Živko Stefanovski, Napredok- Tetovo
| National parks of Serbia | |
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