Valamara
{{Short description|Mountain in Albania}}
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| name = Valamara
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| photo = Ohrid Maja e Valamarës.jpg
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| photo_caption = View of the massif seen from Lake Ohrid
| map = Albania
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| elevation = {{convert|2373|m|abbr=on}}
| prominence = {{convert|1525|m|abbr=on}}
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| isolation = {{convert|26.5|km|abbr=on}}
| coordinates = {{coord|40.793338|N|20.464752|E|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
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| listing = Ultra-prominent
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| country = {{ALB}}
| region = Central Mountain Region
| settlement_type = Municipality
| settlement = Korçë, Gramsh, Pogradec
| range = Shkumbin valley
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| type = massif
| geology = ultrabasic rock
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Valamara is a massif located in eastern Albania. Converging on the borders between Korçë, Gramsh, and Pogradec municipalities, it rises at a height of {{convert|2373|m|abbr=on}}. The northern boundary is marked by Guri i Topit {{convert|2125|m|abbr=on}} and the southern limit by Lenie (2012 m).{{cite book|last1=Buda|first1=Aleks|title=Fjalori Enciklopedik Shqiptar|date=1985|publisher=Akademia e Shkencave e RPSSH|location=Tiranë|pages=1248}}
Geology
The massif is predominantly composed of ultrabasic rocks. Its terrain features various glacial landforms with numerous glacial lakes, seven of which can be found above {{convert|1600|m|abbr=on}}.{{cite news |title=Pamje befasuese me dron nga Mali i Valamarës |url=https://euronews.al/pamje-te-vecanta-me-dron-nga-mali-i-valamares |access-date=31 May 2020 |publisher=Euronews Albania}} The eastern slopes give rise to the Shkumbin river, while the western and southeastern slopes are traversed by the Devoll river.{{cite book|last1=Kabo|first1=Mevlan|title=Gjeografia Fizike e Shqipërisë|date=1991|publisher=Qendra e Studimeve Gjeografike|location=Tiranë|pages=592|edition=1.2}}
Biology and ecology
= Fauna =
Valamara is a population hotspot for the critically endangered Balkan lynx.{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=Smithsonian |last2=Soreghan |first2=Emily |title=Can Lynx Be Saved in the Balkans? |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/can-lynx-be-saved-in-the-balkans-180985200/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=Smithsonian Magazine |language=en}}
= Flora =
Vegetation consists of beech and pine forests covering the lower regions and rich summer pastures flourishing in the upper regions.{{cite web|title=The vascular flora of the Valamara mountain range (SE Albania), with three new records for the Albanian flora|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322821511_The_vascular_flora_of_the_Valamara_mountain_range_SE_Albania_with_three_new_records_for_the_Albanian_flora?enrichId=rgreq-0ff1d7b168119e961d41c7cec1d1ee75-XXX&enrichSource=Y292ZXJQYWdlOzMyMjgyMTUxMTtBUzo1ODk0NTY2NTQ0OTE2NTVAMTUxNzU0ODgyNjczNQ%3D%3D&el=1_x_2&_esc=publicationCoverPdf|website=researchgate.net |pages=1–17|language=en|format=PDF}}
See also
References
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Category:Two-thousanders of Albania