Erenik
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Erenik | |
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Location | |
Country | Kosovo |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Gjeravica, Accursed Mountains, Kosovo |
Mouth | |
• location | White Drin, east of Gjakova, Kosovo |
• coordinates | 42°21′51″N 20°31′36″E / 42.3641°N 20.5266°ECoordinates: 42°21′51″N 20°31′36″E / 42.3641°N 20.5266°E |
Length | 51 km (32 mi) |
Basin size | 516 km2 (199 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | White Drin→ Drin→ Adriatic Sea |
The Erenik[a] or Ribnik is a river in Kosovo.[b] Located in the west of the country, it measures 51 km (32 mi)-long, a right tributary to the White Drin.
The Erenik originates near the Albanian border, in the northern slopes of the Junik Mountains, a part of the Accursed Mountains, under the Gjeravica peak (2,656 m or 8,714 ft), the highest mountain in Kosovo. The river flows to the south and south-east, following the eastern edge of the Accursed Mountains, dividing them from the western region.
Before passing through Gjakova, there is a string of settlements: the villages of Berjah, Stubëll, Nivokaz, Popoc, Shishman, and Ponoshec, the small town of Junik and the village and mine of Babaj i Bokës. It receives many streams from the right, flowing down from the Accursed Mountains (most notably, Shlepica and Reqica), but the Erenik's major tributaries are from its western side (Trava and Lumbardhi i Lloqanit).
After Gjakova, the Erenik flows beside the villages of Raçë and , soon emptying into the White Drin near the village and hill of Pogragja. The river formed an epigene gallery feature called Ura e Fshejtë in the hill. The river valley in this final section serves as a part of the route of the Peja-Gjakova-Prizren road.
The Erenik belongs to the Adriatic Sea drainage basin, draining an area of 516 km2 (199 sq mi). It is not navigable.
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- ^ (definite Albanian form: Ereniku; Serbian Cyrillic: Ереник / Рибник)
- ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as a part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognised as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 112 UN member states have recognised Kosovo at some point, of which 15 states later withdrew their recognition.
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- Mala Prosvetina Enciklopedija, Third edition (1985); Prosveta; ISBN 86-07-00001-2
- Jovan Đ. Marković (1990): Enciklopedijski geografski leksikon Jugoslavije; Svjetlost-Sarajevo; ISBN 86-01-02651-6
- Tributaries of the White Drin
- Kosovo geography stubs
- Rivers of Kosovo
- Accursed Mountains