Jablanica (mountain range)

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Jablanica
View over Lake Vevčani and Black Stone
Highest point
Elevation	2,257 m (7,405 ft)
Coordinates	41°17′7.78″N 20°31′43.72″E / 41.2854944°N 20.5288111°E / 41.2854944; 20.5288111
Geography
Location	Albania - North Macedonia border
Parent range	Shebenik-Jablanica

Jablanica (Albanian: Jabllanica or Jabllanicë pronounced [ˈjabɫa'nitsa,ˈjabɫa'nitsə]; Macedonian: Јабланица pronounced [ˈjabɫanitsa]) is a mountain range in Southern and Southeastern Europe, stretching north-south direction across the border of Albania and North Macedonia.^[1]

The long mountain ridge is higher than 2,000 m (6,562 ft) for approximately 50 km (31 mi), while the highest part, located in its very center, is Black Stone at 2,257 m (7,405 ft) high. Both countries have 50% of the mountain, Albania the west and North Macedonia the east. Jablanica Mountain contains many large mountain lakes. Shebenik mountain is located just to the west of Jablanica and give name to the Shebenik-Jabllanice National Park. The closest towns to Jablanica are Librazhd in Albania and Struga in North Macedonia.

The mountain range is one of the few places in the Balkans that hold the Balkan lynx (Lynx lynx martinoi), a subspecies of the Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx). The total number of this vulnerable species is estimated at below 100 individuals.

See also[]

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• Central Mountain Range
• Shebenik-Jabllanice National Park
• Geography of Albania
• Geography of North Macedonia

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