Mount Shëndelli

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Shëndelli
Shëndelli is located in Albania
Shëndelli
Shëndelli
Highest point
Elevation1,802 m (5,912 ft)
Coordinates40°20′19″N 20°03′34″E / 40.3385°N 20.0594°E / 40.3385; 20.0594Coordinates: 40°20′19″N 20°03′34″E / 40.3385°N 20.0594°E / 40.3385; 20.0594
Geography
LocationAlbania

Mount Shëndelli (lit. "Mount Holy-Sun") is a mountain in southern Albania in the geographical region of Southern Albanian Highlands.[1] It is part of the mountain chain Shëndelli-Lunxhëri-Bureto chain, which goes parallel to the Trebeshinë-Dhembel-Nemërçkë chain. Its highest elevation is 1,802 m.[2] Its orientation is north to south. The valley of the river Vjosë, with the city Tepelenë, lies to its south and west.

Folklore[]

The mountain is considered by Albanians as a sacred place. In local folk beliefs it is associated with the cult of the mountain peaks and the cult of the sun.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Geonames. "Shëndelli mountain".
  2. ^ Soviet military map K-34-125-В (1:50,000)
  3. ^ Gjoni 2012, pp. 85–86.

Bibliography[]

  • Gjoni, Irena (2012). Marrëdhënie të miteve dhe kulteve të bregdetit të Jonit me areale të tjera mitike (PhD) (in Albanian). Tirana: University of Tirana, Faculty of History and Philology.


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