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Šar Mountains
Sharr Mountains
Šar Mountains as seen from Macedonia
Highest point
Peak	Titov Vrv, Macedonia
Elevation	2,748 m (9,016 ft)
Geography
Location	Macedonia-Polog Valley Albania-Dibër County Kosovo

The Šar Mountains (Macedonian and Template:Lang-sr) or Sharr Mountains (Template:Lang-sq), form a mountain range in the Balkans that extends from Kosovo and the northwest of the Republic of Macedonia, to northeastern Albania.

Etymology

In Antiquity, the mountains were known as Scardus, Scodrus, or Scordus (το Σκάρδον ὂρος in Polybius and Ptolemy).

Sometimes the range is called Carska planina ("Tsar's mountain"), as a reference to the capitals (Prizren and Skopje), courts (Nerodimlje, Pauni, Svrčin, etc.) and monasteries (Monastery of the Holy Archangels) of the Serbian Empire located in the region.

Borders

The mountain borders extend from the city of Prizren, following the two rivers of the Prizren Lumbardhi and the Lepenac. In the east it passes by the town of Kaçanik through the Kačanik Gorge and into Macedonia via the Polog valley. The border passes near the Vardar spring called Vrutok and enters near the valley of Mavrovo. There the Radika river separates the mountain massif from the higher Mount Korab. After that, the border is mounting, reaching the point of junction of three state borders: Kosovo, Macedonia and Albania. The border now follows the road to the small, mountainous, town of Restelica, the rivers of Globocica, Plava and the White Drin and finally reaches the city of Prizren.

Geographical characteristics

The Šar Mountains have a total area of 1600 km. 56,25% of that area is in the Republic of Macedonia, 43.12% in Kosovo, and 0,63% in Albania. There are three plains Sirinic, Vraca and Rudoka. The system is about 80 km (50 mi) long and 10–20 km (6–12 mi) wide.

The mountain massif was formed in the Tertiary Period. The peaks are covered with ice and snow.

It includes several high peaks:

• Titov Vrv (2,747 m or 9,012 ft)
• Mal Turčin (2,707 m or 8,881 ft)
• Bakardan (2,704 m or 8,871 ft)
• Borislavec (2,675 m or 8,776 ft)
• Great Rudoka (2,658 m or 8,720 ft)
• Bistra - east summit (Peskovi) (2,651 m or 8,698 ft)
• Bistra - west summit (2,641 m or 8,665 ft)
• Small Rudoka (2,629 m or 8,625 ft)
• Džini Beg (2,610 m or 8,563 ft)
• Lake Peak (2,604 m or 8,543 ft)
• Karabunar (2,600 m or 8,530 ft)
• White Lake Peak (2,590 m or 8,497 ft)
• Maja e zezë (2,585 m or 8,481 ft)
• Big Vraca (2,582 m or 8,471 ft)
• Guzhbaba (2,582 m or 8,471 ft)
• Isa Aga (2,555 m or 8,383 ft)
• Black Peak (2,536 m or 8,320 ft)
• Kobilica (2,528 m or 8,294 ft)
• Piribeg (2,524 m or 8,281 ft)
• Ljuboten (2,498 m or 8,196 ft)
• Maja Livadh (2,497 m or 8,192 ft)
• Zallina (2,493 m (8,179 ft))
• Small Vraca (2,483 m or 8,146 ft) 41°53′10″N 20°44′15″E / 41.8861°N 20.7375°E / 41.8861; 20.7375 (Small Vraca)
• Kara Nikolla (2,409 m or 7,904 ft) 42°05′01″N 20°47′39″E / 42.0836°N 20.7942°E / 42.0836; 20.7942 (Kara Nikolla)
• Tumba Peak (2,346 m or 7,697 ft)
• Gemitash (2,183 m or 7,162 ft) 41°54′27″N 20°40′51″E / 41.9075°N 20.6808°E / 41.9075; 20.6808 (Gemitaš)
• Kalabak (2,174 m or 7,133 ft) 41°55′05″N 20°34′34″E / 41.918°N 20.576°E / 41.918; 20.576 (Kalabak)
• Crnkamenska Kula (2,117 m or 6,946 ft) 41°54′02″N 20°39′50″E / 41.9006°N 20.6639°E / 41.9006; 20.6639 (Crnkamenska Kula)
• Šerupa (2,092 m or 6,864 ft) tri-point 41°52′37″N 20°35′42″E / 41.877°N 20.595°E / 41.877; 20.595 (Maja e Ksula e Priftit)

The Šar Mountains extend to Mount Korab (2,764 m or 9,068 ft) in the southwest, and pass into northeastern Albania with very small part (0.63% of the entire length).

Vegetation on the mountains includes crops up to around 1,000 m (3,281 ft), forests up to 1,700 m (5,577 ft), and above that lie high pastures which encompass around 550 km (212 sq mi). The Šar Mountains are the largest compact area covered with pastures on the European continent. The dog breed Šarplaninac comes from this area.

The snowy peaks of the Šar Mountains are depicted on the coat of arms of the city of Skopje, which in turn is incorporated in the city's flag.

Šar Mountains in Kosovo

The Šar Mountains are located in the south and south-east of Kosovo, where 43.12% of the range is located. Many alpine and glacial mountain lakes are found on the Kosovar part of the Šar Mountains, especially south of the village of Dragaš, the area of Shutman and the region north of Vraca. The ski resort of Brezovica, with an elevation of 900 m (2,953 ft) to 2,524 m (8,281 ft) above sea level, is located north-east of the mountains.

The mountain range in Kosovo is divided into three main zones:The zone of Ljuboten and Brezovica, the central zone of Prizren and the zone of Opoja and Gora.

The mountains border the Kosovo Plain to the north-east and the Dukagjini Valley in the northwest. Kosovo consists of the most eastern tip and the most northern part of the mountain ridge.

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The Ljuboten peak and the mountain of Skopska Crna Gora create the Kačanik Gorge in Kosovo. The Šar Mountains are split from the Nerodimka Mountain by the Sirinić Valley. The Šar National Park is located in Kosovo. Villages and towns that are found near the mountain are:

• Prizren largest city located at the foot of the mountains.
• Kaçanik
• Dragaš
• Brezovica
• Štrpce

Lakes in the Kosovo part of the Šar Mountains are:

• Big Jažinačko Lake
• Small Jažinačko Lake
• Šutmansko Lake
• Lower Defsko Lake
• Štrbačko Lake
• Black Vir Lake
• Donji Vir Lake
• Blateško Lake
• Upper Defsko Lake
• Dinivodno Lake

National Park

Šar Mountains National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Šar Mountains National Park landscape.
Area	390 km (150 sq mi)
Established	1986

The Šar Mountains National Park is in the territory of Kosovo and covers 390 km (151 sq mi), on the northern slopes of the Šar Mountains as well as the mountains of Ošljak and Jezerce. The National Park "Šar-Planina Mt." was proclaimed in 1993 within the temporary boundaries of 39,000 ha and opened in 1995. The final boundaries of the Park are expected to enclose an area of around 97,000 ha. The park includes the endemic relict Macedonian Pine and white-bark pine, as well as the Alpine rose. As for wildlife, this is a habitat of the lynx, bear, chamois, wolf, roe deer, wild boar and other species including many bird species. The national park contains 720 chamois while the Opoja and Gora region contains 600 chamois. The National Park is administrated by the Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning (MESP) of Kosovo.

See also

• Mountains of the Republic of Macedonia
• List of mountains in Kosovo
• List of mountains in Serbia
• List of mountains in Albania

Notes

References

1. Sir William Smith (1872). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography: Isabadius-Zymethus. 1857. John Murray. p. 928.
2. Veselinović, Andrija; Radoš Ljušić (2001). Srpske dinastije (in Serbian). Novi Sad. ISBN 86-83639-01-0.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
3. Rista Nikolić (1912). Glacijacija Šar Planine i Koraba (in Serbian). Beograd.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
4. Živko Stefanovski. Šar Planina (in Macedonian). Tetovo: Napredok.
5. "National Park Šar-Mountain". brezovica-ski.com.
6. Official portal of the city of Skopje: City symbols. – Retrieved on 13 May 2009.
7. Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning(in Albanian)

External links

[REDACTED] Media related to Šar Mountain at Wikimedia Commons

• Nacionalni park Šar-planina (in Serbian)
• Šar planina (in Serbian)
• Brezovica Ski Resort

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