Ciudad · Shkodër
Shkodër
The cultural capital of the north: a lake, a fortress, a bicycle city and a Catholic heartland.
- Type
- Reservoir, impounded 1985 by the Koman dam
- Ferry
- Passenger and vehicle ferries run Koman–Fierzë, typically ~2.5 hours
- Note
- Schedules are seasonal
En lenguaje claro
Lake Koman is not a natural lake — it was made by a dam on the Drin river. The water fills a very narrow canyon, and a passenger ferry runs along it. Many travellers take the boat just for the scenery on the way to Valbonë.
Explicación sencilla
Lake Koman is not a natural lake — it was made by a dam on the Drin river. The water fills a very narrow canyon, and a passenger ferry runs along it. Many travellers take the boat just for the scenery on the way to Valbonë.
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A tributary of the Drin above Koman, reached by boat and often called Albania's Thailand.
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Fierza Hydropower Plant
The uppermost and largest of the Drin dams, creating a reservoir shared with Kosovo.
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The lowest station of the Drin cascade, just upstream of Shkodër.
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A wide white riverbed under 2,500 m peaks; the eastern end of the Theth trek.
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Koman Hydropower Plant
The middle station of the Drin cascade, and the dam that created Lake Koman.
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Koman – Fierzë Ferry
A working transport link through a gorge that has become one of Albania's best-known journeys.
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The Drin
Albania's longest river and the backbone of its electricity system, dammed three times in the north.
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Electricity almost entirely from hydropower — which makes supply depend on rainfall.
Fuentes
- Wikimedia Commons.
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