Mountain range · Shkodër
The Albanian Alps
The limestone wall of the far north — locally the Accursed Mountains — shared with Montenegro and Kosovo.
Every county, coast and century
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Places
The Albanian Alps in the north, Mount Korab on the eastern border, Tomorr above Berat and the Ceraunian ridge over the Riviera.
Mountain range · Shkodër
The limestone wall of the far north — locally the Accursed Mountains — shared with Montenegro and Kosovo.
Mountain · Shkodër
At 2,694 m the highest peak entirely inside the Dinaric Alps, deep in the Albanian Alps.
Mountain · Dibër
At 2,764 m the highest point in both Albania and North Macedonia, on the border ridge.
Mountain range · Vlorë
The coastal ridge that makes the Riviera: 2,000 m peaks rising directly out of the Ionian.
Mountain · Berat
A 2,416 m massif above Berat, and the site of an annual Bektashi pilgrimage each August.
Mountain · Vlorë
The 2,045 m high point of the Ceraunian ridge, directly above the Riviera coast.
Mountain · Tiranë
Tirana's own mountain: 1,613 m, a national park, and a 4.2 km cable car from the city edge.