The Buna
The short outflow of Lake Shkodër, and Albania's only navigable river.
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The short outflow of Lake Shkodër, and Albania's only navigable river.
Albania's longest river and the backbone of its electricity system, dammed three times in the north.
The river that carved the Osum canyon and runs through the middle of Berat.
A tributary of the Drin above Koman, reached by boat and often called Albania's Thailand.
The river that splits Albania in two — the historic dividing line between Gheg and Tosk.
One of the last large free-flowing rivers in Europe, declared a Wild River National Park in March 2023.