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Buna,, The Buna, Albania
Planeti · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

River · Shkodër County

The Buna

The short outflow of Lake Shkodër, and Albania's only navigable river.

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Length
About 41 km
Note
Albania's only navigable river
Border
Forms part of the Albania–Montenegro boundary

In plain language

The Buna carries water out of Lake Shkodër to the sea. It is the only river in Albania that boats can travel along, and it forms part of the border with Montenegro.

Simple explanation

The Buna carries water out of Lake Shkodër to the sea. It is the only river in Albania that boats can travel along, and it forms part of the border with Montenegro.

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Buna River, The Buna, Albania
Buna River Planeti · CC0
The river Bojana/Buna at Shkodra, Albania
Drin Aktron at Czech Wikipedia · Public domain

Connected subjects

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City · Shkodër

Shkodër

The cultural capital of the north: a lake, a fortress, a bicycle city and a Catholic heartland.

Historic site · Shkodër

Rozafa Castle

The rock fortress above the meeting of three rivers, and the setting of Albania's best-known legend.

Lake · Shkodër

Lake Shkodër

The largest lake in southern Europe, shared with Montenegro and a major bird wintering ground.

Village · Shkodër

Velipojë

A wide, shallow sand beach at the Buna river mouth, with a protected lagoon reserve.

Sources

  • Wikipedia. Buna — English Wikipedia · retrieved 13 Oct 2026
    Used to ground the deep-research section and as a discovery aid; not relied on alone for contested claims.
  • Wikidata. Wikidata item Q292561 · retrieved 13 Oct 2026
    Source of the population, area and elevation figures shown in Quick facts, each with its own observation year.
  • Wikimedia Commons. Photographs · retrieved 13 Oct 2026
    Each photograph carries its own creator, licence and file link beneath it. Only public-domain, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-SA files are published.

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