City
Shkodër
The cultural capital of the north: a lake, a fortress, a bicycle city and a Catholic heartland.
In plain language
The Drin is the longest river in Albania. Three big dams on it make most of the country's electricity, and the reservoirs behind them — Fierza, Koman and Vau i Dejës — look like long lakes in the mountains.
Simple explanation
The Drin is the longest river in Albania. Three big dams on it make most of the country's electricity, and the reservoirs behind them — Fierza, Koman and Vau i Dejës — look like long lakes in the mountains.
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Nearby
Energy site
Fierza Hydropower Plant
The uppermost and largest of the Drin dams, creating a reservoir shared with Kosovo.
Town
Kukës
A town rebuilt above a reservoir in the 1970s, and the northern end of the Nation's Road.
Lake
Lake Koman
A 34 km reservoir in a gorge so narrow the ferry crossing is treated as a scenic journey in its own right.
Related subjects
Energy site
Fierza Hydropower Plant
The uppermost and largest of the Drin dams, creating a reservoir shared with Kosovo.
Industry
Energy in Albania
Electricity almost entirely from hydropower — which makes supply depend on rainfall.
Energy site
Vau i Dejës Hydropower Plant
The lowest station of the Drin cascade, just upstream of Shkodër.
Company
KESH
The state generator that runs the Drin cascade and supplies most Albanian electricity.
Energy site
Koman Hydropower Plant
The middle station of the Drin cascade, and the dam that created Lake Koman.
Lake
Lake Koman
A 34 km reservoir in a gorge so narrow the ferry crossing is treated as a scenic journey in its own right.
Ferry route
Koman – Fierzë Ferry
A working transport link through a gorge that has become one of Albania's best-known journeys.
Sources
- Wikipedia —
Drin — English Wikipedia
· retrieved 03 Sep 2026
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Wikidata item Q1792373
· retrieved 03 Sep 2026
Source of the population, area and elevation figures shown in Quick facts, each with its own observation year. - Wikimedia Commons —
Photographs
· retrieved 03 Sep 2026
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