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Kukës County mountainshiking

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Bajram Curri is a small town in the far north-east mountains. Most people pass through it on the way to hike in the Valbona valley.

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Bajram Curri is a small town in the far north-east mountains. Most people pass through it on the way to hike in the Valbona valley.

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This is a photo of a natural heritage site in Albania, id:
Bajram Curri - Sheshi Shkelzen A. Rexha · CC0
Bust of a national hero Bajram Curri at Çarshia, Gjakove
Bust of Bajram Curri, Gjakove Shkurte ramushi · CC BY-SA 4.0
Azem Hajdari Statue, Bajram Curri
Azem Hajdari Statue, Bajram Curri Sani Dobroshi · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Protected area

Valbona Valley National Park

A broad U-shaped glacial valley of white gravel and beech forest under the Alps' highest peaks.

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Airport

Kukës International Airport

A small northern airport that opened to commercial flights in 2021, mainly serving the diaspora.

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Energy site

Fierza Hydropower Plant

The uppermost and largest of the Drin dams, creating a reservoir shared with Kosovo.

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Town

Kukës

A town rebuilt above a reservoir in the 1970s, and the northern end of the Nation's Road.

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Village

Valbonë

A wide white riverbed under 2,500 m peaks; the eastern end of the Theth trek.

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Town

Krumë

The seat of Has municipality in the north-eastern hills near Kosovo.

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Ferry route

Koman – Fierzë Ferry

A working transport link through a gorge that has become one of Albania's best-known journeys.

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Related subjects

Guide

The Theth–Valbona Trek

Albania's best-known walk: roughly 17 km over a 1,795 m pass, six to eight hours, June to October.

Sources

  • Wikipedia — Bajram Curri — English Wikipedia · retrieved 03 Sep 2026
    Used to ground the deep-research section and as a discovery aid; not relied on alone for contested claims.
  • Wikidata — Wikidata item Q372161 · 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
    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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