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Prrenjas is a small town in the eastern mountains where nickel was mined.

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Prrenjas is a small town in the eastern mountains where nickel was mined.

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The old, not used railway bridge near of Prrenjas , small town in eastern Albania , September 2018
Railway bridge Prrenjas Albania 2018 2 Karelj · CC BY-SA 4.0
The old, not used railway bridge near of Prrenjas , small town in eastern Albania , September 2018
Railway bridge Prrenjas Albania 2018 1 Karelj · CC BY-SA 4.0
Fusha e Domosdovës at Përrenjas, Eastern Albania
Fusha e Domosdovës Albinfo · CC0

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A Shkumbin-valley town at the gate of Shebenik-Jabllanicë National Park.

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Mining in Albania

Chromium above all — Albania has long been among the larger world producers — plus copper and nickel.

Albanian Economy

Sources

  • Wikipedia — Prrenjas — 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 Q19258 · 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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