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Artificial lake of Vau i Dejës, Albania
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Town · Shkodër County

Vau i Dejës

The town beside the lowest dam of the Drin cascade, east of Shkodër.

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Population (town)
8,117 (2011)
Elevation
25 m

In plain language

Vau i Dejës is a town next to a dam on the Drin river.

Simple explanation

Vau i Dejës is a town next to a dam on the Drin river.

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240 Albania. The Drin River near Vau i Dejës, southeast of Shkodra
Nopcsa 240 Baron Franz Nopcsa (1877-1933) · Public domain
316 Albania. Tectonic structure between Vau i Dejës, the opening of the Drin and the plain of Shkodra
Nopcsa 316 Baron Franz Nopcsa (1877-1933) · Public domain
Lake of Vau i Dejës with Shurdhahi Island, Albania
Liqen i Vaut të Dejës Albinfo · CC BY-SA 3.0

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City · Shkodër

Shkodër

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

Lake · Shkodër

Lake Koman

A 34 km reservoir in a gorge so narrow the ferry crossing is treated as a scenic journey in its own right.

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Energy in Albania

Electricity almost entirely from hydropower — which makes supply depend on rainfall.

Sources

  • Wikipedia. Vau i Dejës — 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 Q1787536 · 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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