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

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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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Shkodër

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

ShkodraShkoder
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.

Shkoder

Related subjects

Industry

Energy in Albania

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

Albanian Economy

Sources

  • Wikipedia — Vau i Dejës — 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 Q1787536 · 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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