Explore Velan in Albania
Velan in the region of Shkodër is a town in Albania - some 87 mi or ( 140 km ) North of Tirana , the country's capital city .
Current time in Velan is now 06:46 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Tirane " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Timişoara, Sofia, Peshkopi, Prizren, and Pristina. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Timişoara . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Velan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro and FYROM by AZUB recumbents
In 2006 we have traveled through these four countries by our fully loaded AZUB recumbents with trailer. Especialy Albania is exremely beautiful country, but also extremely difficult to ride in. I mean ..
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Lahuta, Wail, Howl, The Songs of the Frontier Warriors..
This one is deep (sorry for the quality). The lahuta is a one-stringed musical instrument with a long neck and an egg-shaped body. It is played with a bow and used in northen Albania to accompany epic ..
4Runner - Albania2
60 km on the map - 6,5 hours real time. Why? Just see this movie ;-) www.trucktor.cz ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Maja e Grebenit
Maja e Grebenit is a mountain in Albania, located near its most northern tip, in the Prokletije. It reaches a height of 1,840 metres. It is located just south of the fertile valley of the Vermosh river, close to the border with Montenegro. Maja e Grebenit is located in the municipality Kelmend, and is surrounded by the villages Vermosh, Lepush and Selcë.
Located at 42.56 19.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Geography of Albania
Albania has a total area of 28,748 km . It shares a 172 km border with Montenegro to the northwest, a 115 km border with Kosovo to the northeast, a 151 km border with Macedonia to the north and east, and a 282 km border with Greece to the south and southeast. Its coastline is around 611 km long. The lowlands of the west face the Adriatic Sea and the strategically important Strait of Otranto, which puts less than 72 km of water between Albania and the heel of the Italian "boot".
Located at 42.67 19.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Maja e Shënikut
Maja e Shënikut is a mountain with a height of 2,552 m in northern Albania, part of the Prokletije. It is just one of the many mountains of the Prokletije in Albania higher than 2,500 m . It is situated northwest of Maja Jezercë, the highest mountain of the Prokletije, and east of the village Nikç.
Located at 42.47 19.74 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Lake Visitor
Lake Visitor is a lake in the Plav Municipality, Montenegro. It is a mountain lake, noted for its floating island.
Located at 42.62 19.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Visitor Mountain
Visitor is a 2211 m / 7253 ft high mountain in Montenegro, east of Plav/Plava and its lake, from which the river Lim flows.
Located at 42.61 19.89 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
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