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Mount Nemërçkë

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Also known as Mount Dousko

Nemërçka (, ) is a massif situated along the boundary between Gjirokastër and Përmet municipalities, in southern Albania and northern Greece. Part of the Trebeshinë-Dhëmbel-Nemërçkë mountain range, its highest peak, Papingu, reaches a height of , making it the highest peak in the Southern Mountain Region. Other notable peaks include Maja e Gatakut , Maja e Qesarit , Maja e Poliçanit , etc.

Key facts

Mountain.name
Nemërçka / Dousko
Mountain.image
Nemercka mountains, Albania.jpg
Mountain.image_caption
View of the Nemërçka chain
Mountain.map
Albania#Greece
Mountain.listing
Ultra-prominent
Mountain.region
Southern Mountain Region
Mountain.settlement_type
Municipality
Mountain.settlement
Përmet, Gjirokastër
Mountain.range
Trebeshinë-Dhëmbel–Nemërçkë
Mountain.age
Mesozoic, Paleogene
Mountain.type
massif
Mountain.geology
limestone

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Wikidata facts

Elevation
2485
Image
SouthernViewNemercke.jpg
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Commons category
Nemërçka
topographic prominence
1792
native label
Δούσκο
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  • Geology
  • Biodiversity
  • See also
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Nemërçka (, ) is a massif situated along the boundary between Gjirokastër and Përmet municipalities, in southern Albania and northern Greece. Part of the Trebeshinë-Dhëmbel-Nemërçkë mountain range, its highest peak, Papingu, reaches a height of , making it the highest peak in the Southern Mountain Region. Other notable peaks include Maja e Gatakut , Maja e Qesarit , Maja e Poliçanit , etc.

The massif extends about from Qafa e Dhëmbelit in the north to the state border with Greece in the south, stretching at a width of .

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