Drin Basin
"The Drin is a river in Southeastern Europe with two major tributaries – the White Drin and the Black Drin and two distributaries – one discharging into the Adriatic Sea, in the Gulf of Drin and the other into the Buna River. Its catchment area extends across Albania, Kosovo, Serbia, Greece, Montenegro and North Macedonia... The river and its tributaries form the Gulf of Drin, an ocean basin that encompasses the northern Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast. At 285 kilometres long, the Drin is the longest river of Albania and its tributaries cross through both Kosovo and North Macedonia. Its northern tributary, the White Drin starts from the foothills of Žljeb, at White Drin Waterfall in west Kosovo, and flows generally south, whereas its southern tributary, the Black Drin originates from Ohrid lake in the town of Struga, North Macedonia and flows north." (wiki). See map.
Connected Sites
| Site | Rationale | Link |
| Medieval Monuments in Kosovo | The Church of Our Lady at Ljevis is in the outskitrts of Prizen which is on the White Drin. Pec Monastery is situated on the Lumbardh River and Decani monastery on the Decan Bistra - both of which are flow to the White Drin. | |
| Ohrid Region | The Black Drin flows throguh Lake Ohrid | |
| Primeval Beech Forests | Lumi i Gashit and Rrajca (Shebenik Jablanica NP) in Albania are within the Black Drin basin |
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