Miruša Waterfalls

Miruša Waterfalls
One of the waterfalls

The Miruša Waterfalls (Albanian: Ujëvarët e Mirushës; Serbian: Слапови Мируше) are a series of waterfalls found in the Miruša River, a tributary of the White Drin, in Kosovo[a]. The waterfalls created canyons and caves, and are famous throughout Kosovo. The river carved a 10 kilometres (6 mi) long canyon and created 13 river lakes with waterfalls between them, earning the name "Plitvice of Metohija".[1]. They are one of the most visited attractions and people often go for a swim. The walls around the waterfalls are white in colour and the water from the Miruša river is a dirty brown. The waterfalls caves are also popular with visitors. The highest waterfall, between the sixth and seventh lake, is 22 metres (72 ft) high.

Notes and references

Notes:

a.   ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, while Serbia claims it as part of its own sovereign territory. Its independence is recognised by 85 UN member states.

References:

  1. ^ Jovan Đ. Marković (1990) (in Serbo-Croatian). Enciklopedijski geografski leksikon Jugoslavije. Sarajevo: Svjetlost. ISBN 86-01-02651-6



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