North Albanian Alps

Geobox | Range
name=Prokletije


image_caption= Bjeshkët e Nemuna in Albania
country=Albania| | country1=Kosovo| country2=Montenegro
parent=Dinaric Alps |border=
geology=| period= | orogeny=
area= | length=| length_orientation=NW-SE
width= | width_orientation=
highest=Maja Jezercë (flagicon|Albania)
highest_elevation=2694
highest_lat_d=42|highest_lat_m=26|highest_lat_s=30|highest_lat_NS=N
highest_long_d=19|highest_long_m=48|highest_long_s=45|highest_long_EW=E

map_caption=The North Albanian Alps or Prokletije (Albanian: "Bjeshkët e Nemuna" or "Alpet Shqiptarë"; Serbian: "Prokletije", Проклетије) is a mountain range in eastern Montenegro, south-western Kosovo and northern Albania. Its highest point is Jezreca in Albania and the tallest peak in the entire Dinaric Alps, at 2694 m. Other peaks include Đeravica in Kosovo at 2656 m.

Various natural parks exist or are planned in the Prokletije [http://www.envsec.org/see/pub/Draft%20ENVSEC%20SEE%20Biodiversity%20Assessment%20Report%20Summary.pdf] .

Its name in Serbian, "Prokletije", ("the damned", in plural) likely refers to their rugged and inhospitable nature.

Highest peaks in the North Albanian Alps are:

* Maja Jezercë (2,694 m)
* Đeravica (2,656 m)
* Marijash (2,533 m)
* Guri i Kuq (2,522 m)
* Maja e Rops (2,502 m)
* Kopranik (2,460 m)
* Strellc (2,377 m)
* Tromeda (2,366 m)
* Junik Mountains (2,280 m)
* Pogled (2,155 m)

External links

* [http://www.alipasini-izvori.com Alipasini Izvori]