National parks in Albania

Dajti Qafë Shtama   Lura Divjaka-Karavasta Llogara Drenova Valbonatal Theth Tomorr Hotova-Dangell Butrint Prespa lake Zall Gjoçaj Shebenik-Jablanica Karaburun- Sazan

This is a list of the National Parks in Albania . In Albania there are currently 14 areas under protection as national parks and one marine national park .

List of national parks

Surname	founding	Size ( ha )	Brief description	position	view
Butrint Parku Kombëtar Butrinti National Park	2000	9,424.4	Ancient site Butrint and wetlands around the Vivar Canal and Lake Butrint .
Dajti Parku Kombëtar Dajti National Park	1960	29,216.9	Forest and mountainous areas around the Dajti and Priska mountains east of the capital Tirana .
Divjaka-Karavasta National Park Parku Kombëtar Divjakë-Karavasta	1966	22,230.2	Ramsar area that includes the Karavasta lagoon and the surrounding pine forests .
National Park Drenova Parku Kombëtar i Bredhit të Drenovës	1966	1,380	Forest area in the mountains, rock formations.
Hotova-Dangell National Park Parku Bredhi i Hotovës-Dangelli	1996	34,361.1	Large forest area with a significant population of Macedonian pine .
Llogara Parku Kombëtar i Llogarasë National Park	1966	1.010	Mountain forest of pines and bushes on the north side of the Llogara pass .
Lura National Park Parku Kombëtar Lura	1966	1,280	Forest area with 14 glacial lakes in the Lura mountain region along the Lura mountain range.
Prespa National Park Parku Kombëtar Prespa	1999	27,750	Großer Prespa Lake , Kleiner Prespa Lake and their catchment area.
Qafë Shtama National Park Parku Kombëtar Qafë Shtama	1996	2,000	Wooded mountain landscape with important springs and some small lakes .
Shebenik-Jablanica National Park Parku Kombëtar Shebenik-Jabllanicë	2008	33,927.7	The area around the Jablanica and Shebenik mountain ranges is part of the European Green Belt .
Theth Parku Kombëtar Thethi National Park	1966	2,630	Mountain landscape with mountain forests and endemic plants around the village of Theth in the Shala valley .
Tomorr National Park Parku Mali i Tomorrit	1996	24,723.1	The protected area includes the Tomorr mountain range with Abbas Ali's grave .
Valbonatal National Park Parku Kombëtar Lugina e Valbonës	1996	8,000	Untouched high mountain landscape on the south and east side of the Jezerca .
Zall Gjoçaj National Park Parku Kombëtar Zall Gjoçaj	1996	140	Forest area with many springs and streams south of the Lura National Park .
Karaburun-Sazan Marine National Park Parku Kombëtar Detar Karaburun-Sazan	2010	12,428	Marine reserve one nautical mile deep along the coast of the Karaburun Peninsula and Sazan Island
Total:	15 parks	210,501.4 (6.89% of the state area)

See also

• List of protected areas in Albania

literature

• Wolfgang Fremuth (editor): Albania - Guide to it's Natural Treasures , Verlag Herwig Klemp, Tirana 2000, ISBN 3-931323-06-4
• Florian Baba (editor): Linja e Gjelbër Shqiptare , Tirana 2006

Web links

Commons : National parks in Albania  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• National Agency for Protected Areas (Albanian)
• List of nature reserves in Albania (PDF) - Ministry of the Environment
• Dinaric Arc Parks (information about the individual national parks; English)
• Website of the Albanian government about the national parks

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Rrjeti i zonave të mbrojtura në Shqipëri. (PDF) (No longer available online.) In: Ministria e Mjedisit. March 2014, archived from the original on September 5, 2017 ; Retrieved January 12, 2016 (Albanian). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ About us. (No longer available online.) In: National Park of Butrint. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016 ; accessed on January 12, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ ^{a b} Abdulla Diku: Protected Areas of Albania. (PDF) (No longer available online.) In: Dinaric Arc Parks. November 19, 2012, archived from the original on December 26, 2014 ; accessed on January 15, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ Vendim No. 402 (June 21, 2006): PËR SHPALLJEN E EKOSISTEMIT NATYROR TË MALIT TË DAJTIT “Park KOMBËTAR” (me SIPËRFAQE TË ZGJERUAR). (PDF) (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; accessed on January 15, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ Scoping Report for the ESIA (Environmental and Social Impact Assessment) Albania. (PDF) Trans Adriatic Pipeline, April 2011, p. 33 , accessed on January 15, 2016 . 
6. ↑ Vendim No. 640 (May 21, 2008): Për shpalljen “Park kombëtar” të ekosistemit natyror shebenik-Jabllanicë. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 10, 2014 ; accessed on January 15, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
7. ↑ Erjola Azizolli: Tomorri, mali ku luftohet për gurin. In: Berati News. March 1, 2015, accessed on January 15, 2016 (Albanian): "Ndonëse, mban statusin e një parku kombëtar, i shpallur në vitin 1996, Tomorri nuk ofron asgjë të tillë." 
8. ↑ VENDIM PËR SHPALLJEN “PARK KOMBËTAR” TË EKOSISTEMIT NATYROR DETAR PRANË GADISHULLITE TË KARABURUNIT DHE ISHULLITE TË SAZANITE. Retrieved April 28, 2010, April 25, 2012 (Albanian). 

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