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Shalë, Albania

Shalë
Administrative Unit
Shalë river valley
Shalë river valley
Shalë is located in Albania
Shalë
Shalë
Coordinates: 42°18′N 19°48′E / 42.300°N 19.800°E / 42.300; 19.800Coordinates: 42°18′N 19°48′E / 42.300°N 19.800°E / 42.300; 19.800
Country Albania Albania
County Shkodër
Municipality Shkodër
Population (2011)
 • Administrative Unit 1,804
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration SH
Website www.komunashale.al

Shalë is a former municipality in the Shkodër County, northwestern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Shkodër. The population at the 2011 census was 1,804. Its name comes from the Shala tribe which lives in the area. The municipal unit covers the upper course of the river Shalë, and part of the Prokletije mountains. There are eleven small mountain villages in the municipality: Breg-Lumi, Abat, Nicaj-Shalë, Lekaj, Vuksanaj, Pecaj, Theth, Ndërhysaj, Gimaj, Nen-Mavriq, Mekshaj, and Lotaj.

Theth valley

Theth valley


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