Shkumbini
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| Country | Albania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source |
Valamara Korçë County 2,120 m (6,960 ft) 40°47′57″N 20°18′14″E / 40.79917°N 20.30389°E |
| River mouth | 18 kilometres west of Rrogozhinë Adriatic Sea 0 m (0 ft) 41°2′23″N 19°26′34″E / 41.03972°N 19.44278°ECoordinates: 41°2′23″N 19°26′34″E / 41.03972°N 19.44278°E |
| Length | 181 km (112 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Basin size | 2,444 km2 (944 sq mi) |
Shkumbin or Shkembi (definite Albanian form: Shkumbini; Latin: Genessus) is a river in east-central Albania. The river originates in the eastern Valamara Mountains between Maja e Valamarës (2,375 m (7,792 ft)) and Gur i Topit (2,120 m (6,960 ft)) in Southeastern Albania.
After descending from the Valamara's, it flows northwards through Proptisht and Qukës with many deep gorges and canyons and passes the Gora Mountains. A significant inflow comes from Gur i Kamjës (1,481 m (4,859 ft)) southwest of Pogradec. Over the course, it flows inside a syncline between the Mokra and Shebenik Mountains in the east and the Polis Mountains in the west. Close to Librazhd the river turns some 50 km (31 mi) westwards of its origin and joins the Rapun stream. At the end the river cross the Myzeqe Plain and forms a small delta in Karavasta Lagoon, the direct proximity of the Adriatic Sea.
Historically, the river is considered to be the dividing line between the Tosk and Gheg dialects. Furthermore, the ancient Via Egnatia followed the river, giving the river the role of a strategically important corridor between orient and occident. On various historical periods it was considered the northernmost natural boundary of Epirus, while during the 5th and 6th centuries it was the cultural border between the Illyrian and the Greek world.
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