Kir (river)
| Kir (Lumi i Kirit[1]) | |
| River | |
 Kir Gorge at Plan | |
| Country | Albania |
|---|---|
| Source | Albanian Alps |
| Mouth | Great Drin |
| - elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| - coordinates | 42°02′35″N 19°29′56″E / 42.04306°N 19.49889°ECoordinates: 42°02′35″N 19°29′56″E / 42.04306°N 19.49889°E |
The Kir (Albanian: Kir or Kiri) is a river in northern Albania that first flows south-southwest and then southwest out of the North Albanian Alps and enters a distributary of the Drin just below Shkodër.[2]
In the upper reaches the river cuts the "Canyon of the Kir" with dramatic cliffs. Just outside Shkodër, in Mes, the old stone Mes Bridge crosses the Kir.
Notes
- ↑ Lumi i Kirit (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Kiri (Variant) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ↑ "Kiri", Topographic map 1:250,000, Titograd, NK-34-04, series 1501, United States Defense Intelligence Agency
External links
- "Photo of Kirit River Valley". Panoramio. Static image
- "Photo of The Mes Bridge - Shkoderpublisher=Panoramio". Static image
Albania's hydrographic network consists of 8 major rivers that form over 152 river streams and connecting waterways. | |
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