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The Gashi (Albanian: Lumi i Gashit) is a 27-kilometre-long (17 mi) river located in Tropojë, northern Albania. It was a nature reserve, spanning an area of 3,000 ha (7,400 acres).
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Gashi (river)
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The Gashi (Albanian: Lumi i Gashit) is a 27-kilometre-long (17 mi) river located in Tropojë, northern Albania. It was a nature reserve, spanning an area of 3,000 ha (7,400 acres).
The nature reserve forms a part of the European Green Belt and has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site within the Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe. In 2022, the protected area was amalgamated to form the Alps of Albania National Park.
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