Gjeravica Explained

Gjeravica
Other Name:Đeravica
Elevation M:2656
Elevation Ref:[1] [2] [3] [4]
Prominence M:1018
Prominence Ref:[5]
Map:Kosovo
Map Size:250
Label Position:right
Pronunciation:in Albanian pronounced as /ɟɛɾavitsa/
pronounced as /sr/
Location:Deçan
Range:Accursed Mountains
Coordinates:42.5336°N 20.14°W
Country:Kosovo

Gjeravica (sq|Gjeravicë; Serbian: Ђеравица/Đeravica) is a mountain peak in Kosovo. It also is the second-highest mountain peak in the Accursed Mountains range and the Dinaric Alps range, after Jezercë.[6] It has an elevation of 26560NaN0 above sea level. Gjeravica is in the western part of Kosovo, in the municipality of Junik.

Features

Gjeravica is somewhat different from the rest of the Accursed mountains in its lack of the stony, limestone texture the other mountains in Accursed Mountains have. Many large and small glacial lakes can be found near the summit.[7] The largest of the lakes is Gjeravica Lake, which is just under the summit and is the origin of the Erenik river.[8]

Gjeravica and the Accursed mountains range are rich in the growth of chestnuts, oak, beech and conifers.[9] There are also wild strawberries growing in Gjeravica during the summer.

Geography

Nearby settlements

Nearby peaks

Cliffs

Nearby springs

History

Kosovo war

On 15 September 1998, during the Kosovo war, Agim Ramadani and his troops led an operation against Yugoslav soldiers in areas near Gjeravica. In the series of attacks that followed, 40 Yugoslav soldiers were killed and another 20 were injured.[10] [11] [12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CIA World Factbook 2014: Kosovo . . 2014 . 5 April 2015.
  2. Web site: CIA World Factbook 1999 . . 1999 . 5 April 2015.
  3. Web site: Facts about Serbia: Position, relief and climate . . 5 April 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141009134833/http://www.srbija.gov.rs/pages/article.php?id=30 . 9 October 2014 . dead .
  4. Web site: Facts about Serbia . National Tourism Organisation of Serbia . 2015 . 5 April 2015 . 29 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151229092738/http://www.serbia.travel/about-serbia/facts/ . dead .
  5. 10329. Daravica, Serbia . meters. 5 April 2015.
  6. Web site: 2023-11-22 . Kosovo History, Map, Flag, Population, Languages, & Capital Britannica . 2023-11-25 . Encyclopædia Britannica.
  7. Book: Vladovich . Simon . Passport to Yugoslavia . 1990 . Vladovich International Pub. . 9780962375309 . 271 . Illustrated.
  8. Book: Vlahović . Petar . Serbia: The Country, People, Life, Customs . 2004 . Ethnographic Museum . 9788678910319 . 21 . Second.
  9. Book: Maletić . Mihailo . Kaleši . Hasan . Socijalistic̆ko Kosovo . 1975 . Borba, OOUR Ekonomska politika . 176.
  10. Web site: infokus . 2020-04-09 . Veprimtaria Kombëtare e Heroit të Kosovës Agim Ramadanit- Katana . 2024-04-17 . Infokus . en-US.
  11. Web site: Qeriqi . Zamir . 11 April 2022 . Agim Hysni Ramadani (3.5.1963 – 11.4.1999) . 2022-12-27 . Radio Kosova e Lirë . en-US.
  12. Web site: The Albanian criminal Agim Ramadani (1963-1999) - www.zlocininadsrbima.com . 2022-12-27 . www.zlocininadsrbima.com.

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