Fan (river)

The Fan is a river in northern Albania. It is formed by the confluence of two source rivers: the Great Fan (Albanian: Fan i Madh) and the Little Fan (Albanian: Fan i Vogël), that join a few kilometers west of the town Rrëshen.

This article is about the river in Albania. For the municipality with the same name, see Fan, Albania. For other uses, see Fan.
Fan
The Valley of the Fan at Rubik
Location
CountryAlbania
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNorthern Albania
Mouth 
 • location
Mat
 • coordinates
41°42′21″N 19°46′13″E
Basin features
ProgressionMat→ Adriatic Sea

The Great Fan rises near the village Kryezi, Qafë-Mali municipal unit, in the Shkodër County. It flows generally southwest through Fushë-Arrëz and Gjegjan. The Little Fan rises near the village Thirrë, in the municipal unit Fan, Mirditë municipality, Lezhë County. It flows southwest through Reps (Orosh) and just north of Rrëshen. West of Rrëshen the two source rivers unite and the Fan continues west to Rubik, and then south until its outflow into the river Mat, east of Milot.


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