Liqeni i Dhenve
Liqeni i Dhenve (meaning Lake of the Sheep in Albanian) is a small mountain lake in the north of Albania. Dhenve lake is situated in the Prokletije range near to the border with Kosovo[a]. Dhenve Lake is a round lake, and the river that originates from it flows down into the Gashi River. It has a surface area of approximately 0.8 hectares (2.0 acres).[1]
| Dhenve Lake | |
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  Dhenve Lake | |
| Location | Prokletije |
| Coordinates | 42.5045°N 20.1010°E |
| Lake type | Glacial lake |
| Basin countries | Albania |
| Max. length | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Max. width | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Surface area | 0.8 ha (2.0 acres) |
| Surface elevation | 2,050 m (6,730 ft) |
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Notes:
| a. | ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognized as an independent state by 98 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 113 UN member states recognized Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition. |
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