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Pashtrik ( 'Pashtriku') is a mountain located in the Has region of northeastern Albania, with a smaller portion extending into southwestern Kosovo. Rising to above sea level, it forms part of the outer margin of the Has Highlands, which serve as a natural boundary between the two countries.

Key facts

Mountain.name
Pashtrik
Mountain.other_name
Mali i Pashtrikut
Mountain.image
Mysterious Pashtrik.jpg
Mountain.image_caption
View of the rugged slopes of Pashtrik
Mountain.map
Albania#Kosovo
Mountain.region
Northern Mountain Region
Mountain.settlement_type
Municipality
Mountain.settlement
Kukës, Prizren
Mountain.range
Has Highlands
Mountain.age
Mesozoic
Mountain.type
mountain
Mountain.geology
limestone

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Pashtrik ( 'Pashtriku') is a mountain located in the Has region of northeastern Albania, with a smaller portion extending into southwestern Kosovo. Rising to above sea level, it forms part of the outer margin of the Has Highlands, which serve as a natural boundary between the two countries.

According to legend, the mountain is regarded as the burial place of Sarı Saltık, a revered Dervish holy figure. Each year on August 22nd, thousands of followers make the pilgrimage up to the summit in his honor.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Paštrik” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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