Paštrik
Sign in to savePashtrik ( '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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