Sharr Mountains National Park in the context of "Šar Mountains"

⭐ In the context of the Šar Mountains, the establishment of national parks in both Kosovo and North Macedonia primarily serves to protect what characteristic of the region?

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⭐ Core Definition: Sharr Mountains National Park

The Sharr Mountains National Park (Albanian: Parku Kombëtar Malet e Sharrit; Serbian: Национални парк Шар-планина, romanizedNacionalni park Šar-planina) is a national park in southern Kosovo. It covers 53,272 hectares (532.72 km), centered on the northern Sharr Mountains, a mountain range which also extends into northeastern Albania and northwestern North Macedonia. It was declared a national park in 1986, and re-established in 2012 by the new Kosovan Government. The park encompasses various terrains, including glacial lakes, alpine and periglacial landscapes.

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👉 Sharr Mountains National Park in the context of Šar Mountains

The Šar Mountains (Macedonian: Шар Планина, romanizedŠar Planina; Serbian: Шар-планина / Šar-planina; colloquially also Šara, Cyrillic: Шара) or Sharr Mountains (Albanian: Malet e Sharrit) is a mountain range in Southeast Europe, extending into several countries from southern Kosovo, to northwestern North Macedonia, to northeastern Albania. The sections in Kosovo (Sharr Mountains National Park) and North Macedonia (Šar Planina National Park) are national parks. Rugged and barren, the mountains are among the highest in the Balkans, with 30 peaks higher than 2,500 m (8,202 ft).

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