Carraleva ( Albanian : Carralevë ; Serbian : Црнољева , romanized : Crnoljeva ) is a mountain in central Kosovo , dividing its two main geographical regions, the Kosovo Plain and Metohija . Carraleva is also a point where all three drainage basins of Kosovo (and three out of four in the Balkans ) meet, making the mountain a major hydrographic knot. It is named after the village of Carraleva.
5-602: Carraleva is located in the south-central part of Kosovo, between the valleys of the rivers Drenica (to the east) and Mirusha and Toplluha (to the west). The mountain is elongated in the north–south direction and divides the Prizren depression of Metohija from the Drenica region of the Kosovo Plain. The highest peak is Topila (1,177 m), while the Drmanska glava peak (926 m) is point of
10-658: Is the place of a battle between Albanian rebels and Ottoman forces in 1910, that is known as the Battle of Carraleva Pass . This Kosovo location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Drenica River The Drenica ( Albanian : Drenica ; Serbian Cyrillic : Дреница ) is a river in Kosovo , a 50 km (31 mi) long left tributary to the Sitnica river. It flows entirely within Kosovo and gives its name to
15-456: The Sitnica river. The river's course is divided into three sections: the upper flow extends until Poklek, the middle flow spans from Poklek to Bardh i Madh , and the lower flow continues from there until it converges with the Sitnica river. The Drenica basin experiences an annual average temperature of 9.6 °C and receives a median annual rainfall of 659.7 mm. The Drenica belongs to
20-681: The hydrographic knot. Another prominent peak is the Korenik (1,142 m). Carraleva is rich in ores , most notably the chromium , magnesite and coal . Right through the middle of the mountain goes the regional Ferizaj - Prizren road, using the natural route of the Carralevë river valley. Some rivers originating from the mountain are: Larger settlements around the Carraleva are Shtime (east), Suva Reka , Bllacë , Banja , Malisheva (west), Llapushnik , Komoran (north) and Carraleva (east). The mountain
25-622: The surrounding Drenica region. Originating from two streams in the northern part of Carraleva Mountain, beneath the Breshenc hill (1046 m), the Drenica river takes shape and it originally flows to the north. It is known as Llapushnik until it reaches Rusinovc village, where it enters the Drenica basin. Moving northwest of Poklek village, it enters the mountainous region via the Dobrosheve - Grabovc forest glen. Eventually, at Vragoli village, it merges with
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