Qafë Thanë
Qafë Thanë is a mountain pass on the shores of Lake Ohrid in Albania. It is located in the southeastern Albanian mountains, close to the border between Albania and North Macedonia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 936 metres
- Description: mountain pass in Albania
- Also known as: “Qaf’ e Thanës”, “Qafa e Thanes”, “Qafa e Thanës”, “Thana Pass”, and “Thanes Pass”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Byzantine Church Ruins and Lin, Paleochristian Church.
Byzantine Church Ruins
Archaeological site
The Byzantine Church is a ruined church in Lin, Korçë County, Albania. It is a Cultural Monument of Albania. The church has been included within the possible UNESCO site of the Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid Region.
Lin, Paleochristian Church
Archaeological site
Photo: Decius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Paleochristian Church is a ruined church in Lin, Korçë County, Albania. Mosaics from the 4th-5th century have been discovered during excavations. It is a Cultural Monument of Albania.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lin and Radožda.
Lin
Village
Lin is a village in the former Udënisht Municipality in Korçë County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Pogradec.
Radožda
Village
Photo: Македонец, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Radožda is a village in the Struga municipality in the southwestern region of North Macedonia.
Prrenjas
Town
Photo: Subverzo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Prrenjas is a town and a municipality in Elbasan County, eastern Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Prrenjas, Qukës, Rrajcë and Stravaj, that became municipal units.
Qafë Thanë
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Komuna e Udenishtit, Bashkia Pogradec, Korçë County, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
41.06506° or 41° 3′ 54″ northLongitude
20.6088° or 20° 36′ 32″ eastElevation
936 metres (3,071 feet)Open location code
8GH23J85+2GOpenStreetMap ID
node 5313488965OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Turkish—“Qafë Thanë” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Qafë Thana”
- Albanian: “Qafë Thanë”
- Bulgarian: “Кяфасан”
- Cebuano: “Qafa e Thanës”
- Czech: “Průsmyk Thanë”
- Dutch: “Qafë Thanë”
- German: “Kafasan”
- German: “Qafa e Thanës”
- German: “Qafë Thana”
- German: “Qafë Thanë”
- German: “Thana-Pass”
- Hungarian: “Som-hágó”
- Hungarian: “Thana-hágó”
- Japanese: “マケドニア－アルバニア国境”
- Macedonian: “Ќафасан”
- Polish: “Qafa e Thanës”
- Polish: “Qafë Thanë”
- Romanian: “Derven”
- Romanian: “Qafë Thanë”
- Russian: “Чафа-Сан”
- Swedish: “Qafa e Thanës”
- Turkish: “Kafasan”
Localities in the Area
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