Lake Ohrid

Lake Ohrid is a lake which straddles the mountainous border between the southwestern part of and eastern . It is one of 's deepest and oldest lakes, with a unique aquatic ecosystem of worldwide importance, with more than 200 endemic species.
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  • Lake
  • …has a surface elevation of 695 metres (2,280 feet)
  • Description: lake in North Macedonia and Albania
  • Also known as
    “Lago di Ohrida”
    “Lake Ochrida”
    “Lake of Ochrida”
    “Lake Okhrid”
    “Limnē Akhridos”
    “Limnē Akhris”
    “Liqen i Ohrit”
    “Liqen‘ i Ohris”
    “Lychnidus”
    “Lychnitis”
    “Ohri Lake”
    “Ohrid”
    “Ohrida”
    “Ohrida-See”
    “Ohridsco-Jezero”
    “Ohridsko Ezero”
    “Ohridsko Jezero”
    “Ohridsko Lake”
    “Okhri Gölü”
    “Yezero Okhridsko”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Elšani and Lagadin.
is a picturesque village located just by Lake Ohrid in .
is a small tourist village in the municipality…
7 km northeast of Lake Ohrid
is a along the shore of the Lake Ohrid in .
9 km south of Lake Ohrid
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Latitude
41° north
Longitude
20.75° or 20° 45′ east
Open location code
8GH22Q22+22
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Lake Ohrid” goes by many names.
GjoliAlbanian
Liqeni i OhritAlbanian
Liqenit OhritAlbanian
Liqenit të OhritAlbanian
بحيرة أوخريدArabic
Օխրիդ լիճArmenian
Օհրիդ լիճArmenian
Llagu d’OhridAsturian
Balkan yarımadası gölləriAzerbaijani
Ohrid aintziraBasque
Ohrid-eko aintziraBasque
Ахрыдзкае возераBelarusian
Ахрыдскае возераBelarusian
Охрыдзкае возераBelarusian
Ohridsko jezeroBosnian
Охридско езероBulgarian
Охридското езероBulgarian
Llac d’OhridCatalan
Llac LicnitisCatalan
Lake OhridCebuano
奥赫里德湖Chinese
奧赫里德湖Chinese
Охрид кӳллиChuvash
Ohridsko jezeroCroatian
Ochridské jezeroCzech
Ohridské jezeroCzech
Pogradecké jezeroCzech
Ohrid-søenDanish
Liqeni i OhritDutch
Meer van OhridDutch
OhridmeerDutch
Lago de OhridEsperanto
Liqeni mi OhritEsperanto
OhridEsperanto
OĥridskoEsperanto
OhritEsperanto
Ohridi järvEstonian
OhridjärviFinnish
StrugajärviFinnish
Lago de OhridGalician
ოჰრიდის ტბაGeorgian
ΑχρίδαGreek
Λίμνη ΟχρίδαGreek
ΛυχνιτίδαGreek
ΛυχνιτίςGreek
ΟχρίδαGreek
Lak OhridHaitian
אגם אוחרידHebrew
Ohridi-tóHungarian
Pogradeci-tóHungarian
Danau OhridIndonesian
Lago di OcridaItalian
Lago di OhridItalian
Lago OhridItalian
オフリド湖Japanese
오흐리드호Korean
Gola OhrîdêKurdish
گۆلائۆ هریدێKurdish
Lychnidus lacusLatin
Liqeni i OhritLatvian
Ohridas ezersLatvian
Охридско ЕзероLatvian
Ochrido ežerasLithuanian
Ohrido ežerasLithuanian
Ohridski jazorLower Sorbian
Охридско ЕзероMacedonian
ओह्रिड सरोवरMarathi
OhridsjøenNorwegian
OhridsjøenNorwegian Bokmål
OhridsjøenNorwegian Nynorsk
دریاچه اهریدPersian
دریاچه اوهریدPersian
Jezioro OchrydzkiePolish
Lacul OhridRomanian
Lacul OhridaRomanian
Озеро ОхридскоеRussian
ОхридRussian
ОхридскоеRussian
Охридское озероRussian
Ohridsko jezeroSerbian
ОхридSerbian
Охридско језероSerbian
Ohridsko jezeroSerbo-Croatian
Ochridské jazeroSlovak
Ohridské jazeroSlovak
Ohridsko jezeroSlovenian
OchridasjönSwedish
OchridsjönSwedish
Ohrid SjönSwedish
ทะเลสาบออคริตThai
Ohri GölüTurkish
Ohrid GölüTurkish
Охридське озероUkrainian
Охрідське озероUkrainian
Ohridski jězorUpper Sorbian
lago de OcridaVenetian
Hồ OhridVietnamese
Llyn OhridWelsh
Охридске озеро

Localities in the Area

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North Macedonia: Highlights

Learn more about Skopje and Ohrid.
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