Lake Ohrid
Lake Ohrid is a lake which straddles the mountainous border between the southwestern part of North Macedonia and eastern Albania. It is one of Europe's deepest and oldest lakes, with a unique aquatic ecosystem of worldwide importance, with more than 200 endemic species.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- 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”, and “Yezero Okhridsko”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elšani and Lagadin.
Elšani
Photo: Tancino, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Elšani is a picturesque village located just by Lake Ohrid in North Macedonia. Roughly 10 kilometers south of the City of Ohrid, the village is on the western slopes of Galičica Mountain within the lush Galičica National Park.
Lagadin
Village
Photo: Kiril Simeonovski, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lagadin is a small tourist village in the municipality of Ohrid, North Macedonia, located 9 kilometres south of the city of Ohrid. It is a popular beachside destination along Lake Ohrid and lies at the foot of Galičica National Park. Lagadin is situated 7 km northeast of Lake Ohrid.
Ljubaništa
Village
Photo: Kiril Simeonovski, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ljubaništa is a village along the shore of the Lake Ohrid in North Macedonia. The village is located near the Monastery of St. Naum and the border with Albania. Ljubaništa is situated 9 km south of Lake Ohrid.
Lake Ohrid
- Categories: ancient lake and body of water
- Location: North Macedonia, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Lake Ohrid from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Albanian to Welsh—“Lake Ohrid” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Gjoli”
- Albanian: “Liqeni i Ohrit”
- Albanian: “Liqenit Ohrit”
- Albanian: “Liqenit të Ohrit”
- Arabic: “بحيرة أوخريد”
- Armenian: “Օխրիդ լիճ”
- Armenian: “Օհրիդ լիճ”
- Asturian: “Llagu d’Ohrid”
- Azerbaijani: “Balkan yarımadası gölləri”
- Basque: “Ohrid aintzira”
- Basque: “Ohrid-eko aintzira”
- Belarusian: “Ахрыдзкае возера”
- Belarusian: “Ахрыдскае возера”
- Belarusian: “Охрыдзкае возера”
- Bosnian: “Ohridsko jezero”
- Bulgarian: “Охридско езеро”
- Bulgarian: “Охридското езеро”
- Catalan: “llac d’Ohrid”
- Catalan: “Llac d’Ohrid”
- Catalan: “Llac Licnitis”
- Cebuano: “Lake Ohrid”
- Chinese: “奥赫里德湖”
- Chinese: “奧赫里德湖”
- Chuvash: “Охрид кӳлли”
- Croatian: “Ohridsko jezero”
- Czech: “Ochridské jezero”
- Czech: “Ohridské jezero”
- Czech: “Pogradecké jezero”
- Danish: “Ohrid-søen”
- Danish: “Ohridsøen”
- Dutch: “Liqeni i Ohrit”
- Dutch: “Meer van Ohrid”
- Dutch: “Ohridmeer”
- Esperanto: “Lago de Ohrid”
- Esperanto: “Liqeni mi Ohrit”
- Esperanto: “Ohrid”
- Esperanto: “Oĥridsko”
- Esperanto: “Ohrit”
- Estonian: “Ohridi järv”
- Finnish: “Ohridjärvi”
- Finnish: “Strugajärvi”
- French: “lac d’Ohrid”
- French: “Lac d’Ohrid”
- French: “Lac d’Okhrid”
- French: “Lac ohrid”
- French: “Lac okhrid”
- Galician: “Lago de Ohrid”
- Georgian: “ოჰრიდის ტბა”
- German: “Ochridasee”
- German: “Ohridsee”
- Greek: “Αχρίδα”
- Greek: “Λίμνη Οχρίδα”
- Greek: “Λυχνιτίδα”
- Greek: “Λυχνιτίς”
- Greek: “Οχρίδα”
- Haitian: “Lak Ohrid”
- Hebrew: “אגם אוחריד”
- Hungarian: “Ohridi-tó”
- Hungarian: “Pogradeci-tó”
- Indonesian: “Danau Ohrid”
- Italian: “lago di Ocrida”
- Italian: “Lago di Ocrida”
- Italian: “Lago di Ohrid”
- Italian: “Lago Ohrid”
- Japanese: “オフリド湖”
- Korean: “오흐리드호”
- Kurdish: “Gola Ohrîdê”
- Kurdish: “گۆلائۆ هریدێ”
- Latin: “Lychnidus lacus”
- Latvian: “Liqeni i Ohrit”
- Latvian: “Ohridas ezers”
- Latvian: “Охридско Езеро”
- Lithuanian: “Ochrido ežeras”
- Lithuanian: “Ohrido ežeras”
- Lower Sorbian: “Ohridski jazor”
- Macedonian: “Охридско Езеро”
- Marathi: “ओह्रिड सरोवर”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ohridsjøen”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ohridsjøen”
- Norwegian: “Ohridsjøen”
- Persian: “دریاچه اهرید”
- Persian: “دریاچه اوهرید”
- Polish: “Jezioro Ochrydzkie”
- Portuguese: “Lago de Ocrida”
- Portuguese: “Lago Ohrid”
- Romanian: “Lacul Ohrid”
- Romanian: “Lacul Ohrida”
- Russian: “Озеро Охридское”
- Russian: “Охрид”
- Russian: “Охридское озеро”
- Russian: “Охридское”
- Serbian: “Ohridsko jezero”
- Serbian: “Охрид”
- Serbian: “Охридско језеро”
- Serbian: “Охридско Језеро”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Ohridsko jezero”
- Slovak: “Ochridské jazero”
- Slovak: “Ohridské jazero”
- Slovenian: “Ohridsko jezero”
- Spanish: “Lago de Ocrida”
- Spanish: “Lago Ohrid”
- Spanish: “Lago Okhrid”
- Swedish: “Ochridasjön”
- Swedish: “Ochridsjön”
- Swedish: “Ohrid Sjön”
- Swedish: “Ohridsjön”
- Thai: “ทะเลสาบออคริต”
- Turkish: “Ohri Gölü”
- Turkish: “Ohrid Gölü”
- Ukrainian: “Охридське озеро”
- Ukrainian: “Охрідське озеро”
- Upper Sorbian: “Ohridski jězor”
- Venetian: “lago de Ocrida”
- Vietnamese: “Hồ Ohrid”
- Welsh: “Llyn Ohrid”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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