Bashkia e Kukësit

Bashkia e Kukësit is a locality in Bashkia Kukës, Kukës County. Bashkia e Kukësit is situated nearby to the village Gostil, as well as near the locality Gjalicë.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Black Drin and Kukës Arena.

Black Drin

River

Photo: Eqerem Karaj, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Black Drin or Black Drim, is a river in North Macedonia and Albania. It flows out of lake Ohrid in Struga, North Macedonia. It is 149 km long and its drainage basin is 3,504 km2.

The Kukës Arena is a stadium in Kukës, Albania. It is mainly used for football matches and is the home ground of the Kategoria Superiore club Kukësi. The stadium was built on the site of the pre-existing Përparimi Stadium, located near the center of Kukës on Rruga Stadiumi.

Kukës International Airport Zayed

Aerodrome

Photo: Albinfo, CC BY 4.0.

Kukës International Airport Zayed, is an international airport located in Kukës, Albania. The airport is located 3.5 km south of the city of Kukës. The main purpose of Kukës International Airport is to serve as an alternative airport to Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza. Kukës International Airport Zayed is situated 3½ km south of Bashkia e Kukësit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kukës and Kodër-Lumë.

Kukës

Photo: Shkelzen Rexha Gjakovë, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kukës is a town of 36,000 people in Northeastern Albania, and the last one before the Kosovo border. The surrounding area is dominated by mountainous and high terrain. Kukës is a good centre for fishing and walking in the surrounding mountains.

Kodër-Lumë

Village

Kodër-Lumë is a village in the former Shtiqën municipality, Kukës County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Kukës.

Nangë

Village

Photo: Irdabajraktari, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Nangë is a village, which is situated 6 km south of Bashkia e Kukësit.

Bashkia e Kukësit

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Bashkia e Kukesit”, “Bashkia Kukës”, “Kukës”, and “Qyteti i Kukësit”
Location: Bashkia Kukës, Kukës County, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

42.0667° or 42° 4′ north

Longitude

20.4167° or 20° 25′ east

Elevation

279 metres (915 feet)

Open location code

8GJ23C88+MM

GeoNames ID

831501

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