Shniku
Shniku, also known as Maja e Madhe or Maja e Shnikut, is a summit in the Accursed Mountains of northern Albania. Rising to 2,552 m above sea level, it is one of the prominent peaks of the Albanian Alps and forms part of a massive limestone structure in the interior section of the range.- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 2,206 metres
- Description: mountain in Albania
- Also known as: “Maj’ e Shënikut”, “Maja Šnikut”, “Mal Shënik”, “Mali i Shënikut”, and “Mali i Snikut”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shtogu.
Shtogu
Peak
Shtogu, also known as Maja e Kllogjnit, is a summit in the Accursed Mountains range in Albania in the south of the Dinaric Alps, about 4.5 km southeast of the village Nikç. Shtogu is situated 3 km southeast of Shniku.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gropat e Selcës and Budaç.
Gropat e Selcës
Hamlet
Gropat e Selcës is a settlement in the former Kelmend municipality, Shkodër County, northern Albania. Gropat e Selcës is situated 7 km north of Shniku.
Budaç
Hamlet
Budaç is a settlement in the former Kelmend municipality, Shkodër County, northern Albania. Budaç is situated 9 km north of Shniku.
Kelmendi
Village
Photo: Seeteufel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kelmendi is a historical Albanian tribe and region in Malësia and eastern Montenegro. It is located in the upper valley of the Cem river and its tributaries in the Accursed Mountains range of the Dinaric Alps. Kelmendi is situated 9 km northwest of Shniku.
Shniku
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Komuna e Kelmendit, Malësi e Madhe, Shkodër County, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Turkish—“Shniku” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Maja e Shnikut”
- Albanian: “Mali Shnikut”
- Cebuano: “Maja e Shnikut”
- Dutch: “Maja e Shënikut”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل ماچا اى شينيكوت”
- Ladin: “Maja e Shënikut”
- Polish: “Maja Shnikut”
- Swedish: “Maja e Shnikut”
- Turkish: “Shnikut Zirvesi”
Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Pylli i Shnikul and Pylli i Jeticës.
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