Gulf of Drin

The Gulf of Drin or Bay of Drin is an ocean basin of the Adriatic Sea within the Mediterranean Sea along the northern coast of . Roughly scythe-shaped, it extends immediately from the Delta of the Buna in the north, across the port city of , to the Cape of Rodon in the south.
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  • Type: Bay
  • Description: Inlet of the Adriatic Sea in the northern coast of Albania
  • Also known as: “Bight of the Drin”, “Drin Golf”, “Drinski Zaliv”, “Gji i Drinit”, “Golfo del Drino”, “Peiig i Drinit”, “Pellg i Drinit”, and “Pellgu i Drinit”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Kunë Island.

Island
Kune Island is an island located off the coast of in the Adriatic Sea.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shëngjin and Lezhë.

Photo: Drdenn3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a growing beach town in in Northwest Albania.

Photo: Gertjan R., CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small city in and part of the historic region.

Village
Photo: Rrozafa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a settlement in the , northwestern . is situated 5 km southeast of Gulf of Drin.

Gulf of Drin

Latitude
41.78667° or 41° 47′ 12″ north
Longitude
19.59028° or 19° 35′ 25″ east
Open location code
8FHXQHPR+M4
Geo­Names ID
3185762
Wiki­data ID
Q929540
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Turkish—“Gulf of Drin” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Gjiri i Drinit”
  • Bulgarian: “Дрински залив”
  • Cebuano: “Gjiri i Drinit”
  • Chinese: “德林湾”
  • Estonian: “Drini laht”
  • Finnish: “Drininlahti”
  • French: “Golfe du Drin”
  • German: “Drin-Golf”
  • Hungarian: “Drin-öböl”
  • Italian: “Golfo del Drin”
  • Japanese: “ドリン湾”
  • Macedonian: “Дриимски Залив”
  • Macedonian: “Дримски Залив”
  • Persian: “خلیج درین”
  • Polish: “Zatoka Drińska”
  • Romanian: “Golful Drin”
  • Russian: “Дринский залив”
  • Slovak: “Drinský záliv”
  • Swedish: “Gjiri i Drinit”
  • Turkish: “Drin Körfezi”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Skataj and Sakës.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Shëngjin Beach and Gjiri i Shëngjinit.

Albania: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Tirana and Durrës.

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