Osum Canyon
The Osum Gorge is a river gorge in southern Albania, near the town of Çorovodë. The river Osum, which passes through the town of Berat, flows through the canyon.Photo: Adam Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Cliff
- Description: 12 km long gorge at the Osum River
- Also known as: “Osum Gorge”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nikollarë and Melskë.
Nikollarë
Village
Nikollarë is a village in the former municipality of Potom in Berat County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Skrapar.
Melskë
Village
Melskë is a village in the former municipality of Potom in Berat County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Skrapar. Melskë is situated 3 km northeast of Osum Canyon.
Qeshibes
Village
Qeshibes is a village in the former municipality of Çepan in Berat County, Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became part of the municipality Skrapar. Qeshibes is situated 4 km southwest of Osum Canyon.
Osum Canyon
- Categories: canyon and landform
- Location: Komuna e Frashërit, Përmet, Gjirokastër County, Southeastern Albania, Albania, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.44113° or 40° 26′ 28″ northLongitude
20.3878° or 20° 23′ 16″ eastOpen location code
8GG2C9RQ+F4OpenStreetMap ID
way 234018124OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliffWikidata ID
Q7108014
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Turkish—“Osum Canyon” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Grykat e Osumit”
- Albanian: “Kanionet e Osumit”
- Albanian: “Kanionet e Osumt”
- Estonian: “Osumi kanjon”
- French: “Canyon d’Osum”
- German: “Osum-Canyon”
- German: “Osum-Schlucht”
- Hungarian: “Osum-kanyon”
- Hungarian: “Osum-szurdok”
- Italian: “Gola dell’Osum”
- Malay: “Ngarai Osum”
- Persian: “دره اوسوم”
- Russian: “Каньон Осуми”
- Russian: “Осумский каньон”
- Spanish: “cañón de Osum”
- Spanish: “Cañón de Osum”
- Turkish: “Osum Kanyonu”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kodra Krestës and Fortifikimi Antik ne Fshatin Qeshibes.
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