Guri i Nikës-Lenie-Valamarë Protected Landscape | |
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IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources) | |
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Guri i Nikës Resource Reserve
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Location | Albania |
Nearest city | Pogradec |
Coordinates | 40°50′10″N 20°29′27″E / 40.83611°N 20.49083°E / 40.83611; 20.49083 |
Area | 2,200 ha (22 km2)[1] |
Established | 15 January 1996[1] |
Governing body | Ministry of Environment |
Guri i Nikës-Lenie-Valamarë Protected Landscape (Albanian: Peisazh i Mbrojtur Guri i Nikës-Lenie-Valamarë) is a protected area in southeastern Albania, spanning an area of 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi).[2] It was established in 1996 to protect several ecosystems and biodiversity of national importance.[3] The resource reserve of Guri i Nikës falls inside the Pindus Mountains mixed forests terrestrial ecoregion of the Palearctic Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub biome. A number of different species such as the brown bear and gray wolf, that are fast becoming rare in Southern Europe, reside in the region.[4]
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