Kir (river)
River in Albania From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Kir (Albanian: Kir or Kiri) is a river in northern Albania that first flows south-southwest and then southwest out of the North Albanian Alps and enters a distributary of the Drin just below Shkodër.[2]
| Kir Lumi i Kirit[1] | |
|---|---|
 Kir river stream flowing under the Mesi Bridge | |
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Albania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Albanian Alps |
| Mouth | |
• location | Great Drin |
• coordinates | 42°02′35″N 19°29′56″E |
• elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Length | 52 km (32 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Great Drin→ Bojana→ Adriatic Sea |
In the upper reaches the river cuts the "Canyon of the Kir" with dramatic cliffs.The Albanian tribe or fis of Kiri inhabited this area. Just outside Shkodër, in Mes, the old stone Mes Bridge crosses the Kir.
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