Lake Shkodër Nature Reserve

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Lake Shkodër Nature Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
View across the Lake of Shkodër and the Albanian Alps in the background.
Map showing the location of Lake Shkodër Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Lake Shkodër Nature Reserve
Location within Albania
Map showing the location of Lake Shkodër Nature Reserve
Map showing the location of Lake Shkodër Nature Reserve
Lake Shkodër Nature Reserve (Europe)
LocationShkodër District
Nearest cityShkodër
Coordinates42°04′18″N 19°29′30″E / 42.07167°N 19.49167°E / 42.07167; 19.49167
Area26,535 hectares (265.35 km2)
Established2 November 2005
Governing bodyMinistry of Environment

The Lake Shkodër Nature Reserve (Albanian: Rezervat Natyror i Menaxhuar Liqeni i Shkodrës) is a nature reserve in northwestern Albania.[1] The protected area encompasses the Albanian segment of Lake Skadar (14,900 ha) and the adjoining Buna River and plain (11,635 ha), including water and land areas.[2]

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  1. ^ "Fletorja zyrtare e Republikës së Shqipërisë" (PDF). qbz.gov.al (in Albanian). Tirana. 1 December 2005. pp. 8–9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  2. ^ IUCN, National Agency of Protected Areas. "The Management Plan for Lake Shkodra Nature Park A Summary" (PDF). iucn.org. pp. 1–8.