CANYON DU DRIN BLANC
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This canyon (Kanjoni i Drinit të Bardhë, Kanjon Belog Drima) is part of a 199 ha protected area since 1986. Just after being joined by the Erenik River, the White Drin rushes into a gorge dug millions of years ago. The river is 900 m long and is surrounded by cliffs up to 45 m high. The canyon is visible in its last section from the bridge of Fshajt which is located shortly before the village of Xërxë/Zrze (3 000 inhabitants). Among the cliffs, two rock formations with evocative shapes are called the "eagle rock" (Shkëmbi i Shqiponjës) and the "Skanderbeg rock"(Shkëmbi i Skenderbeut). The latter, larger than the others, is located on the left bank (to your right when you are on the bridge) and is distinguished by its pointed top that resembles the helmet of the leader of the anti-Ottoman rebellion in Albania in the 15th century. A portrait of Skanderbeg was painted on the rock in 1968 on the occasion of the five hundredth anniversary of the warrior's death, but it has now disappeared. Some Albanian nationalists now want the rocks in the canyon to be carved with the effigy of the "Albanian hero" like Mount Rushmore in the United States. The authorities have not yet responded to this request. The longest river in the country (166 km, including 111 km in Kosovo), the White Drin then runs for 20 km before joining the Black Drin at Kukës, in Albania, to form the Drin, which flows into the Adriatic Sea shortly after Shkodra.
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