The Pavllë (Albanian definite form: Pavlla, Greek: Παύλα[2] - Pavla) is a river in northwestern Greece and southern Albania. Its source is in the Mourgana mountains in Greece, near the village Ampelonas, Thesprotia. It flows west into Albania, along the villages Vagalat and Shkallë. It flows into the Ionian Sea a few kilometres southwest of the archaeological site Butrint. There is a bridge across the river near the village Ampelonas, built in 1798.[2]
| Pavlla[1] | |
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| Location | |
| Countries | Greece and Albania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Mourgana mountains, Greece |
| Mouth | |
• location | Ionian Sea |
• coordinates | 39°43′37″N 19°59′39″E / 39.72694°N 19.99417°E |
| Length | 50 km (31 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 374 km2 (144 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 6.51 m3/s (230 cu ft/s)ec (in Bogaz, Albania)[1] |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Buda (1985). Fjalor Enciklopedik Shqiptar (in Albanian). Tirana, Albania: Akademia e Shkencave e RPS të Shqpërisë. p. 812.
- ^ a b "Filiates municipality". Archived from the original on 2015-08-12. Retrieved 2015-07-27.
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