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“Qaf Shtame” national park, in Kruja district 25 km distant from Kruja city, is another very beautiful<br />
place where beech and black pine grow together.<br />
“Tomorri” national park in Berati district 30 – 40 km distant from Berati city is covered by forest<br />
composed of beech and Bosnian pine, and others forest species, pure or mixed.<br />
“Prespa” national park in Korça district, about 25 km from Korca city is a cross-bor<strong>de</strong>r park between<br />
Greece, Macedonia and Albania. In the lower parts oak grows while in the more productive parts oak<br />
grows with beech, both pure or in mixed stands.<br />
“Bredhi i Drenoves” national park also in Korça district, 10 km from Korca city, has very beautiful<br />
forests composed of Abies borisii-regis mixed with maple, ash, black pine can be found and in some<br />
cases with beech.<br />
“Llogara” national park in Vlora district in the southern part of Albania where beech grow very rare<br />
at higher altititu<strong>de</strong>.<br />
In Albania are <strong>de</strong>signated some nature monuments, and these are approved by the government<br />
and are inclu<strong>de</strong>d in the national heritage. A nature monument is a natural object with one or more<br />
unique values; scientific, historic, religions, ecologic, cultural, esthetics, didactics, touristic – these<br />
are habitats for rare species as well as en<strong>de</strong>mic, threatened or important species. To facility their<br />
study, nature monuments are divi<strong>de</strong>d into three categories: geo-monuments, hydro-monuments and<br />
bio-monuments. Albania has recognised a number of bio-monuments (around 308), some of which<br />
contains European beech.<br />
bIo-moNumeNTs WITh euroPeaN beech IN aLbaNIa<br />
accordING To dIsTrIcTs<br />
Gramshi district – Ahishta e Rovjes; Librazhdi district – Pylli i Stravajt, Druri i Bizges, Ahet e Fushe<br />
Gurrës, Pylli i Barkmadhit Kostenje; Korçe district – Ahishtja e Protopapes Opar, Ahishtet e Bofnjes;<br />
Devolli district – Ahishtja e Shenkostandinit, Pylli i Shen Thanasit, Ahishtja e Bradvices; Diber<br />
district – Ahu i Blliçes, Boroviku i Beguinecit, Krasta e Pocestit; Hasi district – Ahishtja e Liqenit<br />
te Kuq; Tropoje district – Ahishtja Gurra e Hasan Gashit (Mertur), Ahishtja e Vranices; Malesia<br />
e Madhe district – Ahu i Greçes (Mrizi i Greçes), Mrizi (ahu) i Pleshtit (Boge); Skrapari district –<br />
Ahishtja e Leshnjes; Ahishtja e Symizes, Ahishtja e Lirzes.<br />
reFereNces<br />
Abeshi P. et al. 200 . Biodiversity Thesaurus. Tirana. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Water<br />
Administration. 2008: 38-43.<br />
Agency of Environment and Forestry. Different documents from Archive as: Forest and Pasture<br />
Cadastre in years, National Forest inventory, National Pasture Inventory, National Medical Plants<br />
Inventory, different Studies and Projects.<br />
Baku P. 2002. Encyclopaedic Dictionary. Tirana. Publisher BACCHUS, 21 p.<br />
Dictionary of Plant Names. 2003. Tirana, Prishtinë. The Aca<strong>de</strong>my of Sciences of Albania. The<br />
Aca<strong>de</strong>my of Sciences and Arts of Kosovo. 11 p.<br />
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