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406:Quaternary
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352:-Nemërçkë
346:Trebeshinë
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111:20°25′57″E
108:40°07′24″N
66:Prominence
489:ii.uib.no
438:wild boar
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387:Paleogene
315:romanized
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262:Paleogene
242:–Nemërçkë
136:Geography
76:Isolation
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383:Mesozoic
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298:Albanian
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377:Geology
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