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The
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Peja's
Lumbardh originates from the eastern slopes of the
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Lumbardh belongs to the
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815:Tributaries of the White Drin
618:Mala Prosvetina Enciklopedija
139:Physical characteristics
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178: • elevation
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820:Geography of Peja District
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44:Lumbardhi i Pejës in
751:Lumbardhi i Deçanit
273:Basin features
241:42.5815°N 20.5684°E
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278:Progression
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209:, south of
170:Montenegrin
53:Native name
809:Categories
690:(111.5 km)
687:White Drin
565:References
559:White Drin
489:serpentine
438:Bogićevica
426:Montenegro
343:White Drin
282:White Drin
265:Basin size
232:20°34′06″E
229:42°34′53″N
207:White Drin
722:(76.8 km)
599:0354-4206
477:limestone
380:The name
375:Dukagjini
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328:romanized
759:Nerodime
706:(109 km)
698:(110 km)
548:See also
466:Kopranik
446:Kuqishtë
382:Bistrica
367:Albanian
359:Albanian
311:Albanian
213:, Kosovo
124:Location
83:Albanian
68:Albanian
794:(18 km)
786:(23 km)
778:(37 km)
775:Mirusha
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738:(60 km)
730:(67 km)
714:(85 km)
703:Lepenac
695:Sitnica
513:Kastrat
412:, etc.
390:Serbian
363:i Pejës
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319:Serbian
129:Country
113:Serbian
98:Serbian
767:Erenik
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604:30 May
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493:trough
485:marble
430:Rugova
377:area.
339:Kosovo
257:Length
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166:Kosovo
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148:Source
133:Kosovo
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783:Krena
735:Klina
719:Llapi
587:(PDF)
529:trout
517:Klina
481:slate
434:Hajla
422:Mokra
386:Pećka
301:, or
211:Klina
192:Mouth
162:Mokra
711:Ibar
636:ISBN
622:ISBN
606:2018
595:ISSN
554:Peja
508:Peja
487:and
479:and
442:Bogë
394:Peja
349:Name
297:The
286:Drin
46:Peja
357:in
305:or
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