Montenegro–Albania border

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The Montenegro–Albania border is an international boundary in the western Balkans that runs through rugged terrain, including high mountain ranges and remote rural areas, separating the Adriatic-facing state of Montenegro from its southeastern neighbor Albania.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international border
state border
continent Europe
country1 Montenegro
country2 Albania
crosses Accursed Mountains
Prokletije Mountains
establishedBetween Kingdom of Montenegro
Principality of Albania
ethnicGroupsAlongBorder Albanians
Montenegrins
governedBy Albania border police
Montenegro border police
hasBorderCrossing Hani i Hotit – Božaj
Muriqan – Sukobin
Vermosh – Gusinje
linked to: Gusinje
hasIssue border management
cross-border cooperation
hasLegalBasis bilateral border agreements
hasPart Lake Skadar section
linked to: Lake Skadar

land border
historicalContext Ottoman Empire dissolution
languageAlongBorder Albanian
linked to: Albanian language

Montenegrin
lengthApproxKm 186
locatedIn Balkan Peninsula
linked to: Balkans
nearbyCityAlbania Shkodër
linked to: city of Shkodër
nearbyCityMontenegro Podgorica
nearProtectedArea Prokletije National Park
Skadar Lake National Park
partlyDefinedBy mountain ranges
natural features
rivers
partOf Albania–Montenegro relations
passesNear Adriatic Sea
passesThrough Lake Skadar
region Western Balkans
securityConcern illegal migration
smuggling
separates Albania
Montenegro
terrain mountainous
rugged
rural areas
timeZoneSideAlbania Central European Time
timeZoneSideMontenegro Central European Time
usedFor migration control
road transport
trade

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Prokletije mountains borderForms Montenegro–Albania border
Zla Kolata partOf Montenegro–Albania border region
linked to: Montenegro–Albania border
Bojana River locatedIn Montenegro–Albania border region
linked to: Montenegro–Albania border
Albania–Kosovo border adjacentTo Albania–Montenegro border
linked to: Montenegro–Albania border
Cijevna crossesBorder Montenegro–Albania border