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Lumbardhi i Deçanit, or Deçan Bistrica or Dečani Bistrica (Albanian: Bistrica e Deçanit; Serbian: Дечанска Бистрица, romanized: Dečanska Bistrica),[1][2] is a river in Kosovo. It is a 53 km (33 mi)-long right tributary of the White Drin River, passing the western part of Kosovo.
The river's name, Lumbardh, literally translates to White River in Albanian. The adjective, i Deçanit, differentiates it from the other Lumbardh tributaries of the White Drin (Albanian: Drinit të Bardhë) in the Dukagjini area. The other name, Bistrica, means "clearwater" in Serbian. Like the official name, the adjective Dečanska, "of Dečani", is added to distinguish it from other Bistrica rivers in the Dukagjini region: Peja's Lumbardh ("of Peć"), Prizren's Lumbardh ("of Prizren"), Baba Loc's Lumbardh ("of Baba Loc/Kožnjar"), Lloqan's Lumbardh ("of Loćane"), etc.
Geographyedit
Bjeshkët e Nemuna and Gorge of Deçanedit
Lumbardhi i Deçanit river originates from the southern slopes of the Bogiçevica mountain, a part of the massive Bjeshkët e Nemuna mountain system. The river flows north of the Gjeravica peak, the highest in Kosovo (2,656 m), initially under the name of Lumi Shqiptar,[3] and receives many streams from the Bogiçevica, Micinat, Strečoka and Kopranik mountains. The river turns southeast on the northern slopes of the Kopranik and Strečoka mountains, where it carved the deep gorge of Deçan (Gryka e Deçanit). The upper part of the gorge is the glacial trough of the ancient Deçan glacier on the Bjeshkët e Nemuna, or Accursed Mountains.
Dukagjini regionedit
As the river flows out of the gorge it reaches the medieval monastery of Visoki Dečani, which is on UNESCO's World Heritage List. The river continues eastward, in the very densely populated area next to the small town of Deçan and the villages of Isniq, Beleg, Jabllanicë, Këpuz, Kotradiq, Kralan, Lluka e Epërme, Lumbardh, Nepolë, Papiq and Vranoc, before it empties into the White Drin. In the upper course, the waters of the river are used for the Kožnjar hydroelectrical power plant (6.5 MW). In the lower parts its waters are, to some extent, used for irrigation. The Lumbardhi i Deçanit belongs to the Adriatic Seadrainage basin, drains itself an area of 300 km2 (120 sq mi), and it is not navigable.
Referencesedit
^Jochen Bundschuh; Mario César Suárez A. (5 July 2010). Introduction to the Numerical Modeling of Groundwater and Geothermal Systems: Fundamentals of Mass, Energy and Solute Transport in Poroelastic Rocks. CRC Press. p. 159.
^John Oppenheim; Willem-Jan van der Wolf; Global Law Association (2008). Global war crimes tribunal collection. Global Law Association. p. 527.
deçan, bistrica, this, article, needs, updated, please, help, update, this, article, reflect, recent, events, newly, available, information, october, 2021, lumbardhi, deçanit, dečani, bistrica, albanian, bistrica, deçanit, serbian, Дечанска, Бистрица, romanize. This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information October 2021 Lumbardhi i Decanit or Decan Bistrica or Decani Bistrica Albanian Bistrica e Decanit Serbian Dechanska Bistrica romanized Decanska Bistrica 1 2 is a river in Kosovo It is a 53 km 33 mi long right tributary of the White Drin River passing the western part of Kosovo Decan s LumbardhNative nameLumbardhi i Decanit Albanian Bistrica e Decanit Albanian Dechanska Bistrica Serbian Decanska Bistrica Serbian LocationCountryKosovoPhysical characteristicsSource locationBogicevica mountain KosovoMouth locationWhite Drin near Klina coordinates42 31 03 N 20 32 33 E 42 5175 N 20 5425 E 42 5175 20 5425Length53 km 33 mi Basin size300 km2 120 sq mi Basin featuresProgressionWhite Drin Drin Adriatic Sea Contents 1 Name 2 Geography 2 1 Bjeshket e Nemuna and Gorge of Decan 2 2 Dukagjini region 3 References 4 BibliographyName editThe river s name Lumbardh literally translates to White River in Albanian The adjective i Decanit differentiates it from the other Lumbardh tributaries of the White Drin Albanian Drinit te Bardhe in the Dukagjini area The other name Bistrica means clearwater in Serbian Like the official name the adjective Decanska of Decani is added to distinguish it from other Bistrica rivers in the Dukagjini region Peja s Lumbardh of Pec Prizren s Lumbardh of Prizren Baba Loc s Lumbardh of Baba Loc Koznjar Lloqan s Lumbardh of Locane etc Geography editBjeshket e Nemuna and Gorge of Decan edit Lumbardhi i Decanit river originates from the southern slopes of the Bogicevica mountain a part of the massive Bjeshket e Nemuna mountain system The river flows north of the Gjeravica peak the highest in Kosovo 2 656 m initially under the name of Lumi Shqiptar 3 and receives many streams from the Bogicevica Micinat Strecoka and Kopranik mountains The river turns southeast on the northern slopes of the Kopranik and Strecoka mountains where it carved the deep gorge of Decan Gryka e Decanit The upper part of the gorge is the glacial trough of the ancient Decan glacier on the Bjeshket e Nemuna or Accursed Mountains Dukagjini region edit As the river flows out of the gorge it reaches the medieval monastery of Visoki Decani which is on UNESCO s World Heritage List The river continues eastward in the very densely populated area next to the small town of Decan and the villages of Isniq Beleg Jabllanice Kepuz Kotradiq Kralan Lluka e Eperme Lumbardh Nepole Papiq and Vranoc before it empties into the White Drin In the upper course the waters of the river are used for the Koznjar hydroelectrical power plant 6 5 MW In the lower parts its waters are to some extent used for irrigation The Lumbardhi i Decanit belongs to the Adriatic Sea drainage basin drains itself an area of 300 km2 120 sq mi and it is not navigable References edit Jochen Bundschuh Mario Cesar Suarez A 5 July 2010 Introduction to the Numerical Modeling of Groundwater and Geothermal Systems Fundamentals of Mass Energy and Solute Transport in Poroelastic Rocks CRC Press p 159 John Oppenheim Willem Jan van der Wolf Global Law Association 2008 Global war crimes tribunal collection Global Law Association p 527 Verification nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Decanska Bistrica Bibliography editMala Prosvetina Enciklopedija Third edition 1985 Prosveta ISBN 86 07 00001 2 Jovan Đ Markovic 1990 Enciklopedijski geografski leksikon Jugoslavije Svjetlost Sarajevo ISBN 86 01 02651 6 nbsp This Kosovo location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Decan Bistrica amp oldid 1188125925, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
