Pavllë
The Pavllë (definite Albanian form: Pavlla, Greek: Παύλα[2] - Pavla) is a river in northwestern Greece and southern Albania. Its source is in the Mourgana mountains in Greece, near the village Ampelonas, Thesprotia. It flows west into Albania, along the villages Vagalat and Shkallë. It flows into the Ionian Sea a few km southwest of the archaeological site Butrint. There is a bridge across the river near the village Ampelonas, built in 1798.[2]
| Pavlla[1] | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | Greece, Albania |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Mourgana mountains, Greece |
| Mouth | |
• location | Ionian Sea |
• coordinates | 39°43′37″N 19°59′39″E |
| Length | 50 km (31 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 374 km2 (144 sq mi)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 6.51 m3/s (230 cu ft/s)ec (in Bogaz, Albania)[1] |
References
- Buda (1985). Fjalor Enciklopedik Shqiptar (in Albanian). Tirana, Albania: Akademia e Shkencave e RPS të Shqpërisë. p. 812.
- Filiates municipality
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