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Prizren Fortress (Kalaja)
A medieval fortress crowning the hill above Prizren, offering sweeping panoramic views over the old town's minarets, domes, and the Sharr Mountains.
23 km · about 25 min drive
Kukës County, Albania · Europe
Zapod is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Dragash, 42km from Mavrovo National Park.
Zapod is a town located in Kukës County, Albania. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Zapod sits in Albania, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Tirane time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Zapod to your route.
Zapod is a village and a former municipality in Kukës County, northeastern Albania. At the 2015 local government reform it became a subdivision of the municipality Kukës. The population at the 2023 census was 1,434.
The administrative unit of Zapod contains the villages of Orgjost, Kosharisht, Pakisht, Zapod andRead more
Orçikël which are populated by Slavic Muslims, called Gorani, who speak Torlakian (Gora dialect), while the villages of Bele and Lojmë are inhabited by Albanians.
According to the 2011 census, the municipality had 2,217 residents, of whom 80% declared as ethnic Albanians and 11.7% declared as ethnic Macedonians. Per the 2023 census, the population of the two Gorani-inhabited administrative units of Zapod and Shishtavec stood at 3,671 in 9 Gorani and 5 Albanian villages.
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Zapod is located in Kukës County, Albania, Europe. The coordinates are 42.0506 latitude, 20.5525 longitude.
Zapod has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Albania.
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castle
A medieval fortress crowning the hill above Prizren, offering sweeping panoramic views over the old town's minarets, domes, and the Sharr Mountains.
23 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Kosovo's cultural capital with a stunning Ottoman old town, hilltop fortress, and mosques alongside Orthodox churches.
24 km · about 30 min drive
national park
North Macedonia's largest national park wraps around Lake Mavrovo, where a lakeside road passes the half-submerged St Nicholas church and climbs into the wild Šar and Bistra mountains.
42 km · about 50 min drive
cathedral
A hillside Orthodox monastery above the Radika valley known for its carved iconostasis, signposted from the Debar–Mavrovo road.
52 km · about 60 min drive
landmark
A UNESCO-listed 14th-century Serbian Orthodox monastery housing the largest collection of Byzantine-style frescoes in a single building.
60 km · about 70 min drive
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