The Korçë Plain (Albanian: Fusha e Korçës) or Korça Basin is a small, fertile, intermountain basin in southeastern Albania.
In its southern side is found the Kamenica Tumulus.[1]
Geology
editThe basin is a major N-S trending – still active - graben structure of the Dinarides located at the border of Northern Macedonia and S-E Albania. The structure was formed during the Pleistocene and stretches from lake Ohrid to Ersekë via Korçë.[2]
Geography
editThe plain has a surface of about 300 km2. Its length is about 35 km and its maximal width is about 16 km. In the southernmost edge the absolute elevation is 880 m above sea level, gently sloping to 815 m in the area of the former Maliq Marsh in the north-western area of the basin. The plain is surrounded by highlands reaching altitudes of 2000 m.[3]
The basin is drained by two rivers, Devoll and Dunavec. Devoll river crosses the northern area of the plain flowing from east to west, passing through the Maliq marshes. Dunavec River crosses the basin in south-north direction joining the Devoll near the town of Maliq.[3]
Climate
editAs of the Köppen climate classification, Korçë Plain falls under the periphery of the warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb) zone with an average annual temperature of 10.4 °C (50.7 °F). Average rainfall is about 720 mm/year of which about 70% falls in the winter season.[4]
Agriculture
editThe plain is agriculturally important enabling the cultivation of summer crops such as sugarbeets, potatoes, maize and fruit trees using irrigation resources.[5]
References
edit- ^ Gegollari, Nertila. "2007 Annual Bulletin of the Kamenica Tumulus" (PDF). Archeological and Museum Center of Kamenica. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 September 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2010.
- ^ Hoffmann, N.; Reicherter, Klaus (2010). "Evolution of ancient Lake Ohrid: a tectonic perspective". Biogeosciences Discussions. 7 (10): 3377–3386. doi:10.5194/bg-7-3377-2010.
- ^ a b Eftimi, Romeo; Sara, Franko (2022). "Quantity and Quality of Groundwater of Intermountain Basin of Korça in Albania and Implication for Sustainable Management". Geological Journal (4): 45–64. doi:10.30836/igs.1025-6814.2022.4.261519.
- ^ "Korçë Climate Normals 1961-1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ "An Agricultural Strategy for Albania" (PDF). World Bank. Retrieved July 22, 2024.