Sharr

Sharr National Park protects a large portion of the Sar Mountains (Sharri Mountains in Albanian) in the southern part of Kosovo, along the borders with North Macedonia and Albania. The park covers approximately 53,000 hectares of diverse mountain terrain ranging from broad glaciated valleys and high alpine plateaus to dense conifer and beech forests. The Sar Mountains are one of the major mountain massifs of the Western Balkans and represent a critical biodiversity hotspot within the Dinaric-Balkan region. The park is named after the mountain range itself, and is administered across several municipalities including Prizren, Shterpce, Suhareke, and Kacanik. It forms part of a broader transboundary protected area landscape connected to Mavrovo National Park in North Macedonia.