Nemërçkë is a long mountain in southern Albania

Albania

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 and northern Greece

Greece

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. Over 90% of the mountain is located in Albania, where its highest peaks are found. The highest peak is Maja e Papingut

Maja e Papingut

Maja e Papingut is a peak of the Nemërçkë mountain ridge located in the south of Albania, near the Vjosë river. Maja e Papingut is the highest point of Nemerçkë and the highest unshared peak in southern Albania at high. From the rocky summit there is a wonderful view of other Albanian and Greek...

 which rises at 2482 m (8,143 ft) above sea level, while the highest peak on the Greek side is at 2198 m (7,211 ft) above sea level. The river Vjosë

Vjosë

Vjosë or Aoös is a river in northwestern Greece and southwestern Albania.Its total length is about , of which the first are in Greece, and the remaining are in Albania. Vjosë is fed by two secondary branches, both in Albania, the Drino river and the Shushicë.Its source is in Greece, specifically...

 flows to the east of the mountain. The largest village located near the mountain is Poliçan, in Albania. The villages on the southwestern slope of the mountain are part of the Pogoniani

Pogoniani

Pogonianí is a village and a former community in the Ioannina peripheral unit, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pogoni, of which it is a municipal unit. It is best known in Greece as the birthplace of the current President of the Hellenic...

 region.

Peaks in Nemerçkë are:

• Maja e Papingut
  Maja e Papingut
  Maja e Papingut is a peak of the Nemërçkë mountain ridge located in the south of Albania, near the Vjosë river. Maja e Papingut is the highest point of Nemerçkë and the highest unshared peak in southern Albania at high. From the rocky summit there is a wonderful view of other Albanian and Greek...
  
  2482 m (8,143 ft)
• Maja e Gatakut
• Maja e Dritë
• Kuruna
• Tumba