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  • Lake Ohrid

  • Lake Ohrid

    Lake Ohrid is a natural lake located on the border between North Macedonia and Albania. The lake provides a haven for many endemic species of freshwater fauna and flora dating back to the Tertiary period, between 66 and 2,58 million years ago.
    Lake Ohrid is a deep and ancient lake of tectonic origin, containing more than 200 species of unique plants and animals, including algae, flatworms, snails and crustaceans, as well as 17 species of fish and large numbers of birds.
    Lake Ohrid was inscribed in 2019 in the UNESCO World Heritage List in Albania, North Macedonia.
    The area was also designated in the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves (WNBR) in 2014.
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    Lake Ohrid

    Date of Inscription

    2019