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Geodiversity Assessment of Shkodra Municipality, Albania

Quaestiones Geographicae
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By: Drisela Kraja and  Gáspár Albert  
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|Dec 2025

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Fig. 1.

a) – Overview of the study area, b) – Tectonic map of Albania (Schmid et al. 2020), c) – Geological map of the study area (Xhomo et al. 2002).
a) – Overview of the study area, b) – Tectonic map of Albania (Schmid et al. 2020), c) – Geological map of the study area (Xhomo et al. 2002).

Fig. 2.

The relative proportion of formations belonging to different geological periods in the study area.
The relative proportion of formations belonging to different geological periods in the study area.

Fig. 3.

a) – 2 km × 2 km cells of a grid system of Shkodra Municipality, b) – a random area featuring c) – geological, d) – geomorphological, e) – pedological data, with geodiversity sub-index (above) and normalised geodiversity sub-index (below).
a) – 2 km × 2 km cells of a grid system of Shkodra Municipality, b) – a random area featuring c) – geological, d) – geomorphological, e) – pedological data, with geodiversity sub-index (above) and normalised geodiversity sub-index (below).

Fig. 4.

All the sub-indices calculated for the study area: a) – geological, b) – palaeontological, c) – pedological, d) – mineral occurrences, e) – geomorphological (relief & hydrography), f) – geodiversity index (a sum of all sub-indices).
All the sub-indices calculated for the study area: a) – geological, b) – palaeontological, c) – pedological, d) – mineral occurrences, e) – geomorphological (relief & hydrography), f) – geodiversity index (a sum of all sub-indices).

Fig. 5.

Normalised geodiversity index map with pictures attached. On the left, a – the yellow squares indicate the areas with high geodiversity index values: 1 – Theth National Park; 2 – Drin River Basin near the Vau i Dejës reservoir; 3 – Lake Shkodra together with Shiroka and Zogaj settlements; 4 – Buna River protected landscape. On the right, there are some illustrations of high geodiversity areas mentioned in the study: b – Theth National Park; c – the point where the Buna, Drini and Kiri rivers join, which can be captured from Rozafa Castle; d – Shiroka and Zogaj settlements, located in the central part of the Shkodra Municipality.
Normalised geodiversity index map with pictures attached. On the left, a – the yellow squares indicate the areas with high geodiversity index values: 1 – Theth National Park; 2 – Drin River Basin near the Vau i Dejës reservoir; 3 – Lake Shkodra together with Shiroka and Zogaj settlements; 4 – Buna River protected landscape. On the right, there are some illustrations of high geodiversity areas mentioned in the study: b – Theth National Park; c – the point where the Buna, Drini and Kiri rivers join, which can be captured from Rozafa Castle; d – Shiroka and Zogaj settlements, located in the central part of the Shkodra Municipality.

Fig. 6.

Distribution of the normalised geodiversity indexes in the study area.
Distribution of the normalised geodiversity indexes in the study area.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/quageo-2026-0006 | Journal eISSN: 2081-6383 | Journal ISSN: 2082-2103
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Language: English
Submitted on: Feb 20, 2025
Published on: Dec 16, 2025
Published by: Adam Mickiewicz University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
geotourism,
geosite,
geological heritage,
geospatial analysis,
hot-spot identification
Related subjects:
Geosciences,
Geography

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