Liqenat Lake
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Lake Lićenat or Lake Kuqishtë ( or Leqinati or Liqeni i Kuqishtës) is a mountain lake found on the Mount Lićenat in the Prokletije
Prokletije
Prokletije or Albanian Alps is a mountain range in the Balkans that extends from northern Albania, to southwestern Serbia and eastern Montenegro. Its highest point, Jezercë in Albania at , is the tallest peak in the entire Dinaric Alps...

 range in western Kosovo
Kosovo
Kosovo is a region in southeastern Europe. Part of the Ottoman Empire for more than five centuries, later the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija within Serbia...

. The word "Liqenat" comes from Albanian
Albanian language
Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece...

 that means "Lakes". This lake is well known throughout Kosovo and is visited by people going to the Rugova Canyon
Rugova Canyon
The Rugova Canyon is a long canyon in Kosovo. It is located in the Prokletije close to the border with Montenegro. The city of Peć is located at the entrance of the canyon. Rugova Canyon is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Kosovo.-Notes:...

 or by people climbing nearby peaks such as Lićenat at 2341 m (7,680 ft) and Žuti kamen
Žuti kamen
Žuti kamen |Yellow Stone]]") is a mountain in the Prokletije in Kosovo. Reaching a height of high, it is one of the highest mountains in the range. North of the mountain is the Rugova Canyon. The Kopranik mountain are located just east of Žuti kamen. There is a lake near the summit of the...

at 2522 m (8,274 ft). Lake Lićenat is at an elevation of 1970 m (6,463 ft). Lake Lićenat is just above the village of Kućište.
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