Ostrovicë or Mali i Ostrovicës is a mountain range located in the south-eastern part of Albania

Albania

Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

. Ostrovicë contains one long ridge

Ridge

A ridge is a geological feature consisting of a chain of mountains or hills that form a continuous elevated crest for some distance. Ridges are usually termed hills or mountains as well, depending on size. There are several main types of ridges:...

 containing many peaks above 2000 m (6,562 ft), the highest reaching the height of 2383 m (7,818 ft) above sea level. The ridge of Ostrovicë is covered in grasslands and at the summits the ridge gets very rocky.

Location

Ostrovicë's location is in south-eastern Albania, in between the two rivers of the Osum

Osum

The Osum is a river in southern Albania, one of the source rivers of the Seman. Its source is in the southern part of the Korçë District, near the village Vithkuq which rearches at an elevation of . It flows initially south to the Kolonjë District, then west to Çepan, and northwest through...

 river and the Devoll

Devoll River

The Devoll is a river in southern Albania, one of the source rivers of the Seman. Its source is in the southwestern corner of the Devoll District, close to the Greek frontier...

 river which are confluences of the Seman

Seman

The Seman is a river in western Albania. It is formed at the confluence of the rivers Osum and Devoll, a few km northwest of Kuçovë. It flows west through Fier-Shegan and Mbrostar . It flows into the Adriatic Sea near Topojë....

 river which enters the Adriatic north of the city of Vlorë

Vlorë

Vlorë is one of the biggest towns and the second largest port city of Albania, after Durrës, with a population of about 94,000 . It is the city where the Albanian Declaration of Independence was proclaimed on November 28, 1912...

. The region around the mountain is very remote containing many canyons and gorges and other mountain peaks such as Tomorr

Tomorr

Mount Tomorr is a large mountain in southern Albania. Its highest peak, called Çuka e Partizanit, reaches a height of . It is located east of the towns of Berat and Poliçan and the river Osum not far from the Canyon of Osum river....

 2416 m (7,927 ft). The largest settlement found near Ostrovicë is Çorovodë

Çorovodë

Çorovodë, also written as Çorovoda is the main city of Skrapar District, Albania with a population of around 7,000. The Çorovoda River passes through the city and it is also home to a canyon, known as "Pirogosh". Allegedly, two kings, Piro and Goshi, named the cavern...

found in the west of Ostrovicë.