Nemërçka

Nemërçka / Dousko
View of the Nemërçka chain
Highest point
Elevation2,482 m (8,143 ft)
Prominence1,797 m (5,896 ft)
Isolation33.2 km (20.6 mi)
ListingUltra-prominent
Coordinates40°07′24″N 20°25′57″E / 40.123457°N 20.432495°E / 40.123457; 20.432495
Geography
Nemërçka / Dousko
Countries Albania
 Greece
RegionSouthern Mountain Region
MunicipalityPërmet, Gjirokastër
Parent rangeTrebeshinë-Dhëmbel–Nemërçkë
Geology
Rock age(s)Mesozoic, Paleogene
Mountain typechain
Rock typelimestone

Nemërçka (Albanian: Nemërçkë, Greek: Νεμέρτσικα, Δούσκο, Μερόπη, Αεροπός, romanized: Nemértsika, Doúsko, Merópi, Aeropós) is a mountain chain situated along the boundary between Gjirokastër and Përmet municipalities, in southern Albania and northern Greece. Part of the Trebeshinë-Dhëmbel-Nemërçkë mountain range, its highest peak, Maja e Papingut, reaches a height of 2,482 m (8,143 ft), making it the highest peak in the Southern Mountain Region. Other notable peaks include Maja e Gatakut 2,269 m (7,444 ft), Maja e Qesarit 2,253 m (7,392 ft), Maja e Poliçanit 2,138 m (7,014 ft), etc.

The chain extends about 20 km (12 mi) from Qafa e Dhëmbelit in the north to the state border with Greece in the south, stretching at a width of 4–10 km (2.5–6.2 mi).