Fan (river)

{{About|the river in Albania|the municipality with the same name|Fan, Albania|a river fan|alluvial fan|and|river delta|other uses|Fan (disambiguation){{!}}Fan}} {{onesource|date=February 2018}} {{short description|River in Albania}} {{Infobox river | name = Fan | image = Reps, Mirditë, Albania 2018 02.jpg | image_caption = Fan rivers stream near Reps | image_size = | source1_location = Northern Albania | mouth_location = Mat | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|41|42|21|N|19|46|13|E|display=inline,title}} | progression = Mat→ Adriatic Sea | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Albania | length = | source1_elevation = | discharge1_avg = | basin_size = }} The '''Fan''' is a river in northern Albania. It is formed by the confluence of two source rivers: the Great Fan ({{langx|sq|Fan i Madh}}) and the Lesser Fan ({{langx|sq|Fan i Vogël}}), that join a few kilometers west of the town Rrëshen. <ref>{{Cite journal |last=Subchev |first=Mitko |date=2011 |title=First Record of Branchiobdella Odier, 1823 (Annelida: Clitellata) in Albania and an Overview of the Geographic Distribution of Branchiobdella hexodonta Gruber, 1882 in Europe |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/286897052 |journal=Acta Zoologica Bulgarica |volume=63 |issue=1 |pages=109–112 |via=ResearchGate}}</ref>

The Great Fan rises near the village Kryezi, Qafë-Mali municipal unit, in the Shkodër County. It flows generally southwest through Fushë-Arrëz and Gjegjan. The Lesser Fan rises near the village Thirrë, in the municipal unit Fan, Mirditë municipality, Lezhë County. It flows southwest through Reps (Orosh) and just north of Rrëshen. West of Rrëshen the two source rivers unite and the Fan continues west to Rubik, and then south until it flows into the river Mat, east of Milot. The Mat in turn flows into the Adriatic Sea, near Fushë-Kuqe

== Gallery== <gallery class="center"> File:Fan_i_Vogel_River_Valley.jpg|Valley of ''Fan i Vogël'' in Orosh File:FanCanyon32.jpg|''Fan i Vogël'' at Klos, Mat File:Rubik, Albania.jpg|The Valley of the Fan at Rubik </gallery>

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Category:Rivers of Albania Category:Geography of Shkodër County Category:Geography of Lezhë County Category:Braided rivers in Albania