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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Prespa''' is the name of two freshwater lakes in southeast Europe, shared by [[Greece]], Albania and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Of the total surface area, 190 km² belongs to the FYROM, 84.8 km² to Greece and 38.8 km² to Albania. They are the highest tectonic lakes in the Balkans, standing at an altitude of 853 m (2,798 ft).<br />
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The Great Prespa Lake ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Μεγάλη Πρέσπα, ''Limni Megáli Préspa'') is divided between Albania, Greece and FYROM. The Small Prespa Lake (Greek: Μικρή Πρέσπα ''Limni Mikrá Prespa'') is shared only between Greece (138 km² drainage area; 43.5 km² surface area) and Albania (51 km² drainage area; 3.9 km² surface area).<br />
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In the [[10th century]], the tsar Samuil built the fortress and church of [[St. Achillios]] on an island called Agios Achillios in the Small Prespa Lake, on the Greek side of the border. The biggest island in the Great Prespa Lake, on the Republic of Macedonia's side, is called Golem Grad ("Large Town"), and Snake Island (Zmiski Ostrov). It is substantially bigger than the other island Mal Grad (Small Town, in Albania) and is the site of a ruined [[14th century]] monastery dedicated to [[Saint Peter]]. Today, both islands are uninhabited.<br />
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Because Great Prespa Lake sits about 150m above Lake Ohrid, which lies only about 10 km (6 miles) to the west, its waters run through underground channels in the karst and emerge from springs which feed streams running into Lake Ohrid.<br />
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For many years, the Greek part of the Prespa Lakes region was an underpopulated, military sensitive area which required special permission for outsiders to visit. It saw fierce fighting during the [[Greek Civil War]] and much of the local population subsequently emigrated to escape endemic poverty and political strife. The region remained little developed until the [[1970s]], when it began to be promoted as a tourist destination. With an abundance of rare fauna and flora, the area was declared a Transnational Park in [[2000]].<br />
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The largest town in the Prespa Lakes region is Resen, FYROM.<br />
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==References==<br />
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* "Prespa, Lake". ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', 2005.<br />
* "Prespa, Lake". ''The Columbia Encyclopedia'', 2004.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Prespes]], adjacent municipality in Greece<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.medwet.org/prespa/index.html Transboundary Prespa Park]<br />
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[[Category:Lakes of Greece|Prespa]]<br />
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