Shutman Lake

Shutman Lake
Location	Dragaš, Šar Mountains
Coordinates	41°55′05″N 20°43′52″E / 41.918054°N 20.731223°E / 41.918054; 20.731223Coordinates: 41°55′05″N 20°43′52″E / 41.918054°N 20.731223°E / 41.918054; 20.731223
Basin countries	Kosovo^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Max. length	160 m
Max. width	100 m
Surface elevation	2070 m

Shutman Lake (Albanian: Liqeni i Shutmanit; Serbian: Шутманско језеро, Šutmansko jezero) is one of the largest mountain lakes in the Sharr Mountains in Kosovo.^{[lower-alpha 1]} It is located in southern Kosovo, in the municipality of Dragaš. It lies on an elevation of 2,070 m (6,791 ft) above sea level. The lake has a maximum length of 160 m (525 ft) and a maximum width of 100 m (328 ft). It is 1.10 m (3.6 ft) deep.

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1 2 Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has been recognised as an independent state by 108 out of 193 United Nations member states.

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