Anamorava


Anamorava, or Kosovo Pomoravlje, is a valley in Kosovo, in the southern part of the District of Gjilan surrounding the Morava e Binçës River. It stretches eastward to the Preševo Valley in southern Serbia. The mountains in this region, rising to an altitude of, border the Skopska Crna Gora region in north of Skopje. Gjilan, Kamenica, Novo Brdo and Viti are municipalities located in the region.

Name

The region is known as Lugina e Anamoravës in Albanian and as Kosovsko Pomoravlje in Serbian. Its name is derived from the Morava e Binçës river, which flows through northern North Macedonia, eastern Kosovo and southern Serbia as part of the Great Morava river system.

Geography

Anamorava is about long and wide. It is bordered by the Skopska Crna Gora mountains in the south, Gollak in the north, and Kosovo field in the west. On the east, it borders the Morava Valley. The region's largest city is Gjilan.
The region can be divided into Lower Anamorava and Upper Anamorava, which is also part of the Skopska Crna Gora region.
File:Kalaja e Pogragjës.JPG|thumb|alt=Old castle seen from downhill, with power lines in the foreground|Pogragja Castle, next to the Morava e Binçës
The region includes part of the valley and the Skopska Crna Gora region and Koznik mountains. Gjilan has six municipalities and 287 smaller settlements. The spa in Klokot has several thermal springs valued for their medicinal qualities.

Climate

At an altitude of above sea level, the region has a Mediterranean sub-continental climate with light winds. Rainfall is light, and winter often brings rain and wet snow from the north; southern and southwestern winds tend to bring warm, dry weather. The region's average annual temperature is. January's average is, and July's is.

Hydrography

Tributaries of the Morava river system include the Karadak and Llapushnica rivers. The Preševo Valley is a corridor between the Morava and Vardar valleys, and the Morava valley's wetlands are home to many species of birds.