Biga e ShalësBiga e Shalës is a mountain peak in the Albanian Alps in Albania. Biga e Shalës has an altitude of.EtymologyThe etymology of the Biga e Shalës peak is Albanian. The name of the peak consists of two Albanian words: "Bigë", meaning "rocky peak" and "Shalës", the genitive form of Shala. Shala is the name of a historical northern Albanian tribe and the mountainous region they inhabit. The Shala tribe is one of the major tribes of the Malësia e Madhe region.