Kukës
A compact town in northeastern Albania set between Lake Fierza and the Albanian Alps, Kukës sits at the edge of the Kosovo border with a centre of cafés and restaurants and mountain terrain suited to walking and fishing. The town gained international attention in 1999 when it sheltered hundreds of thousands of Kosovan refugees fleeing the conflict, a role that earned it a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2000.
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- Population36,125
- Nearest water from center 1.0 km0.6 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 3.8 km2.4 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Kukës: quick answers
Where is Kukës?
Kukës is in Albania.
How do you get to Kukës?
The nearest airport is Kukës (KFZ), about 12 min away by road. The nearest train station is Qarrat, about 1 hr 8 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Kukës?
The warmest month is August, averaging 22°C71°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at 0°C31°F. The wettest month is December, with about 126 mm5.0 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Kukës?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 8 restaurants, 11 cafés and 3 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Kukës?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Peshkopi, Bajram Curri and Kurbnesh.