Nemercke
Nemërçka
Mountain chain in Albania
Nemërçka (Albanian: Nemërçkë, Greek: Νεμέρτσικα or Δούσκο or Μερόπη, romanized: Nemértsika or Doύsko or Merópi) is a mountain chain situated along the boundary between Gjirokastër and Përmet municipalities, in southern Albania. Part of the Trebeshinë-Dhëmbel-Nemërçkë mountain range, its highest peak, Maja e Papingut, reaches a height of 2,482 m (8,143 ft), making it the highest peak in the Southern Mountain Region. Other notable peaks include Maja e Gatakut 2,269 m (7,444 ft), Maja e Qesarit 2,253 m (7,392 ft), Maja e Poliçanit 2,138 m (7,014 ft), etc.
The chain extends about 20 km (12 mi) from Qafa e Dhëmbelit in the north to the state border with Greece in the south, stretching at a width of 4–10 km (2.5–6.2 mi).[2]