What is "shkumbin"

Shkumbin (, ) is a river in central Albania, flowing into the Adriatic Sea. It is considered the dividing line for the two dialects of the Albanian language: Tosk (to the south) and Gheg (to the north).

On various historical periods the river was considered the northernmost natural boundary of the geographic region of Epirus. while during the 5th-6th centuries Shkumbin was the cultural border between the Illyrian and the Greek world.

The river is long. The sources of the Shkumbin river are in the Valamara mountains southwest of Lake Ohrid, near the village Llëngë in the Korçë County. The Shkumbin is fed by the waters of the Dushna, Radicina, Bushtrica, Sheja, Hotolisht, and Dragostunja streams. The Shkumbin flows generally north through Proptisht and Qukës, then northwest to the town of Librazhd, where it turns west and continues through Polis, Elbasan, Cërrik, Peqin and Rrogozhinë. It flows into the Adriatic Sea northwest of Divjakë. The river Rapun joins the Shkumbin near Librazhd.

The two canals "Naum Panxhi" and "Ferras" stem out of the river in the Elbasan area and through an irrigation plan system satisfy the agricultural water needs of the Cërrik low plains.

Shkumbin is an Albanian given name for males. It derives from Shkumbin, a river in central Albania, flowing into the Adriatic Sea, which is considered the dividing line for the two dialects of the Albanian language: Tosk (to the south) and Gheg (to the north).

Notable people bearing this name include:

• Shkumbin Arsllani, Albanian footballer from Macedonia
• Shkumbin Ramadani - Albanian powerlifter living in Norway. Also known as Ben Bisonback.