Val Camonica

Val Camonica
Valle Camonica Camonica Valley
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Floor elevation	1,883 m (6,178 ft)
Area	1,335 km2 (515 sq mi)
Naming
Native name	Al Camònega (Lombard)
Geography
Coordinates	46°00′27″N 10°20′51″E / 46.00750°N 10.34750°E / 46.00750; 10.34750
Rivers	River Oglio

Valle Camonica - Alto Sebino Biosphere Reserve
Paghera Valley and Baitone Mountains
Location	Lombardy, Italy
Nearest city	Brescia
Area	1,355.65 square kilometres (523.42 sq mi)
Established	2018
Governing body	Mountain community of Val Camonica (Comunità montana di Valle Camonica)
Website	www.cmvallecamonica.bs.it

Val Camonica or Valcamonica (Eastern Lombard: Al Camònega), also Valle Camonica and anglicized as Camonica Valley, is one of the largest valleys of the central Alps, in eastern Lombardy, Italy. It extends about 90 kilometres (56 mi) from the Tonale Pass to Corna Trentapassi, in the commune of Pisogne near Lake Iseo. It has an area of about 1,335 km² (515 sq mi)^{[note 1]} and 118,323 inhabitants.^{[note 2]} The River Oglio runs through its full length, rising at Ponte di Legno and flowing into Lake Iseo between Pisogne and Costa Volpino.

Almost all of the valley is included in the administrative territory of the province of Brescia, except for Lovere, Rogno, Costa Volpino and the Val di Scalve, which belong to the province of Bergamo. Since 1979, the rock drawings located along the valley are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, while the entire valley became a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve in 2018.^[1][2]

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