Established in 2022, the national park is located in northern Albania and covers an area of 8,844.65 ha (88.4465 km2).

It is characterized by its very remote areas which have a large preserved ecosystem all of which is primarily untouched with pristine quality.

Theth National Park was established in 1966,[4][5] covering 2,630 ha (26.3 km2) around the larger portion of Shala Valley.

[8][9] Theth village sprawls across the upper Shala Valley and is trapped on four sides by numerous two-thousanders such as Radohima in the west, Arapi and Poplluka in the north and Jezerca in the east.

[13] Additionally, large mammals such as brown bear, roe deer, chamois as well as rare or endangered species like the gray wolf, lynx, and wild goat inhabit the park.

[13] 50 species of birds have been observed, with raptors such as the golden eagle, lesser kestrel, nuthatch, robin, blackbird, red-backed shrike, western capercaillie and rock partridge.