Dajti

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Dajti
File:Mali i Dajtit.jpg
Dajt as seen from the east.
Highest point
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Geography
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Location in Albania
Location Tirana, Albania
Parent range Skanderbeg Mountains
Geology
Age of rock Triassic
Mountain type Karst[1]
Climbing
Easiest route SH54

Dajti (Albanian: Mali i Dajtit) standing at 1,613 m (5,292 ft) above sea level, is a mountain and national park on the edge of Tirana, Albania. The Dajti belongs to the Skanderbeg range. In winter, the mountain is often covered with snow and is a popular retreat for the local population of Tirana, which rarely sees snowfall. Its slopes have forests of pines, oak and beech, while its interior contains canyons, waterfalls, caves, a lake, and an ancient castle.

Protected area

Dajti National Park was declared a national park in 1966, and has an expanded area of about 29,384 hectares since 2006.[2] The area is under shared jurisdiction between Albanian Agency of Protected Areas (AKZM) and Tirana Municipality Parks and Recreation Agency (APR). In 2019, the new Dajti Mt National Park tourist information centre was opened located near the TV and Radio towers along SH47 road in Fushe Dajt.[3]

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Dajti Ekspres Cable Car upper station

The mountain can be reached through a narrow asphalted mountain road onto an area known as Fusha e Dajtit. This was the location of a summer camp but now is the site of many restaurants and radio and TV transmitters. From this small area there is an excellent view of Tirana and its plain. This is the reason this place has been named as the Balcony of Tirana.

As of June 2005 hikers and visitors to the mountain can use an Austrian built gondola lift from the eastern outskirts of Tirana to Fusha e Dajtit (Plain of Dajti) at 1050 meters altitude.[4] There are several radio and TV transmitters at the summit of the mountain.

Traces of prehistoric settlements and fortifications from later periods have been discovered in the area.

Environmental issues

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Priska Mt forest fires in 2019

A serious environmental problem on the mountain is how to deal with garbage. This is partially caused by restaurants and hotels that leave rubbish everywhere since there are few garbage bins in the region.[citation needed]

Another major problem on the mountain is deforestation. In the summer of 2012, 10 ha of forests were burned at the Priska summit.[5] Forest fires are happening yearly while those responsible are not being convicted. Responsibilities lie with the Ministry of the Environment, Municipality of Tirana, foresters (rangers) and the people who live in the area.

Water pollution of the lake and air pollution caused by cars crossing the mountain roads are also problematic.

See also

Gallery

  • Tirana from South.jpg

    Tirana from the Big Park with Mount Dajt in the background

  • Mount Dajti - Peak.jpg

    The peak of the Mountain

  • Mali i Dajtit.jpg

    Seen from the east

  • Dajti Mountain seen from central Tirana

  • Panorama photo of Tirana from Dajti mountain.jpg

    Tirana seen from Dajti

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  5. ↑ Lorina Mixha. (16 August 2012). Zjarret në Dajt Gazeta Shqip. (in Albanian) Archived 16 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine
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