Dajti () standing at

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, is a mountain and national park on the edge of

Tirana Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea ...

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and share ...

. The Dajti belongs to the

Skanderbeg , reign = 28 November 1443 – 17 January 1468 , predecessor = Gjon Kastrioti , successor = Gjon Kastrioti II , spouse = Donika Arianiti , issue = Gjon Kastrioti II , royal house = Kastrioti , father ...

range. In winter, the mountain is often covered with snow and is a popular retreat for the local population of

, 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 A national park is a natural park in use for conservation purposes, created and protected by national governments. Often it is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual ...

in 1966, and has an expanded area of about 29,384 hectares since 2006. 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. Dajti-Express-04

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

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 A gondola lift is a means of cable transport and type of aerial lift which is supported and propelled by cables from above. It consists of a loop of steel wire rope that is strung between two stations, sometimes over intermediate ...

from the eastern outskirts of Tirana to ''Fusha e Dajtit'' (Plain of Dajti) at 1050 meters altitude. There are several radio and TV

transmitters In electronics and telecommunications, a radio transmitter or just transmitter is an electronic device which produces radio waves with an antenna. The transmitter itself generates a radio frequency alternating current, which is applied to the ...

at the summit of the mountain. Traces of

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

Environmental issues

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. Another major problem on the mountain is

deforestation Deforestation or forest clearance is the removal of a forest or stand of trees from land that is then converted to non-forest use. Deforestation can involve conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, or urban use. The most concentrated ...

. In the summer of 2012, 10 ha of forests were burned at the Priska summit. Lorina Mixha. (16 August 2012)
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''. (in Albanian) 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 Water pollution (or aquatic pollution) is the contamination of water bodies, usually as a result of human activities, so that it negatively affects its uses. Water bodies include lakes, rivers, oceans, aquifers, reservoirs and groundwater. ...

of the lake and

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caused by cars crossing the mountain roads are also problematic.

Gallery

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from the Big Park with Mount Dajt in the background File:Mount_Dajti_-_Peak.jpg, The peak of the Mountain File:Mali_i_Dajtit.jpg, Seen from the east File:Tirana with Dajti 2009.jpg, Dajti Mountain seen from central Tirana File:Panorama photo of Tirana from Dajti mountain.jpg,

seen from Dajti

References

{{Portal bar, Geography Mountains of Albania Geography of Tirana County Tourist attractions in Tirana County Dajti National Park

Protected area

Environmental issues

See also

Gallery

References