Dajti

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Dajti
Dajti seen from Tirana in the evening light.

Dajti seen from Tirana in the evening light.

height 1613  m above sea level A.
location Tirana Qark , Albania
Mountains Kruja chain
Coordinates 41 ° 21 '57 "  N , 19 ° 55' 32"  E Coordinates: 41 ° 21 '57 "  N , 19 ° 55' 32"  E
Dajti (Albania)
Dajti
rock limestone
Development Gondola and street
particularities Summit is restricted area
Maja e Tujanit (left) and Dajti summit with gondola lift

Maja e Tujanit (left) and Dajti summit with gondola lift

Point of the Dajti from the north

Point of the Dajti from the north

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East side of the mountain

The Dajti ( Albanian Mali i Dajtit , also Dajt ) is a mountain in central Albania with a height of 1613  m above sea level. A. . It is the local mountain of the Albanian capital Tirana , in the east of which it rises. The area of ​​the mountain is protected as the Dajti National Park .

history

It is believed that the name Dajti comes from the Greek goddess Diktynna . Other mountains also bear her name.

Traces of prehistoric settlements have been found on the Dajti . Remains of various fortifications from later times have also been discovered.

Large parts of the mountain have been protected as a national park since 1966.

geography

The mountain is part of the Kruja Range , a long series of mountains stretching from Shkodra to south of Tirana and rising abruptly from the coastal plain. The chain is cut by deep river valleys. The Dajti is in the north of the river Tirana , on the south by -pass Qafa e Priskës ( 954  m above sea level. A. limited), the at Mali i Priskës  ( 1365  m above sea level. A. ) followed. Little Lana rises on its western flank . In the north of Dajti rises the small peak Maja e Tujanit ( 1531  m above sea level ), which makes the mountain a kind of double peak. The summit Maja e Dajtit ( 1613  m above sea level ) is separated by a saddle, and there are three more elevations on the long southern ridge with heights over 1500  m above sea level. A. follow. The mountain consists mostly of limestone .

On the west side, several ledges between 700 and 1050 meters give it a striking appearance. Above these rocks at the northern end of the mountain is a four-kilometer-long and around 400-meter-wide terrace , the Fusha e Dajtit . Another steep slope is between 350 and 500 meters high. At the back the mountain drops steeply to a height of less than 1000 meters. Then it runs out flat in the valleys behind this first mountain range.

Development

The mountain can be reached via a narrow mountain road that winds up to Fusha e Dajtit and also serves to develop the national park. From this small plain you have an excellent view of Tirana and the plain, which is why it is also called the balcony of Tirana .

Since June 2005, day trippers can also take a gondola lift from the eastern outskirts of Tirana. This first cable car in Albania for the transport of tourists was built by an Austrian company and, according to its own advertising, is the longest in the Balkans.

Restricted area

As a military restricted area, the summit cannot be climbed. There are also broadcasting equipment of Radio and Television . It is possible to climb the Maja e Tujanit without hindrance .

View over the Tirana basin, the southern hill country (left) and the plain (right).

Web links

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