Mount Dajt
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Mount Dajt seen from the Dajti Ekspres Cable Car, July 2007
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,613 m (5,292 ft) |
| Coordinates | 41°21′57″N 19°55′32″E / 41.36583°N 19.92556°ECoordinates: 41°21′57″N 19°55′32″E / 41.36583°N 19.92556°E |
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 Mount Dajt
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| Location | Albania |
| Parent range | Kruja chain |
| Mount Dajti National Park | |
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River on Dajti
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| Location | Central Albania |
| Nearest city | Tirana |
| Area | 29,384 ha (113.45 sq mi) |
| Designation | National Park (Mountain Forest) |
| Established | 1966 |
Mount Dajt (Albanian: Mali i Dajtit) is a mountain and national park in central Albania, to the east of Tirana. Its highest peak is at 1,613 m (5,292 ft). In winter, the mountain is often covered with snow, and it is a popular retreat to the local population of Tirana that rarely sees snow falls. Its slopes have forests of pines, oak and beech, while its interior contains canyons, waterfalls, caves, a lake, and an ancient castle.
Dajti Mountain was declared a National Park in 1966, and has an expanded area of about 29,384 ha since 2006. It lies under the jurisdiction and administration of the Agency of Parks and Recreation at Tirana Municipality, having previously been under the Tirana Forest Service Department.
Mount Dajti National Park (also Dajti Mountain National Park) (Albanian:Parku Kombëtar i Malit të Dajtit or Parku Kombëtar i Dajtit) is situated 26 km east of the capital and 50 km east of Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa. The park has a surface area of 29,384 hectares, is highly frequented by day and considered the 'Natural Balcony of Tirana'.
Dajti Mountain together with Priska Mountain (1353m) to the south and Brari Mountain to the North consists of the national park. The 3,300 hectares (33 km2) protection area was expanded on 21 June 2006 by many more times with the core zone now being 9,000 hectares (90 km2). In addition to the forests and beautiful mountain landscapes with many wild flowers, numerous mammals are protected as well. In the park there exist wild boar, eurasian wolf, red fox, European hare, brown bears and wildcats. In the lower part of the mountains the vegetation is scrub determined with much heath, myrtle and fragaria. Oak dominates at around the 1,000 metres altitude zone following with beech forests with some conifers. Perched on the top there is almost no vegetation.
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