Dajti

Dajti
Dajti mountain seen from the east
Highest point
Elevation1,613 m (5,292 ft)
Prominence939 m (3,081 ft)
Isolation36 m (118 ft)
Coordinates41°22′00″N 19°55′25″E / 41.36675°N 19.923684°E / 41.36675; 19.923684
Geography
Dajti is located in Albania
Dajti
Dajti
Country Albania
RegionCentral Mountain Region
MunicipalityTirana
Parent rangeSkanderbeg Mountains
Geology
Rock age(s)Cretaceous, Paleogene, Miocene
Mountain typemassif
Rock type(s)limestone, flysch

Dajti is a mountain located in central Albania, just east of the capital, Tirana. Part of the Skanderbeg Mountains range, it stretches from Shkalla e Tujanit in the northwest to Qafa e Priskës in the southeast, at a length of 8 km (5.0 mi) and a width of 5 km (3.1 mi). Its highest peak, Maja e Dajtit, reaches a height of 1,613 m (5,292 ft). Other peaks include Maja e Cem Rrumit 1,571 m (5,154 ft) and Maja e Tujanit 1,531 m (5,023 ft).[1]

  1. ^ Buda, Aleks (1985). Fjalori Enciklopedik Shqiptar. Tiranë: Akademia e Shkencave e RPSSH. p. 166.