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
Age of rockCretaceous, Paleogene, Miocene
Mountain typemassif
Type of rocklimestone, 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.