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The story of Mount Dajti
Look east from Tirana and the long ridge filling the horizon is Mount Dajti, part of the Skanderbeg Mountains. It stretches 8 km in length and 5 km in width, and its highest peak, Maja e Dajtit, reaches 1,613 metres. The mountain is made mostly of limestone, with notable karst formations.
Its eastern slope is steep, while the western slope descends gradually onto the plain of Tirana, marked by an ancient marine terrace called Fusha e Dajtit. As you climb the western side you pass through three belts of vegetation: Mediterranean shrubs such as strawberry tree, juniper and heather low down, then oak forest, and finally beech and conifers above 1400 metres. The summit itself is bare and serves as the base for the central antenna of RTSH.
Up here the climate is cool, averaging 12 °C at around 1,000 metres, and a good share of the precipitation falls as snow. The mountain and its surroundings are protected as a national park.
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