page_title: Dajti National Park
section_title: Forest fires and deforestation
hierarchical_section_title: Dajti National Park / Flora and Fauna / Forest fires and deforestation
caption_attribution_description: English: The cave Shpella e Zezë in Pëllumbas, south of Tirana, Albania Deutsch: Eingang zur Höhle Shpella e Zezë bei Pëllumbas südlich von Tirana, Albanien Shqip: Shpella e zezë në Pëllumbas, Tiranë
context_page_description: Dajti National Park is a national park established in 1966 in central Albania, spanning an area of 293.84 km² since 2006. The park is 40 km east of the Adriatic Sea and 26 km east of Tirana. The area is under shared jurisdiction between Albanian Agency of Protected Areas and Tirana Municipality Parks and Recreation Agency. It is adjacent to Shtamë Pass National Park to the northwest, Kraste-Verjon Protected Landscape to the west, and Mali me Gropa-Bizë-Martanesh Protected Landscape to the east. The park is marked by an extremely fragmented, rugged topography which creates favourable conditions for a great diversity of ecosystems and biodiversity.
  The International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed the park as Category II. The park has been recognised as an Important Plant Area of international importance by Plantlife.
  In 2019, the new Dajti Mt National Park tourist information centre was opened, located near the TV and Radio towers along SH47 road in Fushe Dajt.
  The area is known for its traditional restaurants serving local dishes according to the slow food tradition.
context_section_description: In the 2010s, deforestation has become a major problem on the mountain. In the summer of 2012 and spring 2019, forest fires burned down 10 ha of forests at the Priska summit and partially Dajti in 2017, requiring authorities to extinguish it only with the help of helicopters. The damage was extensive at the summits and can be clearly seen from Tirana.
caption: Pellumbas Cave
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