Peja Tourism Potentials, as Very Important Factors Acknowledged from the World Tourism Organization

Abstract

Peja has considerable potentials for developing winter and summer tourism. Worldwide tourism is considered as one of the activities with dynamic development, since in general there is a market for it, with high demands always increasing, being in the same time source of income and employment. Nowadays is one of the strongest industries and as such it has a huge impact in economic and social development of many countries, especially those in development where it is being considered as one of the main income source, employment possibilities, economy diversification, environment protection and promotion of cross cultural exchanges. General characteristic of Peja position is that it lays on the North West part of fertile valley of Dukagjini, in front of the picturesque gorge, under the hills of Albanian Alps. The town is surrendered with mountains, part of the massive, the dynamics that involves whole western Balkan’s. These mountains form a crown of peaks such as: Kopranik peak (2460m), Zhlep mountain (2352 m), Hajla (2460 m) Mokra (1932m), Lumbardhi mountains, respectively GuriiVerdhë (2522m),Viellaku peak (2012m), Peklena, Hasani peak etc. Very convenient geographical position and the relief and climates attributes affected the habitation of these territories since the beginning of indo Europeanization of Balkans peninsula.

DOI: 10.5901/ajis.2013.v2n9p686