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A third project, also in Albania, would be built on the Zvërnec peninsula, a 1,000-acre coastal area in the south of Albania that is part of the resort community known as �ձ��ǰ�ë, where several hotels and hundreds of villas would be built, according to the plan.

Vorpsi said the airport, which would serve the southern coastal city of Vlore, not only would destroy avian habitats but raise the risk of aircraft collisions with big birds.

Pashaliman was set up by Moscow as a submarine base in the 1950s to host 12 submarines near Vlore, where the Adriatic and Ionian Seas meet.

They also appealed directly to Prime Minister Edi Rama - who has roots in Vlore - to shut down the airport’s construction because it would destroy the landscape and dislocate many animal species.

They also appealed directly to Prime Minister Edi Rama – who has roots in Vlore – to shut down the airport’s construction because it would destroy the landscape and dislocate many animal species.