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Hoxhara wetland

Coordinates: 40°46′00″N 19°29′00″E / 40.76667°N 19.48333°E / 40.76667; 19.48333
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The Hoxhara wetland (Albanian: Këneta e Hoxharës) was a former wetland in the south of the western Lowlands of Albania, close to the village of Hoxharë.[1]

The wetland was artificially drained in 1962. As a result, 7000ha of land could be used for agriculture and additional 12,000ha had improvement in the soil quality. On the other hand, there was a negative impact on the ecologic balance with many local flora and fauna species being destroyed or going extinct.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Geographical Names. "Këneta e Hoxharës". Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  2. ^ Gjeografia fizike e Shqiperise (1992 ed.). p. 197.

40°46′00″N 19°29′00″E / 40.76667°N 19.48333°E / 40.76667; 19.48333