TIRANA, Aug 4 /ATA/During the first three days of August, border crossing points in Gjirokastër county recorded a high volume of traffic, with thousands of people and vehicles entering and leaving the country.
Gjirokastër Prefect Albana Hasanaj told ATA on Tuesday that, according to data from the Gjirokastër Regional Directorate for Border and Migration, border authorities processed 29,933 travellers between Aug. 1 and Aug. 3, including 17,409 arrivals and 12,524 departures. A total of 8,676 vehicles crossed the border during the same period, with 4,823 entering Albania and 3,853 leaving the country.
According to Hasanaj, between Aug. 1 and Aug. 3, a total of 2,932 foreign nationals entered through the Gjirokastër Regional Directorate for Border and Migration for tourism purposes.
“At the Kakavijë Border Crossing Point, 28,471 travellers were processed in both directions, including 16,657 entries and 11,814 exits, as well as 8,031 vehicles, of which 4,469 entered and 3,562 exited. From Aug. 1 to Aug. 3, 2,774 people entered through the Kakavijë border crossing point for tourism purposes,” Hasanaj said.
At the Tre Urat Border Crossing Point, 1,384 travellers were processed in both directions, including 716 arrivals and 668 departures, while 645 vehicles crossed the border, with 354 entering and 291 leaving Albania. From Aug. 1 to Aug. 3, a total of 137 people entered through Tre Urat for tourism purposes.
Prefect Hasanaj said that “at the Sopik Border Crossing Point, 44 travellers were processed in both directions, including 19 arrivals and 25 departures. Meanwhile, between Aug. 1 and Aug. 3, a total of 21 people entered for tourism purposes.”
The border crossing points in Gjirokastër county continue to operate at full capacity to handle the increased traffic during the summer season, with the aim of ensuring the swift processing of travellers and vehicles crossing these border points.
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