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Country
  
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Area code(s)
  
+387 30

Local time
  
Friday 10:46 AM

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
320 km²

Donji Vakuf

Entity
  
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Weather
  
6°C, Wind SW at 6 km/h, 79% Humidity

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Donji Vakuf ([dɔ̂ːɲiː vǎkuf]) (Cyrillic: Доњи Вакуф) is a town and municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, located between Jajce, Bugojno and Travnik. It is under the administration of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was founded by Malkoçoğlu İbrahim Bey in 1572 and was known as "Aşağı Vakıf" ("Lower foundation" in Turkish). Donji Vakuf is Bosnian translation of "Aşağı Vakıf".

Contents

Map of Donji Vakuf, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Settlements

• Babin Potok • Babino Selo • Barice • Blagaj • Brda • Brdo • Brezičani • Ćehajići • Ćemalovići • Daljan • Dobro Brdo • Doganovci • Dolovi • Donji Rasavci • Donji Vakuf • Đulovići • Fakići • Fonjge • Galešići • Grabantići • Gredina • Grič • Guvna • Hemići • Jablan • Jemanlići • Karići • Keže • Komar • Korenići • Košćani • Kovačevići • Krivače • Kutanja • Ljuša • Makitani • Novo Selo • Oborci • Orahovljani • Petkovići • Piljužići • Pobrđani • Ponjavići • Potkraj • Pribraća • Prisika • Prusac • Rasavci • Rastičevo • Rudina • Ruska Pilana • Sandžak • Semin • Silajdževina • Slatina • Sokolina • Staro Selo • Suhodol • Sultanovići • Suljići • Šahmani • Rahmani • Šeherdžik • Šutkovići • Torlakovac • Urija • Vlađevići • Vrljaj.

History

From 1929 to 1941, Donji Vakuf was part of the Vrbas Banovina of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. During the Bosnian War from 1992 to 1995, the town was within the territory controlled by Bosnian Serbs. It was liberated by Bosnian Government Army (ARBiH) in 1995.

Tourism

The village of Prusac lies just outside Donji Vakuf. Bosniaks make a pilgrimage to the nearby holy site of Ajvatovica in the month of June. It is one of the biggest events in the whole of Bosnia.

Twin towns — Sister cities

Donji Vakuf is twinned with:

  • Gömeç, Turkey since 2002
  • References

    Donji Vakuf Wikipedia


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