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Tuzla Canton

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Country
  
Bosnia and Herzegovina

ISO 3166 code
  
BA-03

Local time
  
Monday 6:07 AM

Main city
  
Tuzla

Area
  
2,649 km²

Number of airports
  
1

Tuzla Canton

Entity
  
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Municipalities
  
List Banovići, Čelić, Doboj Istok, Gračanica, Gradačac, Kalesija, Kladanj, Lukavac, Sapna, Srebrenik, Teočak, Tuzla, Živinice

Weather
  
1°C, Wind S at 3 km/h, 94% Humidity

Colleges and Universities
  
University of Tuzla, American University in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Points of interest
  
Pannonica, Gradina Fortress, JU Muzej istočne Bosne Tu, Kapija Behram‑begove medrese, Konjuh

Clubs and Teams
  
NK Zvijezda Gradačac, FK Radnički Lukavac, FK Budućnost Banovići, NK Slaven Živinice, KK Zrinski Tuzla

The Tuzla Canton (Bosnian: Tuzlanski kanton) is the third of 10 cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of two entities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The cantonal seat is in Tuzla.

Contents

Map of Tuzlanski kanton, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Municipalities

The Tuzla Canton comprises the municipalities of Banovići, Čelić, Doboj Istok (Doboj East), Gradačac, Gračanica, Kladanj, Kalesija, Lukavac, Sapna, Srebrenik, Teočak and Živinice, as well as the city of Tuzla.

History and culture

The canton was created by the Washington Agreement in 1994, and its boundaries defined by the Dayton Agreement in 1995. Tuzla Canton was called Tuzla-Podrinje Canton until February 1999. Podrinje means ‘region near the river Drina’ but as the river did not flow through the Canton, a name change was authorised.

The Srebrenik Fortress is Bosnia's best-preserved medieval fort, dating from 1333 and is located in Srebrenik. The Panonian lake is a famous holiday resort for tourists.

Tuzla is the hip hop center of the Balkans due to Edo Maajka, Frenkie and the first hip hop station in Bosnia, which is located in Tuzla, FMJAM. Music artist guitarist Emir Hot, pianist Bešlić, accordionist Emir Vildić and violinist Selma Dizdarević are also from Tuzla. Famous singers Selma Bajrami and Lepa Brena were both born in Tuzla

References

Tuzla Canton Wikipedia