Gabela Ibrahim Pasha
Gabela may refer to: * Gabela, Bosnia and Herzegovina Gabela ( sr-cyr, Габела) is a village in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 kilometres south of Čapljina and 4 kilometers from Metković, in Croatia. It is situated in the navigable lower course of the Neretva, off the major road linking the ..., a village near Čapljina * Gabela, Angola, a city in Amboim, Cuanza Sul {{geodis ...
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Gabela, Bosnia And Herzegovina
Gabela ( sr-cyr, Габела) is a village in southern Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 kilometres south of Čapljina and 4 kilometers from Metković, in Croatia. It is situated in the navigable lower course of the Neretva, off the major road linking the coast with the mountainous hinterland. Etymology The name Gabela could derive from the Arabic word "alcabala" ('' qabāla'') which means a "contract" or "tax". Kabalá, qabala, qabalah, kabbalah, in Hebrew literally means “ something received”. History According to history, Gabela was first mentioned in a contract between the Serbian ruler Nemanja and the Republic of Ragusa as Drijeva (the old Serbo-Croatian word for ship or ferry). Up to the end of the 12th century it was called Drijevo and was an important centre for the trade between the Bosnian kings and Dubrovnik, in which goods were flowing from Dubrovnik and Republic of Venice: salt, oil, wine, fabrics, glass, weapons and luxury goods, and from the inside: wood, meet, corn, ...
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