The Bliha Falls ( bs, Vodopad Blihe; or bs, Slapovi Blihe), called by locals ''Blihin Skok'' ('' en, Bliha's Jump'' or '' en, Leap of Bliha''), is a

waterfall A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in several wa ...

on the

Bliha The Bliha ( sr-cyrl, Блиха) is a river in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a left tributary of the Sana river, located in region of Bosanska Krajina, on Sanski Most municipality territory and town vicinity. Bliha Falls The Bliha Falls ( bs, ...

river located near Fajtovci, 14 kilometers west of

Sanski Most Sanski Most ( sr-cyrl, Сански Мост, ) is a town and municipality located in the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of the Sana River in northweste ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

. At this point, the water of the Bliha drops from 56 meters high cliff. It is designated a

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since 1965.

Legends surrounding it

There is an Illyrian legend surrounding the Bliha falls;
All of humanity, except for a brother and two sisters was wiped out. To continue mankind, the three had to have children together. One of the sisters, named Bliha, was so sad because her brother had impregnated her that she jumped off a cliff, and turned into the river, which created this waterfall, promptly named "Bliha's jump." The other sister turned into tears, and she now flows through Sanski Most quietly.

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Waterfalls of Bosnia and Herzegovina Natural monuments {{UnaSanaCanton-geo-stub

Legends surrounding it

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