Military Base Cepotina ( sr-cyr, Војна База Цепотина; after a nearby hill) or Military Base South ( sr, Војна База Југ) is a

Serbian Army The Serbian Army ( sr-cyr, Копнена војска Србије, Kopnena vojska Srbije, lit=Serbian Land Army) is the land-based and the largest component of the Serbian Armed Forces. History Originally established in 1830 as the Army of Pr ...

military base located 5 kilometres south of

Bujanovac Bujanovac ( sr-cyr, Бујановац, ; sq, Bujanoc) is a town and municipality located in the Pčinja District of southern Serbia. Situated in the South Morava basin, it is located in the geographical area known as Preševo Valley. It is also ...

. It is the largest and the most modern base in the region as regards working and living conditions for soldiers and officers.

Details

The construction works of the base took seven years, and the base opened on 23 November 2009. The total investment size amounted to some 1.7 billion

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s and is the largest military facility built in

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over the past 20 years. The base provides training, logistics, recreation and sport facilities. It also houses a service for maintenance of vehicles,

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s and a

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. The complex includes a

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and a dental clinic. The base covers 35 hectares, with 44 high-construction buildings covering an area of 22,000 square meters. It is able to accommodate almost 1,000 people. Plans exist on expanding the base in the near future in order to enable preparations of army professionals who are to participate in peace operations. The base is expanding 96 ha of land in its vicinity, which will be used for training.

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