Janja (
Serbian Cyrillic: Јања) is a
town in
Bijeljina,
Republika Srpska,
Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is known as a place where the confluence of the rivers
Janja
Janja (Cyrillic: Јања) is a town in the municipality of Bijeljina, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Janja is located in the Podrinje region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Janja is famous for the rivers Janja and Drina. It is the only Bo ...
and
Drina is situated. It is the only
Bosniak
The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia, which is today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who share a common Bosnian ancestry, cu ...
community in the municipality and consists of many displaced persons from other parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
About Janja
Janja is a small town near
Bijeljina in northeast Bosnia, located on the major road between Bijeljina and
Zvornik. Located in the center of Janja is the Atik Mosque. Janja has three mosques which have been rebuilt after the war.
History
There is no exact accurate source of when Janja was founded. From 1878 to 1961, Janja was municipality center. The 1991 census showed Janja had a population of 10,458. Part of Janja lies on the opposite side of the
Drina River
The Drina ( sr-Cyrl, Дрина, ) is a long Balkans river, which forms a large portion of the border between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. It is the longest tributary of the Sava River and the longest karst river in the Dinaric Alps whic ...
from the rest of the municipality.
Demographics
1971
In 1971 Janja had a population of 7,945.
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Bosniaks
The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia, which is today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who share a common Bosnian ancestry ...
- 6,495
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Serbs - 820
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Montenegrins - 301
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Croats - 210
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Albanians
The Albanians (; sq, Shqiptarët ) are an ethnic group and nation native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language. They primarily live in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Se ...
- 34
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Macedonians - 8
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Slovenes - 7
*Others - 80
According to the 2013 census, Janja had a population of 11,710.
Sport
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FK Podrinje Janja
Gallery
File:Caffe bosna janja.jpg, Caffe Bosna
File:Janja dzamija.JPG, Džedid Mosque
File:Janja - Dzedid.jpg, Džedid Mosque
File:Janja view.JPG, View of Janja from the mosque
File:Crkva Sv Ilije u Janji (5).jpg, Church of St. Elijah
References
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Populated places in Bijeljina