Tekija is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

in the

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of Kladovo in eastern

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. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 967 people. Tekija is an important strategic and tourist point on the

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river. It lies in the

Iron Gates The Iron Gates ( ro, Porțile de Fier; sr, / or / ; Hungarian: ''Vaskapu-szoros'') is a gorge on the river Danube. It forms part of the boundary between Serbia (to the south) and Romania (north). In the broad sense it encompasses a rou ...

gorge, below the

Miroč Miroč (Serbian Cyrillic: Мироч) is a mountain in eastern Serbia, between the towns of Donji Milanovac and Tekija. Its highest peak ''Štrbac'' has an elevation of above sea level. Along with Liškovac, it is part of the Iron Gate gorge ...

mountain, overlooking the

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n city of Orşova. Although the settlement is first mentioned in records from the First Serbian uprising, the current buildings originate from 1960s: during the building of the Đerdap I hydroelectric dam, the original village was submerged and resettled to the current location. Along with the houses, the nearby island of

Ada Kale Ada Kaleh (; from tr, Adakale, meaning "Island Fortress"; hu, Újorsova or ; Serbian and Bulgarian: Адакале, ''Adakale'') was a small island on the Danube in what is modern Romania, that was submerged during the construction of the ...

, last sanctuary of ethnic Turks from the region, sunk under the river. Tekija lies at the heart of the Đerdap national park. It is a popular destination for fishermen. Traditional festival "''Zlatna bućka''", held annually, end of August, attracts numerous fishermen and other tourists.

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Populated places in Bor District {{BorRS-geo-stub