Fazlagić Tower ( bs, Fazlagića Kula) is a ruined
tower
A tower is a tall structure, taller than it is wide, often by a significant factor. Towers are distinguished from masts by their lack of guy-wires and are therefore, along with tall buildings, self-supporting structures.
Towers are specifi ...
located near
Gacko
Gacko ( sr-cyrl, Гацко) is a town and municipality located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in the region of East Herzegovina. As of 2013, the town has a population of 5,784 inhabitants, while the m ...
in eastern
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 ...
.
Fazlagić Tower is approximately from Gacko, and is at the south periphery of Kuljsko Field. It was built in the 17th century by Ahmed Fazlagić.
Notes
*Fazlagića Kula has been a
mosque
A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...
in time but is not currently.
*Fazlagića Kula is also known as the last occupied territory of
NDH (Nezavisna Država Hrvatska,
Independent State of Croatia
The Independent State of Croatia ( sh, Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, NDH; german: Unabhängiger Staat Kroatien; it, Stato indipendente di Croazia) was a World War II-era puppet state of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. It was established in p ...
).
*The whole area, in which there are nine villages, is called Fazlagića Kula.
See also
*
List of castles in Bosnia and Herzegovina
External links
Kula Fazlagic
Tower houses in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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