Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...
and
Montenegro
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. By Montenegrins the range is referred to as the
highland
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of
Montenegro
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Ćehotina
The Ćehotina (Serbian Cyrillic: Ћеxотина, ), also known as the Ćeotina, Ćotina or Čehotina, is a long river in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a right bank tributary of the Drina river.Tara Canyon and Draga Canyon it represents a major natural feature for both countries.
Geography
The mountain is situated on the border of eastern
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...
and the extreme northwest of
Montenegro
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. The mountain rises between the rivers
Ćehotina
The Ćehotina (Serbian Cyrillic: Ћеxотина, ), also known as the Ćeotina, Ćotina or Čehotina, is a long river in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a right bank tributary of the Drina river.Tara and borders on the
massif
A massif () is a principal mountain mass, such as a compact portion of a mountain range, containing one or more summits (e.g. France's Massif Central). In mountaineering literature, ''massif'' is frequently used to denote the main mass of an ...
of
Durmitor
Durmitor ( Montenegrin: Дурмитор, or ) is a massif located in northwestern Montenegro. It is part of the Dinaric Alps. Its highest peak, Bobotov Kuk, reaches a height of .
The massif is limited by the Tara River Canyon on the north, th ...
. Maximum altitude is at the Dernečišta peak, while the lowest elevation is at valley Sandića Ubo in village of Bobovo wedged in the cliffs of two canyons the Tara Canyon on the southwest, and Draga Canyon on the left side of the valley of
Ćehotina
The Ćehotina (Serbian Cyrillic: Ћеxотина, ), also known as the Ćeotina, Ćotina or Čehotina, is a long river in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a right bank tributary of the Drina river.Picea
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forests dominate to alpine levels and temperate shrubs such as
mountain
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pine, and alpenrose are widespread. The area occupies .
Gallery
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See also
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Pljevlja
Pljevlja (, ) is a town located in the Northern Montenegro, Northern Region of Montenegro, situated along Ćehotina, Ćehotina river.
The town lies at an altitude of . In the Middle Ages, Pljevlja had been a crossroad of the important commercial ...
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Gradac, Pljevlja
Gradac ( sr-Cyrl, Градац) is a small town in the Pljevlja Municipality of northern Montenegro. It Montenegro's northernmost settlement with town status and is located in the Sandžak region close to the borders with Bosnia and Herzegovina an ...
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Ćehotina
The Ćehotina (Serbian Cyrillic: Ћеxотина, ), also known as the Ćeotina, Ćotina or Čehotina, is a long river in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a right bank tributary of the Drina river.Tara (Drina)
The Tara ( sr-cyrl, Тара) is a river in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It emerges from the confluence of the Opasnica and Veruša rivers in the Komovi Mountains, part of the Dinaric Alps of Montenegro. The total length is , of whic ...
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Đurđevića Tara Bridge
The Đurđevića Tara Bridge ( cyrl, Мост на Ђурђевића Тари, Most na Đurđevića Tari, ) is a concrete arch bridge over the Tara River (Montenegro), Tara River in Statistical regions of Montenegro, northern Montenegro.
It is l ...
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Čelebići (Foča) Čelebići may refer to:
* Čelebići, Foča, a village in the municipality of Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Čelebići, Konjic, a village in the municipality of Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina
** Čelebići camp, a former prison camp in that vill ...
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Foča
Foča ( sr-Cyrl, Фоча, ) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the south-east on the banks of Drina river. As of 2013, the town has a population of 12,234 inhabitants, while the municipality has 1 ...