Manjača ( sr-cyrl, Мањача) is a name of a mountain located 22 km south of the city

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, in the northern part of

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. Its highest peak is high peak ''Velika Manjača''.

History

The region was a stronghold during

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for Serbian nationalist Chetnik fighters. After the climax of the war, the new communist government of

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dispersed the local Serb population as retribution and established a large army base and firing range for the new Yugoslav People's Army (JNA). It held a significant military base of the JNA in the second part of 20th century and was one of the military strongholds of the Army of Republika Srpska during the

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. The mountain became internationally renowned as it was the site of the Manjača Concentration camp run by

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authorities. Sometime in the 21st century a training center was established which would be used to train the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina on a regular basis and additionally allied

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forces during various exercises.

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Mountains of Republika Srpska Mountains of Bosnia and Herzegovina {{RepublikaSrpska-geo-stub