Herzegovina
Herzegovina ( or ; , ) is the southern and smaller of two main geographical regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Bosnia. It does not have strictly defined administrative borders today; however, in the past it was organized as Sanjak of Herzegovina (1470–1833; 1851–1912) and Herzegovina Eyalet (1830–1851).
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Herzegovina is the southern and smaller geographical region of Bosnia and Herzegovina, a country in southeastern Europe. Though it lacks clearly defined administrative borders today, it was historically organized as a distinct administrative division under Ottoman rule for several centuries.
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- Historical region in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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- Approximate region of Herzegovina
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- Regions
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- East Herzegovina, Herzegovina-Neretva, West Herzegovina, Canton 10
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- Largest city
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- Etymology
- History
- Medieval period
- ''Humska zemlja'' under Kosača's
- Ottoman period
- Modern history
- Geography
- Cities and towns
- Administration
- Population
- Culture
- Monuments
- Religion
- Music
- Tourism
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- References
- Bibliography
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Herzegovina ( or ; , ) is the southern and smaller of two main geographical regions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Bosnia. It does not have strictly defined administrative borders today; however, in the past it was organized as Sanjak of Herzegovina (1470–1833; 1851–1912) and Herzegovina Eyalet (1830–1851).
Bosnia, the larger of the two regions, lies to the north of Herzegovina; the Croatian region of Dalmatia lies to the southwest; the Montenegrin region of Old Herzegovina lies to the southeast. The land area of Herzegovina is around , or around 23–24% of the country. The largest city is Mostar, in the center of the region. Other large settlements include Trebinje, Široki Brijeg, Ljubuški, Čapljina, Konjic and Posušje.