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Katun mainly refers to a form of autonomous medieval community in the Balkans, generally made up of semi-nomadic herders (see Katun (community)). The term has been preserved in some local place names:

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Katun mainly refers to a form of autonomous medieval community in the Balkans, generally made up of semi-nomadic herders (see Katun (community)). The term has been preserved in some local place names: Katun (Vranje), a village in Vranje Municipality, Serbia Katun (Aleksinac), a village in Aleksinac Municipality, Serbia Gornji Katun, a village in Varvarin Municipality, Serbia Donji Katun, a village in Varvarin Municipality, Serbia Katun, Pljevlja, a village in Pljevlja Municipality, Montenegro , a small province (nahiya) during the Ottoman rule in Montenegro Katun, Poreč, a village in Poreč Municipality, Croatia

== Other places == Katúň, a village in eastern Slovakia Katun (river), a tributary of the Ob in Siberia, Russia Katun Nature Reserve, a Russian nature reserve in the Altai Mountains, Russia Katun, Iran, a village in Kurdistan Province, Iran

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