Janja Gora

Janja Gora is a village in the municipality of Plaški, in the Lika region of Croatia. It is located 9 km northeast of the municipal seat at Plaški.

It was historically known as Tuk. Prior to the administrative reorganization of SR Croatia, it was part of the municipality of Ogulin. During the Croatian War of Independence, the region was occupied by rebel Serbs. The village is ecclesiastically part of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of upper Karlovac. The village has a Serbian majority.

Omar Pasha (1806–1871), the Ottoman general and governor, was born in the village.

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Coordinates: 45°5′37″N 15°23′57″E / 45.09361°N 15.39917°E / 45.09361; 15.39917

Janjač

Janjač (Serbian Cyrillic: Јањач) is a village in the municipality of Trebinje, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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Coordinates: 42°48′45″N 18°13′11″E / 42.81250°N 18.21972°E / 42.81250; 18.21972

Janja

Janja (Cyrillic: Јања) is a town in the municipality of Bijeljina, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Janja is located in the Podrinje region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Janja is famous for the rivers Janja and Drina. It is the only Bosniak community in the Municipality and consists of many displaced persons from other parts of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

About Janja

Janja is a small town near Bijeljina in northeast Bosnia, located on the major road between Bijeljina and Zvornik. Located in the center of Janja is the Atik Mosque. Janja has two mosques which have been rebuilt after the war.

History

There is no exact accurate source of when Janja was founded. From 1878 to 1961, Janja was municipality center. The 1991 census showed Janja had a population of 10,458. Part of Janja lies on the opposite side of the Drina River from the rest of the municipality.

Demographics

1971

In 1971 Janja had a population of 7,945.

Janja (Knjaževac)

Janja is a village in the municipality of Knjaževac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 37 people.

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Coordinates: 43°25′N 22°31′E / 43.417°N 22.517°E / 43.417; 22.517