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Drina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Drina (disambiguation). The Drina River near Mali Zvornik, Serbia The Drina is formed by the confluence of the Tara and the Piva rivers, both of which flow from Montenegro and converge on the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the village of Šćepan Polje.
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The Bridge on Drina (Serbo-Croatian: На Дрини ћуприја or Na Drini ćuprija) is a novel written by Ivo Andrić, writer from Yugoslavia, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1961. This book describes the relations between Orthodox Christian Serbs and Bosniaks (Muslims)
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1. GENERAL INFORMATION DRINA RIVER (sub-basin shared by Bosnia& Herzegovina and Serbia & Montenegro) The Drina river basin encircles the central part of the Dinaric mountains, Most pollution comes from the municipalities Gorazde (upper Drina: 39...
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Length & navigation The Drina is formed by the Tara and Piva Rivers, both of which flow from Montenegro and converge on the border of Bosnia , at Šćepan Polje. From there, it flows 346 km northward, mostly along the border of Bosnia and Serbia , into the Sava River near Sremska Rača in northwestern Serbia. Measured from...
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Definition of girl's name Drina in the Baby Names dictionary. Meaning of Drina. What does Drina mean? Drina origin. Drina pronunciation. Drina popularity trend. Information about Drina. Drina - name meaning and origin Baby names that sound like Drina are Drena, Trina, Darina and Dorina.
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Drina Riverriver, Europe The Drina constitutes a large part of the boundary that separates Bosnia and Herzegovina to the west from Serbia to the east. Two large man-made lakes, at Bajina Bašta and Zvornik, supply the power for hydroelectric stations. For a definition of "Drina River", visit Merriam-Webster.
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A selection of articles related to Drina A Wisdom Archive on Drina The delimitation of the border with Serbia and Montenegro is halfway completed, but sections along the Drina River remain in dispute. Discussions continue with Cro ...
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In the second half of the 16th century a Turkish Grand Vizir had a bridge built over the river Drina at Vishegrad, in what is now eastern Bosnia; in 1914, during the First World War, it was destroyed by the retreating Austrians... The Bridge on the Drina is a novel — or more accurately, like the bridge itself,
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A selection of articles related to Drina A Wisdom Archive on Drina Establish a corridor in the Drina river valley, that is, eliminate the Drina as a border separating Serbian states. Establish a border on the Una and Neretva rivers ...
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