Donji Vakuf
Donji Vakuf (Serbian Cyrillic: Доњи Вакуф, pronounced [dɔ̂ːɲiː vǎkuf]) is a town and municipality located in Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Donji Vakuf
Доњи Вакуф | |
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Town and municipality | |
Location of Donji Vakuf within Bosnia and Herzegovina. | |
| Coordinates: 44°09′N 17°24′E | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Canton | Central Bosnia |
| Government | |
| • Municipality president | Huso Sušić (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 320 km2 (120 sq mi) |
| Population (2013 census) | |
| • Total | 13,985 |
| • Density | 46/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | +387 30 |
| Website | www |
It was founded by Malkoçoğlu İbrahim Bey in 1572 and was known as "Aşağı Vakıf" ("lower waqf", i.e. Islamic endowment in Turkish). Donji Vakuf is the Bosnian translation of "Aşağı Vakıf".
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