The Bliha ( sr-cyrl, Блиха) is a
river
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in
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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. It is a left tributary of the
Sana
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river, located in region of
Bosanska Krajina
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, on
Sanski Most
Sanski Most ( sr-cyrl, Сански Мост, ) is a town and municipality located in the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of the Sana River in northwes ...
municipality territory and town vicinity.
Bliha Falls
The
Bliha Falls (; or ), called by locals ''Blihin Skok'' (' or '), is a
waterfall
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of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf.
Waterfalls can be formed in seve ...
on the Bliha river located near Fajtovci, 14 kilometers west of Sanski Most, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The 56 meters high waterfall is designated a
natural monument
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since 1965.
See also
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List of rivers of Bosnia and Herzegovina
References
Natural monuments
Rivers of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tributaries of the Sana (river)
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