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Some 300 people live in the villages located in the field.
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102:Dinaric Alps
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66:in southern
40:Popovo Polje
18:Popovo field
1891:Trebišnjica
1524:Župa Komska
1358:Terra Tolis
1329:Gornja Zeta
1257:Donji Kraji
1103:Sub-regions
1057:Herzegovina
854:Ličko Polje
829:Gacko Polje
446:Trebišnjica
327:Trebišnjica
280:Попово поље
259:Trebišnjica
241: /
216:Coordinates
45:Попово поље
1850:Categories
1666:Srebrenica
1646:Međurječje
1614:Drinaljevo
1202:Historical
1158:Potkozarje
904:Montenegro
462:References
441:Vjetrenica
343:Vjetrenica
285:pronounced
206:Ilino Brdo
196:Bjelasnica
189:Borders on
1755:Zemljanik
1702:Nenavište
1611:Ostrovica
1599:Kalinovik
1509:Nevesinje
1504:Dračevica
1471:Zažabalje
1415:Dubrovnik
1385:Vidogošća
1316:Travunija
1309:Zachumlia
1163:Knešpolje
1089:Semberija
377:Monuments
243:42.86; 18
201:Kljućnica
166:Geography
1876:Trebinje
1698:Gradačac
1675:Drametin
1627:Breznica
1618:Bistrica
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1565:Bistrica
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1465:Ljubomir
1461:Ljubinje
1446:Primorje
1436:Uskoplje
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1405:Lepenica
1353:Posavlje
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1263:Tropolje
1250:Glasinac
1244:Polimlje
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1130:Glasinac
1125:Romanija
1120:Polimlje
1084:Posavina
1078:Podrinje
950:Slovenia
562:. UNESCO
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425:See also
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308:Adriatic
183:Trebinje
1772:Poljana
1746:Vrbanja
1636:Goražde
1594:Zagorje
1585:Rakitno
1581:Posušje
1574:Veljaci
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1066:Regions
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605:Sources
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456:Viduzia
349:History
323:karstic
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171:Country
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1764:Banice
1734:Tešanj
1726:Ukrina
1709:Tolisa
1705:Modrna
1691:Visori
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1623:Hoča
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