Majevica
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Majevica is a mountain in north-eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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. It is situated between Semberija
Semberija
Semberija is a geographical region in north-eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina. The main city in the region is Bijeljina. Semberija is located between Drina and Sava rivers and Majevica mountain...

, Posavina
Posavina
Posavina is a Slavic name for the region of the Sava river basin in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia that is adjacent or near the Sava river itself.-History:...

, and Tuzlanska Kotlina.
Its highest peak is Stolice, some 10 miles east of Tuzla
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, and its stands 916 m high. The north-eastern part of the mountain is located in the Republic of Srpska while most of it is located in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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The basis of relief is Majevica, low mountains, which is northwest-southeast direction extends in length about 63 km from rječice Tinje in the west, north to Srebrenik, to the Drina River in the east of Zvornik. Its southern slopes and the slopes reach almost to the river Save in Brcko, and other smiraj seek in semberskoj plain. There are only a small connection with Trebovišem (692 m) north of the river, and a few kilometers west of Zvornik connected through the power of the Javornik (1060 m) in birčanskom end.

Sljeme Majevica are high. Following them from the west to the southeast to the Okresnica 815 m, 690 m Opakovica, Stublic 721 m, 572 m sheet side, Kicelj 673 m, Gavranić 720 m, 803 m beam, Međednik 842 m, 845 m Busija, Draganovac 779 m, horse 903 m, chair 916 m (highest peak Majevica), Small Jelica 879 m, United Jelica 878 and 873 m further towards Zvornik.

Between Međednik and Busija the saddle Površnice 507 m, in which the immediate vicinity of the source Gnjica. Between Busije and cavalry saddle Banj is a mountain with 643 m.

The south side is Majevica strmija and short with a series of kraćih streams and rječicama Gribajom and Jalom.

The northern and northeastern side gradually descend in the Posavina and Semberiju and the hair and a long hill, and between them, breaking several streams, small rječica and two major rivers - Gnjica and water and its prolonged course of lamb. Passing and using a wider kotlina the central part of the river opened Majevica, first with the Posavina, and the other with Semberije.

Hair and Majevica reefs are covered with woods and make an inhabited area, which divides this area majevičke podgorine of the landscape around the river.

Part Majevica whose slopes descend to the west and end at the river Tinji can be called the western Majevica. Here, water flows from the start Hajdukovog hill 607 m, 734 m Lepića, already mentioned Okresanice 815 m, Dovište 697 m, 690 m Oparkovice, Stublic 721 mi station 711 m, where the source Tinje.

Central part is the most Majevica. This is the widest part, because there are a few hills protégé deep in the North in the Posavina area and Semberije. A series of small mountain peaks, it is clear the central area is closed Majevica. These are, going from Okresanice to the east, broken Lipa, Delibukva 660 m, 705 m Bjeternik, Papratnica, Žunovo 529 m, Straža 396 m, 484 m Jašterik, Volujak 413 m, 469 m Kamenita hair, Udrigovo 562 m, 409 m Oskruše , 439 Hajdukovo hill we Jablan town 451 m. Udrigovo the chairs on the north and south are 17 km away, while the distance between the Oparkovice Jablan city and 28.5 km.

With the Chair to the east, separating a few high mountains that dominate, and at the same time separate basin of Sapna Rastočke river, ie. of rivers lamb. Among them are Tomanića hair, Kiki, flat envious 665 m, Blaganovo 575 m, Goduški height 669 m. and here is the crown zakreće to North Zečije hair over 692 m high the head of 665 m, 531 m Black rocks, Praznitorbe 675 mi 504 mi Stražbe together with Jablan city.

In the central part of Majevica has several pokraćih chains, ie. connected hills that make this part of istalasanim and very picturesque. Majevica forests are mostly deciduous, very little is crnogorične forests. Characteristic is that the noise is in the villages and hamlets. Very often the trees and leaves on the border obradivih private plots and a village drum, With the beds of rivers and streams is a lot of its vegetation
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