Blagaj Tekija - What to see

Tekija on Buna river
Tekija Blagaj
Tekija interior

Blagaj is a village in Herzegovina, in the southern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 7 km south of Mostar.Tekija on Buna in Blagaj is an important monument of the early Ottoman period in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This is the place where dervishes performed special rituals - and perform it today - zikir (praise God).

It was established shortly after the fall of Herzegovina under the Turkish rule in 1446, and no later than about 1520.Tekija in Blagaj belonged to various dervish orders, first bektašijama, then Khalwatiyyah and kaderijama. Bektašije at that time could be compared with the Knights Templar, who were not only soldiers but also monks.

Tekija is located next to spring of river Buna. This spring is the strongest karst spring in Europe, with an average water flow of 43,000 gallons per second. His internal gallery, the depth and length of the underground chambers, ranks among the five most interesting in Europe.

Tekke: A Sufi monastery
Nomination: UNESCO WHS
Climate: Mediterranean

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