Krajina

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Krajina (in various versions) is a Slavic toponym which might mean:

1 Borderland
- 1.1 Geographical regions
- 1.2 Political regions
2 Country, state or province

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Borderland

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Geographical regions

Krajna (on the border of Greater Poland and Pomerania provinces)
Cazinska Krajina, borderland of Bosnia towards Croatia around the city of Cazin. Some call it Turska Krajina (Turkish Krajina) since the majority of the population in this area are Muslims.
Bosanska Krajina, same, but around Banja Luka and encompassing a larger area
Timočka Krajina, borderland of Serbia and Montenegro towards Bulgaria around Timok River
- Negotinska Krajina, a part of Timočka Krajina around the city of Negotin
Bela Krajina, borderland of Slovenia towards Croatia
Cetinska Krajina, the watershed river by Cetina in the Dalmatian hinterland, near the border with Herzegovina (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Imotska krajina

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Political regions

Military Krajina (Military Frontier, Militärgrenze), borderland of Austria against the Ottoman Empire. It was divided into:
- Banat Krajina (on the Serbian-Romanian border)
- Slavonian Krajina (on the border of Serbia and eastern Croatia towards Bosnia)
- Croatian Krajina (on the border of western Croatia and Bosnia)
Political regions in formed in the areas of former Slavonian and Croatian Krajina during the Yugoslav wars in the 1990s:
- Republic of Serbian Krajina
- SAO Krajina
- SAO Kninska Krajina, Kninska Krajina since the Yugoslav wars is used by some to signify two regions Knin and its surroundings, and to a larger extend Krajina proper (referring to main portion of Republic of Serbian Krajina).
- SAO Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Srem, sometimes called Podunavska Krajina
- SAO Bosanska Krajina

Where the term "Serbian Krajina" or "Krajina" alone is used, it probably refers to either the Military Krajina or the former RSK (Republic of Serbian Krajina).

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