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- ↑ "Planinarski imenik - Popis planina u BiH". planinarenje.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ↑ "Planine - detaljna tabela". DINARSKO GORJE (in Bosnian). www.dinarskogorje.com. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- "Statistical Yearbook of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina" (PDF). Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Federal Office of Statistics. 2009. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-03-07.
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