Blagaj
![Blagaj Tekke](/Images/godic/202412/24/Blagaj_Ceilings5020.jpg")
![Blagaj Street](/Images/godic/202412/24/Blagaj_15020.jpg")
![Source of the Buna river and the Blagaj Tekija](/Images/godic/202412/24/Blagaj_-_source_of_the_Buna_river5020.jpg")
![The historic site of the Old Blagaj Fort (Stjepan grad) - Unlike other fortifications serving as residences in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Blagaj fortress is located on a natural level area above steep cliffs to the south, west and north. The walls have survived for much of their length to a height of 12 or 14 m. The interior defended area is relatively small, similar to that of the fortress in Jajce.[6]](/Images/godic/202412/24/Old_Blagaj_fort5020.jpg")
Blagaj is a village-town (kasaba) in the south-eastern region of the Mostar basin, in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It stands at the edge of Bišće plain and is one of the most valuable mixed urban and rural structures in Bosnia and Herzegovina, distinguished from other similar structures in its urban layout. Blagaj was most likely named for its mild weather patterns since "blaga" in Bosnian means "mild". Blagaj is situated at the spring of the Buna river and a historical tekke (tekija or Dervish monastery). The Blagaj Tekija was built around 1520, with elements of Ottoman architecture and Mediterranean style and is considered a national monument. Blagaj Tekke is a monastery built for the Dervish cults. A 360° virtual tour of the latter can be seen here.