| Ćehotina | |
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 Confluence of the Ćehotina and Drina Rivers | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Montenegro,Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Drina |
• coordinates | 43°30′42″N18°46′34″E / 43.51167°N 18.77611°E /43.51167; 18.77611 |
| Length | 125 km (78 mi)[1] |
| Basin size | 1,237 km2 (478 sq mi)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Drina→Sava→Danube→Black Sea |
TheĆehotina (Serbian Cyrillic: Ћеxотина,pronounced[tɕɛ̌xɔtina]), also known as theĆeotina,Ćotina orČehotina, is a 125 kilometres (78 mi) long river inMontenegro andBosnia and Herzegovina. It is a right bank tributary of theDrina river.[2]
The Ćehotina originates from the two streams in the Montenegrin region ofDonji Kolašin, near the border withSerbia. It flows to the northwest, with many bends and curves, as it flows through the high, mountain region. The river almost has no settlements along its banks (except for the village of Vrulje), before it passes the eastern slopes of theKorijeni mountain and enters the Pljevaljska kotlina (Cyrillic: Пљеваљска котлина; Depression of Pljevlja). There, it flows through the Pljevlja coal basin and the city ofPljevlja itself, and continues to the region of Podgora, next to the villages of Radosavec, Židovići, Donja Brvenica and the small town ofGradac. The river flows between the region of Bukovica to the north and the northern tip of theLjubišnja mountain and for a few kilometers forms the border between Serbia and Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It continues next to the villages of Vikoč, Falovići, Godijeno and Brusina, before it empties into the Drina. The city ofFoča is built at its confluence.
The Ćehotina flows for 100 km in Montenegro,[2] and 25 in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
It has no major tributaries, most important being the Voloder, which flows into the Ćehotina near Gradac.
The river has considerable hydroelectricity potential, but none of it is being used. It belongs to theBlack Seadrainage basin, its own drainage area covers 1,237 km2, and it's not navigable.
Young Montenegrin band "Autogeni Trening" (Autogenic Training) have a song titled "Ćehotina".
One of the most beautiful sevdalinka (type of folk song inBosnia and Herzegovina) is "Dvije su se vode zavadile" ("Two rivers have a quarrel"). In that song the river Ćehotina and the river Drina, who converge in the center of the city ofFoča, are presented as two human females who conduct a dispute about which one is the prouder one. After the river Ćehotina criticizes Drina's pride as unjustified because it is the river Ćehotina that is able to flood half of Foča, the river Drina replies that the Ćehotina shall just wait until tomorrow at noon when the Drina intends to flood the city of Foča, taking with it the palace of Aladža and the beautiful girl that lives therein. The most famous interpretation is sung by sevdah singerZehra Deović who is herself a native of the city of Foča. Another notable interpretation is sung byZaim Imamović who is also a famous Bosnian sevdah singer.