Babakaj

Babakaj is a cliff in Coronini, Caraș-Severin County. Babakaj is situated nearby to the tower Ladislaus Fortress, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Belvedere Cetatea Golubăț.

Photo: Ванилица, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Golubac Fortress and Ladislaus Fortress.

Golubac Fortress

Photo: Boris Dimitrov, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Golubac Fortress was a medieval fortified town on the south side of the Danube River, 4 km downstream from the modern-day town of Golubac, Serbia and 2 km across the Danube from the village of Coronini, Romania. Golubac Fortress is situated 1¼ km south of Babakaj.

Ladislaus Fortress

Tower

Photo: Clemens Schmillen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Ladislaus Fortress is a tower, which is situated 260 metres east of Babakaj.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Coronini and Sfânta Elena.

Coronini

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Coronini is a village.

Sfânta Elena

Village

Photo: Palickap, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sfânta Elena is a village, which is situated 3 km east of Babakaj.

Golubac

Village

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Golubac is a village and municipality located in the Braničevo District of eastern Serbia. Situated on the right side of the Danube river, it is bordered by Romania to the east, Veliko Gradište to the west and Kučevo to the south. Golubac is situated 4½ km southwest of Babakaj.

Babakaj

Type: Cliff
Description: limestone rock island of Danube
Categories: river island, rock, and landform
Location: Coronini, Caraș-Severin County, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

44.67295° or 44° 40′ 23″ north

Longitude

21.67709° or 21° 40′ 38″ east

Open location code

8GP3MMFG+5R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3857512887

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cliff

Wikidata ID

Q108457315

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In Other Languages

From Hungarian to Serbian—“Babakaj” goes by many names.

Hungarian: “Babakáj-szikla”
Hungarian: “Babakáj”
Romanian: “Baba Caia”
Serbian: “Бабакај”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Baba Caia and Belvedere Cetatea Golubăț.

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