1.   The town straddles a major road leading from the Macedonian capital of Skopje into the embattled Serb province of Kosovo, site of extensive Serb military and paramilitary operations.

2.   The town straddles a major road leading from the Macedonian capital of Skopje into the embattled Serb province of Kosovo, site of extensive Serb military operations.

3.   The town straddles the highway, with each portion surrounded by barbed wire and electrified fences, army machine-gun nests and lookout posts.

4.   The town straddles the border with Thailand and has long been known as a key smuggling route for drugs into Thailand and onto Western nations.

5.   The town straddles the main road linking Bihac in northwestern Bosnia with Jajce in the centre.