Gornji Vakuf-Uskoplje is a town and municipality in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, located between
Bugojno,
Prozor-Rama,
Kupres,
Novi Travnik and
Konjic. It is under the administration of the
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Although settlement in the area stretches back to prehistoric times, the town with Gornji Vakuf name arose in the 16th century in the location of the existing settlement called Cesta. The name Gornji Vakuf refers to the fact that the town was established as a
waqf (
Vakuf) by
Bosniak nobility. Mehmed-beg Stocanin, a famous Bosniak
bey, is the founder of Gornji Vakuf. This town has a typical Bosnian caršija, which is common in Central Bosnia.