Sarajevo

Friday, October 26, 2012

Sarajevo

             Sarajevo (Сарајево) is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with an estimated population of over 411,161 people within its administrative limits. It is also the capital of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity, as well as the center of the Sarajevo Canton, which has a population of 578,757.
            Nestled within the greater Sarajevo valley of Bosnia, it is surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans. The city is historically famous for its traditional cultural and religious diversity, with adherents of Islam, Orthodoxy, Catholicism and Judaism coexisting there for centuries. Due to this long and rich history of religious and cultural variety, Sarajevo is often called the "Jerusalem of Europe" or "Jerusalem of the Balkans".
            The main landmarks of the city are: Avaz Twist Tower (Аваз твист тауер), Careva džamija (Emperor's Mosque, Hünkâr Camii), Cathedral Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos (Saborna Crkva Rođenja Presvete Bogorodice, Саборна Црква Рођења Пресвете Богородице), Cathedral of Jesus' Heart (Katedrala Srca Isusova), Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Centralna Banka Bosne i Hercegovine), Latin Bridge (Latinska ćuprija), National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo National Theatre, Sarajevska Pivara, University of Sarajevo (Univerzitet u Sarajevu/Универзитет у Сарајеву), Sebilj (Себиљ).