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Sarajevo
Ceety
Ceety o Sarajevo
Grad Sarajevo
Град Сарајево
Banner o Sarajevo
Banner
Official seal of Sarajevo
Seal
Bosnia an Herzegovina surroondin Sarajevo (daurk green, centre)
Bosnia an Herzegovina surroondin Sarajevo (daurk green, centre)
Coordinates:43°52′0″N18°25′0″E/ 43.86667°N 18.41667°E/43.86667; 18.41667Coordinates:43°52′0″N18°25′0″E/ 43.86667°N 18.41667°E/43.86667; 18.41667
KintraBosnie an HerzegovinaeBosnie an Herzegovinae
EntityFederation o Bosnie an Herzegovinae
CantonSarajevo Canton
Municipalities4
Govrenment
• MayorAlija Behmen(SDP)
Area
• Urban
141.5 km2(54.6 sq mi)
Elevation
518 m (1,699 ft)
Population
(31 August 2011)[2]
• Ceety311,161
• Density2202.9/km2(5,705/sq mi)
Urban
438,757
Metro
900,000 (est.)
Demonym
Sarajlija
Time zoneUTC+1(CET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+2(CEST)
Postal code
71000
Area code(s)+387 (33)
WebsiteCeety o Sarajevo

Sarajevo(Serbian Cyrillic:Сарајево) is thecaipitalan lairgest ceety oBosnie an Herzegovinae,310,605 fowk in the fower municipalities that make up the ceety proper, an a metro aurie population of 436,572 fowk in theSarajevo Canton(2010). It is an aa the caipital o theFederation o Bosnie an Herzegovinaeentity, as well as the centre o the Sarajevo Canton. Sarajevo is locatit in the Sarajevo valley oBosnie,surroondit bi theDinaric Alpsan situatit aroond theMiljacka river.

The ceety is famous for its traditional releegious diversity, wi adherents oIslam,Orthodoxy,CatholicismanJudaismcoexistin there for centuries.[4]Due tae this lang and rich history o releegious diversity an coexistence Sarajevo haes aften been cawed the "Jerusalem o Europe".[5]

Although settlement in the aurie stretches back taeprehistorictimes, the modren ceety arose as anOttomanstranghauld in the 15t century.[6]Sarajevo haes attractit internaitional attention several times throughoot its history: In 1914 it wis the site o theassassinationthat sparkedWarld War I,while seiventy years later it became the host ceety o the1984 Winter Oleempics.Mair recently, Sarajevo unnerwent theSiege o Sarajevodurin theBosnian War.The day the ceety isrecoverinan adjustin tae a post-war reality, as a major centre o cultur aneconomic developmentin Bosnie an Herzegovinae.[7]Sarajevo wis an aa the first ceety in Europe an the seicont ceety in the warld tae hae a full-time operational electric tram netwirk runnin through the ceety, the first beingSan Francisco.[8]Lonely Planethaes named Sarajevo as the 43rd best ceety in the warld,[9]an in December 2009 leetit Sarajevo as ane o the tap ten ceeties tae visit in 2010.[10]

Etymology

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The earliest name for a major ceety in the region o the day's Sarajevo isVrhbosna.Tae claim housomeivver that Sarajevo anVrhbosnaare ane an the same wad be faulty, considerin that the latter seems tae hae been destroyed weel afore theOttomansoccupied the region. Rather, the ceety o Sarajevo as we ken it wis biggit directly on tap o the Bosnian veelage oBrodac.

Sarajevo housomeivver is the ae true historical name for the ceety. The oreegins o the wird are no mystery. Sarajevo is a Slavic wird based onSaray,theTurkiswird for the govrenor's palace. The ruit can be seen in the Turkis name for Sarajevo, Saraybosna, an various auries o Turkey. The letter Y daes no exist in the Bosnie version o the Laitin Alpha bet, an "evo" comes frae "Ovasi" ( "Saray Ovasi" ), giein the name the basic meanin "the field aroond the palace".

Sarajevo haes haed mony eiknames. The earliest isŠeher,whilk is the term Isa-Beg Ishaković uised tae descreive the toun he wis gaein tae big. Literally it is a Turkis wird indicatin an advanced ceety o key importance (şehir) that in turn comes fraePersianشهرShahr"Ceety". As Sarajevo developit, numerous eiknames came frae comparisons tae ither ceeties in the Islamic warld, i.e. "Damascus o the North". The maist popular o thir wis "European Jerusalem" whilk wis a comparison gien tae the ceety bi itsSephardicJewish populace.

Some argue that a mair correct translate o 'saray' is govrenment office, or hoose; 'saray' is a common wird in Turkis for a palace or mansion; a fortified govrenment office, or hoose, thou wad still be cawed a saray, gin it maintained the general leuk o an office, itherwise it wad be cawed 'kale' (castle).

Internaitional relations

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Twin touns – Sister ceeties

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Sarajevo istwinnedwi:[11]

Fraternity ceeties

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Sarajevo'sfraternity ceetiesinclude:[13]

References

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  2. "First release"(PDF).Federal Office of Statistics, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 31 August 2011. p. 3. Archived fraethe original(PDF)on 11 Mey 2013.Retrieved31 August2011.
  3. ab"Intercity and International Cooperation of the City of Zagreb".2006–2009 City of Zagreb. Archived fraethe originalon 7 Julie 2017.Retrieved23 Juin2009.
  4. Malcolm, Noel. Bosnia: A Short History.ISBN 0-8147-5561-5.
  5. Stilinovic, Josip (3 January 2002).In Europe's JerusalemCatholic World News. The city’s principal mosques are the Gazi Husreff-Bey’s Mosque, or Begova Džamija (1530), and the Mosque of Ali Pasha (1560–61). Retrieved on 5 August 2006.
  6. Valerijan, Žujo; Imamović, Mustafa; Ćurovac, Muhamed. Sarajevo.
  7. Kelley, Steve.Rising Sarajevo finds hope again.The Seattle Times.Retrieved on 19 August 2006.
  8. [1]Lonely Planet: Best Cities in the World
  9. Lonely Planet (March 2006). The Cities Book: A Journey Through The Best Cities In The World. Lonely Planet Publications,ISBN 1-74104-731-5.
  10. "Lonely Planet's Top 10 Cities 2010 | Lonely Planet's Top 10 Cities 2010".News.au. Archived fraethe originalon 10 October 2010.Retrieved19 Januar2010.
  11. abcdefghdaenet d.o.o."Sarajevo Official Web Site: Sister cities".Sarajevo.ba. Archived fraethe originalon 26 December 2018.Retrieved6 Mey2009.
  12. "Official portal of City of Skopje - Skopje Sister Cities".2006-2009City of Skopje.Archived fraethe originalon 25 December 2018.Retrieved14 Julie2009.freemit airtin in|publisher=(help)
  13. "Fraternity cities on Sarajevo Official Web Site".City of Sarajevo 2001-2008. Archived fraethe originalon 16 Apryle 2016.Retrieved9 November2008.
  14. "Sister Cities of Istanbul".Archived fraethe originalon 17 Januar 2010.Retrieved8 September2007.
  15. Erdem, Selim Efe (3 November 2003)."İstanbul'a 49 kardeş"(in Turkis). Radikal.49 sister cities in 2003CS1 maint: unrecognised leid (link)
  16. "Sister City - Budapest".Official website ofNew York City.Archived fraethe originalon 21 Apryle 2008.Retrieved14 Mey2008.
  17. "Sister cities of Budapest"(in Hungarian). Official Website of Budapest. Archived fraethe originalon 9 Mairch 2005.Retrieved31 Januar2008.
  18. "Official Barcelona Website:Sister Cities".Ajuntament de Barcelona 1995-2008. Archived fraethe originalon 27 November 2012.Retrieved11 November2008.