Siege of Sarajevo
The siege of Sarajevo was a prolonged military blockade of Sarajevo, the capital of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the ethnically charged Bosnian War.
The siege of Sarajevo was a prolonged military blockade of Sarajevo, the capital of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the ethnically charged Bosnian War. The city was initially besieged by the Yugoslav People's Army, before they were replaced by elements of the newly-formed Army of Republika Srpska. Lasting from 5 April 1992 to 29 February 1996, the siege was three times longer than the Battle of Stalingrad and more than a year longer than the siege of Leningrad, making it the longest siege of a capital city in the history of modern warfare.
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Worth seeing in and around Siege of Sarajevo
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina is located in central Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was established in 1888, having originally been conceived around 1850 and expanded in 1913 by the Czech architect Karel Pařík adding four symmetric pavilions that contain the departments of archaeology, ethnology, natural history, and a library.
3.8 km · national museum in Bosnia and Herzegovina · Wikipedia - 02Stadion Grbavica
Grbavica Stadium is an association football stadium located in Grbavica, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the home stadium of FK Željezničar, and is also occasionally used by the Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team.
2.5 km · football stadium · Wikipedia - 03King Fahd Mosque
The King Fahd Mosque, also known as King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz Alsaud Mosque Bosnian: Džamija kralja Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz Alsauda), is a Sunni mosque, located in the Alipašino polje neighbourhood of Sarajevo, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the largest mosque in Sarajevo and the Balkans.
1.4 km · mosque · Wikipedia - 04Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Historical Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a museum in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, dedicated to the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Sarajevo from the Middle Ages to the present day. The museum was founded in 1945.
3.7 km · museum in Sarajevo · Wikipedia - 05Istiqlal Mosque (Sarajevo)
The Istiklal Mosque is a large mosque in Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was named after Istiqlal Mosque, the national mosque of Indonesia, that is located in Jakarta.
400 m · mosque in Bosnia and Herzegovina · Wikipedia - 06Bosmal City Center
The Bosmal City Center is a business and residential tower located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Standing 118 m high, it is the second tallest residential building in the Balkans.
1.5 km · building · Wikipedia - 07University of East Sarajevo
The University of East Sarajevo is a public university located in Istočno Sarajevo, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
3 km · university in Bosnia and Herzegovina · Wikipedia - 08Vraca Memorial Park
The Vraca Memorial Park is a park dedicated to the World War II victims in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
3.3 km · park dedicated to the World War II victims in Sarajevo · Wikipedia - 09Church of the Holy Transfiguration
The Church of the Holy Transfiguration is an Eastern Orthodox church located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is under jurisdiction of the Metropolitanate of Dabar and Bosnia of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
2.8 km · church building in Novo Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina · Wikipedia - 10Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Sarajevo
Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology is a Bosnian public research institute, member of Sarajevo University, and affiliate center of International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology. ICGEB was established as a special project of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization.
3.4 km · Bosnian public research institute · Wikipedia
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Getting to Siege of Sarajevo
- Airports
- Sarajevo (SJJ), 3 km · Tuzla (TZL), 74 km · Mostar (OMO), 75 km
- Stations
- Sarajevo International Airport (SJJ), 2.8 km · Sarajevo, 3.7 km
- Dubrave Gornje → Siege of Sarajevo295 km · quickest by road, 7h 45m · €49–70
- Mostar → Siege of Sarajevo76 km · quickest by road, 3h 13m · $10–14
- Mahovljani → Siege of Sarajevo149 km · quickest by road, 4h 15m · $20–27
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Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Siege of Sarajevo. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundPaper tickets can still be purchased from drivers and digital ones can be refiled at GRAS kiosks, including: Kiosk Dobrinja terminal, Kiosk Otoka (trolleybus terminal), Kiosk Baščaršija, Kiosk Baščaršija Current fares are as follows: Single ticket (tram, trolleybus, bus, or minibus): 2.20 KM, Day ticket: 7.10 KM, Ten-day ticket: 50.00 KM Public transport is free of charge for school-age children and university students.
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- Novi Grad, Sarajevomunicipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina1.2 km
- Istočna Ilidža Municipalitymunicipality of Bosnia and Herzegovina3.5 km
- Istočno Novo Sarajevo Municipalitymunicipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina3.1 km
- Lukavicatown in Bosnia and Herzegovina3.5 km