10 reasons to visit Sarajevo

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Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is a compact city on the Miljacka River, surrounded by the Dinaric Alps. Its center has museums commemorating local history, including Sarajevo 1878-1918, which covers the 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, an event that sparked World War I. Landmarks of the old quarter, Bascarsija, include the Ottoman-era Gazi Husrev-bey Mosque.

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The golden age of the Old Town in Mostar

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The city of Mostar experienced his golden age in the sixteenth century during which the city expanded. In that time this area was under the Ottoman rule while the sultan Suleyman II Magnificent reigned and he was responsible for the prosperity of all people and cities which were ruled by the Ottoman Empire.

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