SARAJEVO - capital
 Sarajevo is capital city of (the state of) Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is its administrative, economic, cultural, educational (university) and sport center. The city of Sarajevo is unit of local self-governance, which consists of four city municipalities: Old City, Center, New City and New Sarajevo.
Sarajevo is situated in the area of Sarajevo plain, which is surrounded by mountains Bjelasnica and Igman from the Southwest, by Trebevic from the Southeast, middle-range mountains and inter-valley headlands (capes) on the North and Northwest.
Average height above sea level of Sarajevo plain is 500m. The most distant (farthest) western point of the plain is at 180 16' eastern geographic longitude. The most distant (farthest) eastern point is at 180 27' eastern geographical longitude, the most distant northern point is at 430 53' northern geographic latitude while the most distant southern point is at 430 47' southern geographical latitude.
 An attractive promenade from the spa – tourist complex Ilidza to Vrelo Bosne, planted with trees of plane-trees and chestnuts in length of 3.5 kilometres, represents the most beautiful alley in B&H. The alley consists of 726 trees of maple-leaved plane-trees, planted in 2 rows in 1892, and dozens of wild chestnut trees planted in 1888. This green "tunnel" has always represented a genuine tourist attraction and a peculiar monument of Nature.
The word "Baš-čaršija" literarily means "main marketplace" and designates the area of market square around the fountain called „sebilj“, and later this name spread on the whole nowadays Old Sarajevo's marketplace. It is formed in the middle of XV century as the economic part of a new oriental settlement whose urban skeleton is made of facilities built by the funds from Isa-bey's foundation. The market-place was built on the model of an Arabian „suk“, a line of spacious lots linked by a complex of a number of entangled little streets. In use from 1896
 Gazi Husref-bey's Mosque (Gazi Husrefbegova džamija).The mosque was ordered to be built by a Bosnian governor Gazi Husref-bey in 1530. At the same time, the dooryard walls with the gates were built, as well as the fountain in the place of which the present fountain was built in 1892. Besides, nowadays complex of the Bey's Mosque consists also of the two octagonal mausoleums, the mekteb (Muslim primary school) building, a hot-spring fountain, and the muvekithana building (for prayer calling).
Only 25 km from Sarajevo there is a natural wonder to be found in the mountains of Bjelasnica and Igman. It was here that the greater parts of the XIV Winter Olympic Games competitions (Alpine and Nordic events, and ski jumping) were held. Hotel capacities in the area of the Bjelasnica and Igman mountains can be observed integrally due to the complementary nature of the hotel facilities and the various sporting activities offered, both in winter and in summer.The reconstruction will be focused on the destroyed hotel capacities and will aim at improving on its previous status, since they had originally been built in order to meet the specific requirements of the Winter Olympic Games
 The springs of river Bosna is located in the southwestern part of the Sarajevo valley on the foothills of Mount Igman. It can easily be said that they represent the most beautiful part of Sarajevo and that they are the pride of their citizens which have always spent their free moments in these magnificent surroundings next to the ripple of river Bosna. The presence of water, dense vegetation and a fresh breeze blowing from Igman is an unforgettable atmosphere and experience to all the visitors. The nature generously extended its hand to the man in this area, and there is a certain feeling of intact nature. Nevertheless, the most attractive site is the spring of river Bosna itself, which gets its headwaters from some of the strong karts wells on an altitude of 492 m above sea level on an area of Mount Igman. Since this water is of high quality, the City water-supply company has placed a pump station next to the spring. The flora and the fauna surrounding the spring is very rich and unique, contributing to the beauty of the landscape and adding to the value of the environment.
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