Index/Locations/Sarajevo

Sarajevo

Capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Jan 31, 2026
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Franz Joseph von Bülow biography

The name "" points most prominently to (1830–1916), the long-reigning Habsburg ruler who guided the empire through 1848, the creation of the , and the opening moves of . A less well-known figure, (b. ...

Dec 5, 2025
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What tactics did snipers use during the Sarajevo siege and how did they choose targets?

Snipers were a systematic terror tool during the 1992–95 siege of Sarajevo: positions on surrounding hills and in high-rise buildings gave shooters clear lines of fire into civilian areas, and researc...

Nov 18, 2025
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What was sniper tourism during the Sarajevo siege?

Allegations now under probe claim that during the 1992–95 siege of Sarajevo wealthy foreigners paid Bosnian Serb forces to escort them to hillside positions and fire at civilians for sport — a practic...

Jan 30, 2026

Which European capitals have the highest percentage of Muslims relative to their total population?

an capitals with the highest percentages of Muslim residents are overwhelmingly concentrated in countries that are themselves Muslim-majority or have longstanding indigenous Muslim populations—meaning...

Jan 18, 2026

World War 1

World War I erupted after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 but was the product of decades of militarism, imperial rivalry, entangled alliances and rising nationalism that transfor...

Nov 15, 2025

Why did tourists visit war-torn Sarajevo in the 1990s?

Tourists visited war‑torn Sarajevo in and after the 1990s for reasons that combined dark curiosity about the Siege and Bosnian War (museums, the Tunnel, Sniper Alley, memorial sites) with more convent...