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Sarajevo

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Sarajevo is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in a valley along the Miljacka River surrounded by the Dinaric Alps. It is known as the site of Archduke Franz Ferdinand's 1914 assassination and for enduring the longest siege of a capital city in modern history during the 1992 to 1996 Bosnian War. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
275,524 1
2013 census figure (city proper), from Sarajevo's own Wikipedia infobox.
Area (sq km)
141.5 1
Founding Year
1461 1
1461 is the year the infobox itself gives for the city's founding.
Population Estimate Year
2013 1
Latitude
43.85639 degrees north 1
Longitude
18.41306 degrees east 1
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Capital Of

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Countries

Sarajevo is the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Source Sarajevo (Wikipedia)
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1. Sarajevo (Wikipedia)
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  • Infobox, population
    275,524 (2013 census)
  • Infobox, area
    141.5 km2 (54.6 sq mi)
  • Infobox, coordinates
    43°51′23″N 18°24′47″E
  • Infobox, founded
    1461
  • Introduction
    Sarajevo is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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