Mostar


 
 
Mostar

Mostar is a city of 105,448 (2003) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation.

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The unofficial capital of Herzegovina, Mostar is situated on the Neretva river. Mostar has an international airport, located in the nearby village of Ortije?.

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Mostar was named after its Old Bridge (Stari Most) and the towers on its sides, "the bridge keepers" (mostari in Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian).

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2003: 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. It was designated the:...

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H; locally: Bosna i Hercegovina/????? ? ???????????) is a triangular mountainous country in the western Balkans with an estimated population of about 4,000,000 people. The country is the homeland of its three constitutional peoples; Bosniaks, Croats, and Serbs, and is famou...

Herzegovina-Neretva Canton: Herzegovina-Neretva is one of the 10 cantons of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The canton mainly comprises the Neretva river valley area and parts of Herzegovina west of Mostar, its administrative center....


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The New Old Bridge Over the Fast Flowing River Neretva  Mostar  Bosnia  Bosnia-Hertzegovina
The New Old Bridge Over the Fast Flowing River Neretva Mostar Bosnia Bosnia-Hertzegovina

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