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Sarajevo

سراييفو

Bosnian city founded by the Ottomans in the 15th century, with the 16th-century Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque.

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Sarajevo is a city in Bosnia, founded by the Ottomans in the fifteenth century. It has the Gazi Husrev Bey Mosque, dating from the sixteenth century. 1

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Alija Izetbegović
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Alija Izetbegović
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Edin Džeko

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islam.museum contributors. “Sarajevo”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/sarajevo/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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Alija Izetbegović

Bosnian politician, philosopher and author, born in 1925. He founded the Party of Democratic Action, led Bosnia and Herzegovina as president through the Bosnian War (1990-1996) and signed the Dayton Agreement. His books include Islam Between East and West and the Islamic Declaration. He died at Sarajevo in 2003.