Mostar
Мостар | |
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Grad Mostar Град Мостар City of Mostar | |
![]() From top, left to right: A panoramic view of the heritage town site and the Neretva river from Lučki Bridge, Koski Mehmed Pasha Mosque, Mostar Clock Tower (Sahat Kula), Stari Most Museum, Bazzar Kujundžiluk in Mala Tepa heritage area and a night view of Stari Most and Neretva river. | |
Etymology: Bosnian: mostar, lit. 'bridge keeper' | |
![]() Map of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mostar) | |
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Coordinates: 43°20′37″N 17°48′27″E / 43.34361°N 17.80750°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Canton | ![]() |
Geographical region | Herzegovina |
Founded | 1452 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mario Kordić (HDZ BiH) |
Area | |
• City | 1,165.63 km2 (450.05 sq mi) |
Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
Population | |
• City | 113,169 |
• Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) |
• Urban | 60,195 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Area code | +387 (0) 36 |
Website | www |
Mostar (Serbian Cyrillic: Мостар, pronounced [mǒstaːr] [a]) is a city and the administrative center of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina,[6] and the historical capital of Herzegovina.[7]
Mostar is situated on the Neretva River and is the fifth-largest city in the country.[8] Mostar was named after the bridge keepers (mostari) who guarded the Stari Most (Old Bridge) over the Neretva during the Ottoman era.[9] The Old Bridge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site,[10] commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent in the 16th century, is one of Bosnia and Herzegovina's most visited landmarks, and is considered an exemplary piece of Islamic architecture in the Balkans.[11][12][13][14]
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