View Full Version : The City of MOSTAR,Bosnia and Herzegovina


mirza-sm
August 22nd, 2005, 05:35 PM
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Mostar is a city situated on the Neretva river,its the center of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton,and the fifth largest in Bosnia and Herzegovina..Its population reaches up to 100.000 people approx..Mostar has an international airport called Ortiješ.Mostar was named after its Old Bridge (Stari most) and the towers on its sides, "the bridge keepers" or "mostars" in Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian.

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Mostar Old Bridge

It was founded back in the late 15th century,Mostar was the chief administrative city for the Ottoman Empire in the Herzegovina region.After World War II, Mostar developed a production of tobacco,bauxite,wine and aluminum products.Several dams ("Grabovica", "Salakovac", "Mostar") were built in the region to harness the hydroelectric power of the Neretva.

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Buna river spring

[CENTER]The 16 the century stone bridge Stari Most that had been built by Mimar Hayruddin, by order from emperor Suleiman the Magnificent, was destroyed on November 9th in the Yugoslav war.
The bridge was reconstructed last year and the grand opening was held on July 23,2004.

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The Old Bridge by night

The Old Bridge and the old historical core of Mostar are since Friday 15.07.2005 on the list of UNESCO`s worlde heritage.
By the predictions of the Mostar Tourist Office,500.000 tourists should visit Mostar this year.
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Mostar in UNESCO

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The citys Old Historical Core

mirza-sm
August 22nd, 2005, 07:54 PM
More pictures of Mostar


Kravice Waterfalls
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Rondo Shopping Center

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Villa Neretva (its going to be finished this month)

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Istanbullu
August 22nd, 2005, 08:00 PM
Great pics and place!!!

Way to go Mostar and Bosna! :)

MIMICA
August 22nd, 2005, 10:49 PM
Good pictures skyscraper_BIH. :)

What I remember from Mostar was the new city. It had a lot of impressive projects. My cousin and I were really impressed with the city. :yes:

mirza-sm
August 24th, 2005, 12:19 AM
Ya i was there 3 years ago too. it looked really nice,its even nicer now i believe :D:|