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Mostar
Visited in July 2014
At a glance
- Country
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Region
- City of Mostar
- Population
- 105,448
- Type
- Town in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Coordinates
- 43.34°N, 17.81°E
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Overview
Mostar is a city and the administrative centre of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the historical capital of Herzegovina. Mostar is situated on the Neretva River and is the fifth-largest city in the country. It was named after the bridge keepers (mostari) who guarded the Stari Most (Old Bridge) over the Neretva during the Ottoman era.
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