
It exerts region-wide influence in entertainment, media, fashion and the arts. Sarajevo is the political, financial, social and cultural center of Bosnia and Herzegovina and a prominent center of culture in the Balkans. Located within the greater Sarajevo valley of Bosnia, it is surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of the Balkans, a region of Southern Europe. The Sarajevo metropolitan area including Sarajevo Canton, East Sarajevo and nearby municipalities is home to 555,210 inhabitants.


Sarajevo ( / ˌ s ær ə ˈ j eɪ v oʊ/ SARR-ə- YAY-voh Cyrillic: Сарајево, pronounced ( listen) see names in other languages) is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits.
