Jahorina ( sr-Cyrl, Јахорина, ) is a mountain in

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and H ...

, located on the

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of the municipalities of

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Trnovo, Republika Srpska Trnovo ( sr-cyr, Трново) is a municipality of the city of Istočno Sarajevo located in Republika Srpska, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the municipality had a population of 2,050 inhabitants. The town itself had a total p ...

and

Trnovo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Trnovo ( sr-cyrl, Трново) is a town and municipality located in Sarajevo Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the municipality had a population of 1,502 inhabitants. The town ...

. Part of the

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, it borders Mount Trebević and its highest peak Ogorjelica, has a summit elevation of , making it the second-highest of Sarajevo's mountains, after

Bjelašnica Bjelašnica ( sr-cyrl, Бјелашница, ) is a mountain in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is to the southwest of Sarajevo, bordering Mount Igman. Bjelašnica's tallest peak, by which the mountain group got its name, rises to an elevation ...

at . The Jahorina ski resort located on the mountain, hosted the women's

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events of the

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History

Bosnian War

During the Bosnian Civil War, the

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, lit=Serb Republic, also known as Republic of Srpska, ) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Feder ...

used Jahorina as a military base during their 3-year long siege of Sarajevo. The Special Police Brigade established a "special police training centre" on the area's grounds. Many of the Jahorina Centre's officers were later arrested for their involvement in the

Srebrenica massacre The Srebrenica massacre ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Masakr u Srebrenici, Масакр у Сребреници), also known as the Srebrenica genocide ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Genocid u Srebrenici, Геноцид у Сребрен ...

, especially during one of the massacre's last phases, the Kravica massacre.

21st century

In 2021, Bosnian Serb political leader,

Milorad Dodik Milorad Dodik ( sr-cyrl, Милорад Додик, ; born 12 March 1959) is a Bosnian Serb politician serving as the 8th president of Republika Srpska since November 2022. Previously, he served as the 7th Serb member of the Presidency of Bo ...

, was reported to have carried out "anti-terrorism" drills in the area on behalf of the

, sparking controversy. Critics accused Dodik of threatening Bosnia's stability, while his supporters argued it was legal. The operation occurred during a

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in Bosnia, leading to Dodik responding that the blueprint for the drills had begun years before, claiming it had nothing to do with Bosnia's political tensions.

Ski resort

The Jahorina ski resort is situated on the slopes of Jahorina. It is the largest and the most popular ski resort in Bosnia and Herzegovina, being a popular destination for alpine skiing, snowboarding, hiking, and sledding.

Landmine risk

Jahorina was an area of major strategic importance during the

Bosnian war The Bosnian War ( sh, Rat u Bosni i Hercegovini / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. The war is commonly seen as having started ...

. Some areas of the mountain, including areas near the resort, still contain

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s. Extensive de-mining activities have taken place after the war. Skiing in borders of Jahorina ski resort is safe from mines and out-of-bounds areas are marked by skull-and-crossbones signs. Some off-course slopes were mined during the war and many remain risky. On October 30, 2011, a Slovenian

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was critically injured on Mount Jahorina when he landed in a minefield by mistake.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Mountains of Republika Srpska Mountains of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Istočno Sarajevo Mountains of Bosnia and Herzegovina