Handanović (In Slovene also Handanovič) is a

Bosnian Muslim The Bosniaks ( bs, Bošnjaci, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia, which is today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, who share a common Bosnian ancestry, cu ...

surname, traditionally found in northwestern

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 ...

. A 1925 ethnographic study recorded 9 houses of a Handanović family in the village of Vikići. A 1930 ethnographic study recorded the ''mahala'' (hamlet) of Handanovići and 5 houses of a Handanović family in the village of Hrustovo,

Sanski Most Sanski Most ( sr-cyrl, Сански Мост, ) is a town and municipality located in the Una-Sana Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated on the banks of the Sana River in northweste ...

, a family which originated from

Lika Lika () is a traditional region of Croatia proper, roughly bound by the Velebit mountain from the southwest and the Plješevica mountain from the northeast. On the north-west end Lika is bounded by Ogulin-Plaški basin, and on the south-east by ...

(tradition holds that most Hrustovo Muslim families fled Lika after Stojan Janković expelled them). It may refer to: *

Damir Handanović Damir Handanović (born 14 December 1987) is a Serbian pop-folk composer, pianist, arranger, and producer. Damir produced numerous hits for bestselling artists from former Yugoslavia, including Ceca, Saša Matić, Severina Vučković, Dragana ...

(born 1987), Serbian composer *

Jasmin Handanović Jasmin Handanović (born 28 January 1978) is a Slovenian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is the oldest player to ever play in the Slovenian top division. Club career In July 2010, Handanović was signed by Empoli, replacing ...

(born 1978), Slovenian footballer *

Samir Handanović Samir Handanović (born 14 July 1984) is a Slovenian professional footballer who serves as captain and plays as a goalkeeper for club Inter Milan. Before moving to Italy, Handanović played in his home country of Slovenia. In 2004, he was acqui ...

(born 1984), Slovenian footballer *Rasema Handanović, Bosnian war criminal *Reuf Handanović, Yugoslav communist

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