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Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...
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Prior to 15th century


15th–18th centuries

* 1457 -
Emperor's Mosque The Emperor's Mosque ( Bosnian: ''Careva džamija'', Turkish: ''Hünkâr Camii'') is an important landmark in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, being the first mosque to be built (1457) after the Ottoman conquest of Bosnia. It is the largest sing ...
built. * 1463 - Settlements begin in Sarajevo. * 1521 -
Gazi Husrev-beg Gazi Husrev-beg ( ota, غازى خسرو بك, ''Gāzī Ḫusrev Beğ''; Modern Turkish: ''Gazi Hüsrev Bey''; 1480–1541) was an Ottoman Bosnian sanjak-bey (governor) of the Sanjak of Bosnia in 1521–1525, 1526–1534, and 1536–1541. He w ...
becomes
sanjak-bey ''Sanjak-bey'', ''sanjaq-bey'' or ''-beg'' ( ota, سنجاق بك) () was the title given in the Ottoman Empire to a bey (a high-ranking officer, but usually not a pasha) appointed to the military and administrative command of a district (''sanjak' ...
of Ottoman Bosnian Sanjak. * 1530 -
Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque Gazi Husrev-beg Mosque (, ) is a mosque in the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Built in the 16th century, it is the largest historical mosque in Bosnia and Herzegovina and one of the most representative Ottoman structures in the Balkan ...
built. * 1531 - Madrasah of Sarajevo established. * 1561 - Ali Pasha's Mosque built. * 1697 - City sacked by Austrian forces. * 1703 - Seat of Ottoman
Bosnia Eyalet The Eyalet of Bosnia ( ota, ایالت بوسنه ,Eyālet-i Bōsnâ; By Gábor Ágoston, Bruce Alan Masters ; sh, Bosanski pašaluk), was an eyalet (administrative division, also known as a ''beylerbeylik'') of the Ottoman Empire, mostly based o ...
relocated from Sarajevo to
Travnik Travnik is a town and a municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the administrative center of Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, west of Sarajevo. As of 201 ...
. * 1730 - Serbian Orthodox church rebuilt. * 1739 - Fortress restored. * 1766 - Magribija rebuilt. * 1788 - Fire. * 1791 - November: Flood. * 1797 - Fire. * 1798 -
Latin Bridge Latin Bridge (Bosnian language, Bosnian, Croatian language, Croatian and Serbian language, Serbian: ''Latinska ćuprija'' / Латинска ћуприја, named ''Principov most'' / Принципов мост – "Princip's Bridge" in Yugoslavi ...
rebuilt.


19th century

* 1813 - Plague. * 1850 - Seat of Ottoman
Bosnia Eyalet The Eyalet of Bosnia ( ota, ایالت بوسنه ,Eyālet-i Bōsnâ; By Gábor Ágoston, Bruce Alan Masters ; sh, Bosanski pašaluk), was an eyalet (administrative division, also known as a ''beylerbeylik'') of the Ottoman Empire, mostly based o ...
relocated to Sarajevo from
Travnik Travnik is a town and a municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the administrative center of Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is situated in central Bosnia and Herzegovina, west of Sarajevo. As of 201 ...
. * 1851 - Population: 21,102. * 1867 - City becomes capital of the Ottoman Bosnia Vilayet. * 1868 - Serb Orthodox Cathedral built. * 1869 - Orphanage founded. * 1878 - City becomes part the
Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina A condominium (or condo for short) is an ownership structure whereby a building is divided into several units that are each separately owned, surrounded by common areas that are jointly owned. The term can be applied to the building or complex ...
of Austria-Hungary. * 1879 - Fire. * 1885 - Population: 26,377. * 1888 -
National Museum A national museum is a museum maintained and funded by a national government. In many countries it denotes a museum run by the central government, while other museums are run by regional or local governments. In other countries a much greater numb ...
established. * 1889 - Sacred Heart Cathedral built. * 1893 - Mehmed-beg Kapetanović Ljubušak becomes mayor. * 1894 -
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buys
Sephardic Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian Hebrew, Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), ...
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Haggadah The Haggadah ( he, הַגָּדָה, "telling"; plural: Haggadot) is a Jewish text that sets forth the order of the Passover Seder. According to Jewish practice, reading the Haggadah at the Seder table is a fulfillment of the mitzvah to each J ...
'' for its collection. * 1895 - Population: 37,713. * 1896 - Town Hall and National Library built.


20th century

* 1902 -
Sarajevo Synagogue Sarajevo Synagogue ( Bosnian: ''Sinagoga u Sarajevu'' / Синагога у Сарајеву) is Sarajevo's primary and largest synagogue and is located on the south bank of the river Miljacka. It was constructed in 1902 and remains the only fu ...
built. * 1906 -
Novibazar Novi Pazar ( sr-cyr, Нови Пазар, lit. "New Bazaar"; ) is a city located in the Raška District of southwestern Serbia. As of the 2011 census, the urban area has 66,527 inhabitants, while the city administrative area has 100,410 inhabit ...
-Sarajevo railway begins operating. * 1910 - Population: 51,919. * 1912 - Kino Apolo (cinema) opens. * 1913 - National Museum built. * 1914 ** 28 June:
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassinated on 28 June 1914 by Bosnian Serb student Gavrilo Princip. They were shot at close range whil ...
. ** 28–29 June:
Anti-Serb pogrom in Sarajevo The anti-Serb riots in Sarajevo consisted of large-scale anti-Serb violence in Sarajevo on 28 and 29 June 1914 following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Encouraged by the Austro-Hungarian government, the violent demonstrations ass ...
. * 1915 - Kino Imperijal (cinema) opens. * 1918 - City becomes part of the
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes Kingdom commonly refers to: * A monarchy ruled by a king or queen * Kingdom (biology), a category in biological taxonomy Kingdom may also refer to: Arts and media Television * ''Kingdom'' (British TV series), a 2007 British television drama s ...
. * 1921 - Population: 60,087. * 1923 -
Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra The Sarajevo Philharmonic Orchestra ( Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: ''Sarajevska filharmonija'' / Сарајевска филхармонија) is an orchestra in Sarajevo.Drina Banovina The Drina Banovina or Drina Banate ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Drinska banovina, Дринска бановина), was a province ( banovina) of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between 1929 and 1941. Its capital was Sarajevo and it included porti ...
(province) of Yugoslavia. * 1930 - Art gallery established. * 1935 - Kino Tesla (cinema) opens. * 1941 - German occupation begins. * 1943 - ''
Oslobođenje ''Oslobođenje'' (; 'Liberation') is a daily newspaper in Bosnia and Herzegovina based in the capital city Sarajevo. Founded on 30 August 1943, in the midst of World War II, on a patch of territory liberated by Partisans, in what was otherwise a ...
'' newspaper begins publication. * 1945 ** April: German occupation ends. ** State School of Painting, and Association of Artists of Bosnia and Herzegovina established. * 1949 -
University of Sarajevo The University of Sarajevo ( Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: ''Univerzitet u Sarajevu'' / Sveučilište u Sarajevu / Универзитет у Сарајеву) is a public university located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the larges ...
and
Museum of Sarajevo A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make thes ...
established. * 1950 -
Oriental Institute in Sarajevo The Oriental Institute in Sarajevo ( bs, Orijentalni institut u Sarajevu / Оријентални институт у Сарајеву) is an academic institute in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was founded in 1950 by the Socialist Republic ...
established. * 1953 - Population: 135,657. * 1961 - Population: 213,092. * 1969 -
Skenderija Skenderija is a cultural, sports and trade center located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the area of 70,000 square meters there are multipurpose halls where various sports, cultural and trade events are organized throughout the year, as ...
(event centre) built. * 1962 - June: Earthquake. * 1972 - Academy of Arts opens. * 1977 - Faculty of Islamic Theology established. * 1981 **
Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo The Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo () is a faculty within the University of Sarajevo in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, dedicated to the performing arts. History The Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo was officially opened in 1981 w ...
established. **
Vraca Memorial Park The Vraca Memorial Park ( Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: ''Spomen-park Vraca'' / Спомен-парк Враца) is a park dedicated to the World War II victims in Sarajevo. It covers 78,000 square meters and mentions the names of over 11,000 m ...
opens. **
Emerik Blum Emerik Blum (7 August 1911 – 24 June 1984) was a Bosnian Jewish businessman, philanthropist and the founder and first director of one of Southeast Europe's largest conglomerates, Energoinvest. He also served as the 26th mayor of Sarajevo from ...
becomes mayor. ** Population: 319,017. * 1984 ** February:
1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр ...
. **
Sarajevo Winter Festival The Sarajevo Winter Festival ( Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: ''Sarajevska zima'' / Сарајевска зима) is a cultural festival held annually since the winter of 1984-1985. The “Sarajevo Winter” Festival has traditionally been hel ...
begins. * 1991 - Population: 361,735;
canton Canton may refer to: Administrative division terminology * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland * Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French Arts and ent ...
527,049. * 1992 ** 5 April:
Siege of Sarajevo The Siege of Sarajevo ( sh, Opsada Sarajeva) was a prolonged blockade of Sarajevo, the capital of Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the Bosnian War. After it was initially besieged by the forces of the Yugoslav ...
begins. ** 2–3 May:
1992 Yugoslav People's Army column incident in Sarajevo The 1992 Yugoslav People's Army column incident in Sarajevo occurred on 3 May 1992 in Dobrovoljačka Street, Sarajevo, when members of the Bosnian army (ARBiH) attacked a convoy of the Yugoslav army (JNA) troops that were exiting the city of Sara ...
. ** 17 May:
Oriental Institute in Sarajevo The Oriental Institute in Sarajevo ( bs, Orijentalni institut u Sarajevu / Оријентални институт у Сарајеву) is an academic institute in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was founded in 1950 by the Socialist Republic ...
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. **
Sarajevo War Theatre The Sarajevo War Theatre ( bs, Sarajevski ratni teatar / Сарајевски ратни театар, SARTR ) is a theatre in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was founded on 17 May 1992 on the initiative of Dubravko Bibanović, Gradimir Gojer ...
opens. * ''
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'' magazine begins publication. * 1995 ** Canton of Sarajevo established per
Dayton Agreement The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement or the Dayton Accords ( Croatian: ''Daytonski sporazum'', Serbian and Bosnian: ''Dejtonski mirovni sporazum'' / Дејтонски мир ...
. ** ''
Dnevni avaz ''Dnevni avaz'' (; English: Daily Voice) is the most influential and best-selling daily newspaper in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is published in Sarajevo. Their web portal Avaz.ba is the third most visited website in Bosnia and Herzegovina, afte ...
'' newspaper in publication. **
Sarajevo Film Festival The Sarajevo Film Festival is the premier and largest film festival in Southeast Europe, and is one of the largest film festivals in Europe. It was founded in Sarajevo in 1995 during the siege of Sarajevo in the Bosnian War, and brings internation ...
begins. ** Mediacentar Sarajevo founded. * 1996 - 29 February:
Siege of Sarajevo The Siege of Sarajevo ( sh, Opsada Sarajeva) was a prolonged blockade of Sarajevo, the capital of Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the Bosnian War. After it was initially besieged by the forces of the Yugoslav ...
ends. * 1997 -
Sarajevo Jazz Festival The Jazz Fest Sarajevo ( Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: ''Sarajevski džez festival'' / Сарајевски џез фестивал) is an international music festival held annually during the first week of November in Sarajevo and is the lar ...
begins. * 2000 - King Fahd Mosque inaugurated.


21st century

* 2001 - Istiqlal Mosque and
Bosniak Institute The Bosniak Institute is an institution of culture and scholarship in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It has a museum and a gallery, a cultural centre and a library, a publishing house and a cultural centre. The institute is the result of its ...
established. * 2002 - Population: 401,118. * 2004 **
Center for Investigative Reporting The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) is a nonprofit news organization based in Emeryville, California. It was founded in 1977 as the nation’s first nonprofit investigative journalism organization, and has since grown into a multi-platf ...
headquartered in city. ** Baitus Salam (mosque) built. * 2005 **
Semiha Borovac Semiha Borovac (born 2 March 1955) is a Bosnian politician who served as the 35th Mayor of Sarajevo, holding office from 2005 until 2009. She is Sarajevo's first female mayor and is also a member of the Party of Democratic Action. Borovac was als ...
becomes mayor. **
East West Theatre Company East West Theatre Company (Bosnian: East West Centar) was established in 2005 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is a nonprofit cultural institution which produces performing arts programs, publications, films, and music events. It also organ ...
founded. * 2008 **
Avaz Twist Tower The Avaz Twist Tower is a 40 story, 172m tall skyscraper in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the headquarters for '' Dnevni avaz'', a Bosnian newspaper company.
built. **
Sarajevo City Center Sarajevo City Center (SCC) is a business complex and shopping center in downtown Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, that consists of three main parts: a shopping mall and leisure complex, a five star hotel tower and a commercial offices tower, with ...
(commercial space) construction begins. * 2009 **
Alija Behmen Alija Behmen (25 December 1940 – 1 August 2018) was a Bosnian politician who served as the 36th mayor of Sarajevo from 2009 to 2013, and was a member of the Social Democratic Party. He also served as Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia ...
becomes mayor. **
BBI Centar BBI Centar is a shopping mall in the center of Sarajevo. It is one of the largest shopping malls in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with an area of . It was opened on April 6, 2009. The BBI Centar was built on the site where Robna kuća Sarajka, popular ...
shopping mall in business. * 2013 **
Ivo Komšić Ivo Komšić (born 16 June 1948) is a Bosnian doctor, professor, politician and former mayor of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was a key figure in the talks that led to the end of the Bosnian War with the Dayton Agreement, and ...
becomes mayor. ** Population: 369,534; metro 515,012. * 2014 - opens. * 2014 ** April 2014:
Sarajevo City Center Sarajevo City Center (SCC) is a business complex and shopping center in downtown Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, that consists of three main parts: a shopping mall and leisure complex, a five star hotel tower and a commercial offices tower, with ...
opened early ** April 2014: Miljacka River almost flooded the city ** 9 May: Sarajevo National Library reopens. * 2017 ** 6 February:
Abdulah Skaka Abdulah Skaka (born 5 December 1983) is a Bosnian politician and economist who served as the 38th mayor of Sarajevo from 2017 to 2021. Since 2013, he has been a member of the Party of Democratic Action. Early and personal life Skaka was born o ...
becomes mayor. * 2019 ** Summer 2019 - Sarajevo flooded by high amount of rain due to overwhelming humidity climate. ** November 2019 - Sarajevo faced 3 aftershocks of an Earthquake with its epicenter in Nevesinje, it is referred to as the Durrës Earthquake. * 2020 ** January 2020 - Sarajevo faces a dangerous air pollution similar to most Chinese urban cities ** March 2020 -
COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...
impacts the education and movement in Sarajevo. ** 22 March 2020 - A weak aftershock occurred exactly at 6:25 AM (CET) from an earthquake in Zagreb. ** 29 December 2020 - Another weak aftershock occurred at 12:20 PM (CET) from an earthquake in Petrinja. * 2021 ** 8 April:
Benjamina Karić Benjamina Karić (; born 8 April 1991) is a Bosnian politician serving as the 39th mayor of Sarajevo since 2021. She has been a member of the Social Democratic Party since 2009. Karić was born in Sarajevo in 1991. She graduated from the Univer ...
becomes mayor.


See also

*
List of mayors of Sarajevo This is a list of people who have served as mayor or president of the city council of the city of Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sarajevo has had 38 different mayors in 39 different mayorships since the position was created on 22 ...
since 1878 * Other names of Sarajevo


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Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...
sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...
Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...