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SERAJEVO (pronounced SERAJEVO, " the city of palaces "; Turkish, Bosna Serai; Ger. Sarajewo; Ital. Seraglio)

SERAJEVO (pronounced SERAJEVO, " the See also:
CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)
city of palaces "; See also:
TURKISH
Turkish, Bosna Serai; Ger. Sarajewo; Ital. Seraglio) , the See also:

capital of Bosnia, situated on the Miljacka, a small right-See also:

hand tributary of the Bosna and on the railway from Bosna-See also:

BROD

Brod, 167 m. N., to See also:

Ragusa. Pop. (1895) 37,713, chiefly Serbo-Croatians, with small colonies of See also:

GIPSIES, or GYPSIES

gipsies and See also:

Jews. The city, frequently called the " See also:

DAMASCUS

Damascus of the See also:

North," spreads over a narrow valley, closed on the See also:

east by a semicircle of rugged hills. Though still See also:

HALF

half See also:

ORIENTAL

oriental, and wholly beautiful, with its Turkish See also:

BAZAAR (Pers. bazar, market)

bazaar, its See also:

HUNDRED

hundred mosques, wooden houses and See also:

CYPRESS (Cupressus)

cypress groves, it was largely rebuilt, after 1878, in western See also:

FASHION (adapted from Fr. facon, agon, Lat. factio, making, facere, to do or make)

fashion. The See also:

RIVER

river was also canalized, a See also:

TELEPHONE (Gr. rjXs, far, and dxwvr7, voice)

telephone service introduced, and extensive drainage See also:

WORKS

works carried out. Serajevo is the seat of the provincial See also:

government, of a See also:

ROMAN

Roman See also:

CATHOLIC (Gr. KcaBoXuK6s, general, universal)

Catholic See also:

bishop, an Orthodox See also:

METROPOLITAN (Lat. metropolitanus, Gr. µnrpoiroXtrns)

metropolitan, the highest Moslem ecclesiastical authority or Reis-el-See also:

ULEMA (Arab. 'ulama, sing. 'alim, literally " knowers," in the sense of sciences)

ulema, and the supreme See also:

court. It is the centre of Bosnian See also:

EDUCATION

education, containing the celebrated orphanage founded in 1869 by See also:

MISS

Miss Irby and Miss See also:

Mackenzie (afterwards See also:

LADY (0. Eng. hlaefdige, Mid. Eng. ldfdi, lavedi; the first part of the word is hldf, loaf, bread, as in the corresponding hldford, lord; the second part is usually taken to be from the root dig-, to knead, seen also in " dough "; the sense development fr

Lady Sebright); the Scheriat-Schule, which derives its name from the Turkish See also:

CODE (Lat. codex)

code or scheri, and is maintained by the See also:

state for Moslem See also:

law-students; a gymnasium, a technical See also:

INSTITUTE (from Lat. instituere, to establish or set up)

institute and a teachers' training-See also:

COLLEGE (Collegium)

college. The Begova Djamia (Djamia), or See also:

MOSQUE (through Fr. mosquie; Span. mezquila, from Arab. masjid, sajada, to adore)

mosque of Husref See also:

BEY (a modern Turk. word, the older form being beg, cf. Pers. baig)

Bey, is only surpassed, among See also:

EUROPEAN

European mosques, by those of See also:

Adrianople and See also:

Constantinople.

It was founded, in 1465, by Husref or Usref, See also:

PASHA

pasha of Bosnia. The See also:

castle and See also:

barracks, occupied by an See also:

AUSTRIAN

Austrian See also:

garrison, stand on a cliff commanding a See also:

FINE

fine view of the city. Other noteworthy buildings are the konak or See also:

GOVERNOR (from the Fr. gouverneur, from gouverner, O. Fr. governer, Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, to direct, guide)

governor's See also:

RESIDENCE (Latin residere, to remain behind, to dwell, reside)

residence, the Roman Catholic and Orthodox cathedrals, the See also:

HOSPITAL (Lat. haspitalis, the adjective of hospes, host or guest)

hospital, the townhall and the museum, with fine antiquarian and natural See also:

HISTORY

history collections. In the Silvan Tekke or See also:

DERVISH

Dervish monastery the ceremonies of the howling and dancing Dervishes may be witnessed. Turkish See also:

BATHS

baths and cafes are numerous. The bazaar, or cariija, is a See also:

LABYRINTH (Gr. Xa(3vpcvOos, Lat. labyrinthus)

labyrinth of dark lanes, lined with booths, where embroideries, rugs, embossed See also:

FIRE (in O. Eng. f j'r; the word is common to West German languages, cf. Dutch vuur, Ger. Feuer; the pre-Teutonic form is seen in Sanskrit pu, pavaka, and Gr. irup; the ultimate origin is usually taken to be a root meaning to purify, cf. Lat. purus)

fire-arms, filagree-See also:

WORK

work in See also:

gold and See also:

SILVER

silver, and other native wares are displayed. There are also large See also:

POTTERIES, THE

potteries, See also:

SILK

silk-See also:

mills, a brewery and a See also:

TOBACCO

tobacco factory. At the See also:

MINERAL

mineral baths of Ilidze near the city, where many Roman remains have been found, a hydropathic See also:

ESTABLISHMENT (0. Fr. establissement, Fr. etablissement, late Norm. Fr. establishement, from O. Fr. establir, Fr. etablir, Lat. stabilire, to make stable)

establishment was opened in 1899. The whole neighbourhood is See also:

rich in prehistoric remains. Founded, in 1262, by the Hungarian See also:

General Cotroman, under the name of Bosnavar or Vrhbosna, Serajevo was enlarged by Husref Bey two centuries later, and takes its name from the See also:

PALACE (Lat. Palatium, the name given by Augustus to his residence on the Palatine Hill)

palace (Turkish, serai), which he founded. During the See also:

WARS

wars between See also:

TURKEY

Turkey and See also:

Austria, its ownership was often contested; and it See also:

fell before See also:

King See also:

Matthias I. of See also:

Hungary in 1480, and before See also:

Prince See also:

EUGENE

Eugene of See also:

Savoy in 1697. Destructive fires laid it See also:

WASTE (O. Fr. wast, guast, gast, gaste; Lat. vastus, vast, desolate)

waste in 1480, 1644, 1656, 1687 and 1789.

It was chosen as the seat of Turkish government in 185o, instead of See also:

TRAVNIK

Travnik. In 1878 it was seized by the Austrians, under See also:

Baron Philippovic.

End of Article: SERAJEVO (pronounced SERAJEVO, " the city of palaces "; Turkish, Bosna Serai; Ger. Sarajewo; Ital. Seraglio)

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