Goražde

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Goražde is a town in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina that became internationally known for its siege and designation as a UN-protected enclave during the Bosnian War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
attackedBy Bosnian Serb forces NERFINISHED
conflict Bosnian War NERFINISHED
country Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED
countryCallingCode +387
defendedBy Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED
designatedAs UN-protected enclave
safe area
designatedBy United Nations NERFINISHED
experiencedEvent civilian shelling
ethnic cleansing in surrounding areas
humanitarian crisis during siege
hasIndustry chemical industry
metal industry
textile industry
hasMinorityCommunity Serbs NERFINISHED
others
hasPopulation approximately 20000 (town) in early 21st century
over 20000 (municipality) in early 21st century
hasReligiousBuilding Orthodox churches
mosques
hasRiverCrossing bridges over the Drina
hasTransport regional road connections to Foča
regional road connections to Sarajevo
historicalRegion Ottoman Bosnia NERFINISHED
locatedIn eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED
locatedInCanton Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde NERFINISHED
locatedInEntity Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED
Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde NERFINISHED
Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED
locatedInFormerCountry Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia NERFINISHED
locatedInFormerRepublic Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Drina NERFINISHED
majorityPopulation Bosniaks NERFINISHED
officialLanguage Bosnian
Croatian
Serbian
partOfRegion Podrinje NERFINISHED
postalCode 73000
religionMajority Islam
siegeEndApprox 1995
siegeStartApprox 1992
subjectOf NATO air strikes in its defense
UN Security Council resolutions NERFINISHED
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time NERFINISHED
usesScript Cyrillic
Latin
wasUnderSiegeDuring Bosnian War NERFINISHED
Siege of Goražde NERFINISHED

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