About Sarajevo and what makes it special Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia & Herzegovina is a city with a rich, deep, complex, and turbulent history. Sarajevo was founded by the Ottoman Empire in 1461 when the Ottomans conquered the Balkan region. It was under the Ottoman rule for 4 centuries. In 1878, the city of Sarajevo, along with the rest of the Bosnia Vilayet (the … Continue reading Sarajevo: A City Like No Other 🇧🇦