Bosnia and Herzegovina
Noted Bosnian film-makers are Mirza Idrizović, Aleksandar Jevđević, Ivica Matić, Danis Tanović (oscar winner for best foreign movie with his No Man's Land), Ademir Kenoviċ, Benjamin Filipoviċ, Jasmin Dizdar, Pjer Žalica, Jasmila Žbaniċ, Dino Mustafić, Srđan Vuletić, and finally most awarded Emir Kusturica. Sarajevo Film Festival, founded in 1994, has become the biggest and most influencing in southeast Europe.
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Cuisine
Bosnian cuisine uses many spices; but usually in very small quantities. Most dishes are light, as they are cooked in lots of water; the sauces are fully natural, consisting of little more than the natural juices of the vegetables in the dish. Typical ingredients include tomatoes, potatoes, onions, garlic, peppers, cucumbers, carrots, cabbage, mushrooms, spinach, courgettes, dried beans, fresh beans, plums, milk, and cream called Pavlaka. Bosnian cuisine is balanced between Western and Eastern influences. Bosnian food is closely related to Turkish, Greek, and other Mediterranean cuisines. However, due to years of Austrian rule, there are many influences from Central Europe. Typical meat dishes include primarily beef and lamb. Pork is not widely used, due to the large Muslim portion of the population. Some local specialties are ćevapi, burek, dolma, sarma, pilaf, goulash, ajvar and a whole range of Eastern sweets. The best local wines come from Herzegovina where the climate is suitable for growing grapes. Plum or apple rakia is produced in Bosnia.
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Sports
The most important international sporting event in the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina was the hosting of the 14th Winter Olympics, held in Sarajevo from the 8th to the 23rd of February 1984.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has produced many athletes. Many of them were famous in the Yugoslav national teams before Bosnia and Herzegovina's independence.
Some notable local Olympians were:
- Rome, 1960: Tomislav Knez and Velimir Sombolac (football),
- Munich, 1972: Abaz Arslanagić, Milorad Karalić, Nebojša Popović, Đorđe Lavrinić, Dobrivoje Seleć (handball)
- Moscow, 1980: Mirza Delibašić and Ratko Radovanović (basketball)
- Los Angeles, 1984: Zdravko Rađenović, Zlatan Arnautović (handball) and Anto Josipović (boxing).
The Borac handball club has won seven Yugoslav National Championships, as well as the European Championship Cup in 1976 and the International Handball Federation Cup in 1991.
The Bosna basketball club from Sarajevo were European Champions in 1979. The Yugoslav national basketball team, which medaled in every world championship from 1963 through 1990, included Bosnian players such as Dražen Dalipagić and Mirza Delibašić. Bosnia and Herzegovina regularly qualifies for the European Championship in Basketball. Jedinstvo Women's basketball club, based in Tuzla, has won the 1979 European Championships in Florence.
The Tuzla-Sinalco karate club from Tuzla has won the most Yugoslav championships, as well as four European Championships and one World Championship.
The Bosnian chess team has been Champion of Yugoslavia seven times , in addition to winning four European championships: 1994 in Lyon, 1999 in Bugojno, 2000 in Neum, and 2001 in Kalitea. Borki Predojević (from Teslić) chess club has also won two European Championships: Litohoreu (Greece) in 1999, and Kalitei (Greece) in 2001.
Middle-weight boxer Marjan Beneš has won several B&H Championships, Yugoslavian Championships and the European Championship. In 1978 he won the World Title against Elish Obeda from Bahamas. Another middle-weight boxer, Ante Josipović won the Olympic Gold in Los Angeles, 1984. He also won Yugoslavian Championship in 1982, the Championship of the Balkans in 1983, and the Beograd Trophy in 1985.
Football is the most popular sport in B&H. It dates from 1903, but its popularity grew significantly after the World War II. At local level, Sarajevo (1967 and 1984), Željezničar (1972) have both won the Yugoslavian Championship. The former Yugoslav national football team has included a number of Bosnian players, such as Josip Katalinski, Dušan Bajević, Ivica – Ćiro Blaževć, Ivica Osim, Safet Sušić, and Mirsad Fazlagić.
In football, the independent Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team has not qualified for a European or World Championship. Bosnian national teams have struggled to draft the best national players. Many players born in Bosnia and Herzegovina choose to play for other countries due to their ethnic identification and because of higher salaries offered by other teams. For example Mario Stanić and Mile Mitić were both born in Bosnia, but play for Croatia and Serbia respectively. Other internationally famous players from Bosnia and Herzegovina, who have made similar choices, are: Zoran Savić, Vladimir Radmanović, Zoran Planinić , Aleksandar Nikolić and Savo Milošević.
Bosnia and Herzegovina is the current world champion in paralympic volleyball. Many of the players lost their legs in the War of 1992-1995.
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See also
- Bosnian architecture
- 1991 Bosnia and Herzegovina Population Census
- Oriental Institute in Sarajevo
- List of settlements in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Gallery
 Bosnian countryside |
 A plate of Bosnian food |
 Mosque in Mostar |
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2.jpg/90px-House_(Sarajevo)2.jpg) Modern house in Sarajevo |
 Kravice Waterfalls south of Mostar |
 Cathedral of Jesus' Heart in Sarajevo |
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 Neretva River, the jewel of Herzegovina |
.JPG/120px-Ramsko_Lake_(Bosnia-Herzegovina).JPG) Ramsko Lake, west from Prozor |
 Sarajevo Nightlife |
 Volujak Mountain, northeast of Gacko |
 Trebinje, southern Herzegovina |
.jpg/120px-Stanisic_Village_(Bijeljina).jpg) Stanišić ethno-village near Bijeljina |
.jpg/120px-Bjelasnica_Mountain_(Sarajevo).jpg) Lone skier on Bjelašnica Mountain |
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 Mountain Cabin on Bjelašnica Mountain |
 Traditional Bread |
 Rakitnica Canyon, between Bjelašnica and Visočica mountains |
.jpg/79px-Neretva_River_(Bosnia-Herzegovina).jpg) Nature Park and Bird Reserve Hutovo Blato |
 Park Chess in Sarajevo |
 Cafe Culture in Sarajevo |
 Gourmet Food |
 Heart Lake in central Bosnia |
 Bilećko Lake, south from Bileća |
 Countryside near Tarčin, south of Sarajevo |
10.jpg/90px-Una_River_(Bosnia-Herzegovina)10.jpg) Una River; diving is popular among Bosnians |
 Čvrsnica Mountain, southwest of Jablanica |
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