Sarajevo

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo Canton, containing the city of Sarajevo and nearby municipalities, is home to 413,593 inhabitants. Located within the greater Sarajevo valley of Bosnia, it is surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of the Balkans, a region of Southeastern Europe.

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Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Population: 696,731
Latitude: 43.85° N
Longitude: 18.38° E

Which way is Sarajevo from…

From Paris, Sarajevo lies at 108° to the east, 1,347 km as the crow flies.

Paris	108° east	1,347 km
London	114° south-east	1,620 km
New York	53° north-east	7,182 km
Madrid	71° east	1,855 km
Rome	64° north-east	526 km
Montreal	55° north-east	6,840 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	333° north-west	8,128 km

Bearings as the crow flies (great circle), measured from north. From somewhere else, the bearing changes: that’s the whole game.

Oùcécap’s take

Draw a line due south from Stockholm to Bangui and it skims Sarajevo: the three cities sit almost on the same meridian. From London, aim south-east, at 114°, 1,620 km away. From New York, a flat map would show due east (87°), yet the compass says 53°, north-east. To place it in the Balkans, remember that Belgrade is 198 km to the north-east.