Igman Mountain, Sarajevo

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Igman Mountain, Sarajevo
Igman is a mountain in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. Geologically, Igman is part of the Dinaric Alps and formed largely of secondary and tertiary sedimentary rock, mostly Limestone.

Igman is a mountain  in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. Geologically, Igman is part of the Dinaric Alps and formed largely of secondary and tertiary sedimentary rock, mostly Limestone.

 It is located southwest of Sarajevo, bordering the Bjelašnica range in the south and west, Hadžići and Ilidža in the north, and the river Željeznica in the east. Igman's highest point, west of the Malo Polje road, at an altitude of 1,510 metres, the homonym highest elevation on the east side of this road reaches an elevation of 1,502 metres. 

Most of Igman is covered with mixed forest with localpastures. Igman was the location of the lowest recorded temperature in the region, −43 °C. Igman has been the site of extensive combat during the 1992-1995 siege of Sarajevo and certain areas, in particular the surroundings of former front lines, feature a high mine risk.

 

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