Siege of Sarajevo

the longest siege of a capital city in the history of modern warfare (1992–1996)
Event siege Q175653
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Summary

Siege of Sarajevo is a siege[1]. It ranks in the top 0.28% of siege entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,076 views/month, #4 of 1,415).[2]

Key Facts

  • Siege of Sarajevo is in the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina[3].
  • Siege of Sarajevo's instance of is recorded as siege[4].
  • Siege of Sarajevo took place at Sarajevo[5].
  • Siege of Sarajevo is part of War in Bosnia and Herzegovina[6].
  • Siege of Sarajevo's Commons category is recorded as Siege of Sarajevo[7].
  • Siege of Sarajevo comprises 1996 Sarajevo tram attack[8].
  • Siege of Sarajevo began on April 5, 1992[9].
  • Siege of Sarajevo ended on February 29, 1996[10].
  • Siege of Sarajevo took place on April 2, 1990[11].
  • Siege of Sarajevo's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 43.8475, 'longitude': 18.35638888888889}[12].
  • Siege of Sarajevo's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 43.866666666667, 'longitude': 18.416666666667}[13].
  • Siege of Sarajevo's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Siege of Sarajevo[14].
  • Siege of Sarajevo's Commons gallery is recorded as Siege of Sarajevo[15].

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When and Where

Siege of Sarajevo took place on April 2, 1990[11]. It began on April 5, 1992[9]. It ended on February 29, 1996[10]. The location of it was Sarajevo[5]. It is in the country of Bosnia and Herzegovina[3].

Context

Siege of Sarajevo is part of War in Bosnia and Herzegovina[6]. Its instance of is recorded as siege[4].

Why It Matters

Siege of Sarajevo ranks in the top 0.28% of siege entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,076 views/month, #4 of 1,415).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → siege-1992-1996
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → event/Siege-of-Sarajevo
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Encyclopædia britannica online id: event/Siege-of-Sarajevo"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Start time → —
    Instance of → siege
    Location → Sarajevo
    Country → Bosnia and Herzegovina
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007542049605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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