<P> Sarajevo ( Cyrillic : Сарајево , pronounced ( sǎrajeʋo ) ; see names in other languages ) is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina , with a population of 275,524 in its current administrative limits . The Sarajevo metropolitan area , including Sarajevo Canton , East Sarajevo and nearby municipalities is home to 555,210 inhabitants . Nestled within the greater Sarajevo valley of Bosnia , it is surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans . </P>
where is sarajevo on a map of europe
within the greater Sarajevo valley of Bosnia surrounded by the Dinaric Alps along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans