Babića Bašća
Babića Bašča
Бабића Башча | |
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Neighborhood | |
The Babića Bašča local community, with Šeher-Ćehaja Bridge in front, Inat kuća just behind it, in front of the minaret which on the other hand belongs to the Vekil-Harač mosque. Cemetery Alifakovac can be seen on the right side in the background, while the fortress on the hill in background, left on the photo, is the Bijela Tabija. | |
| Nickname(s): Alifakovac (after the cemetery and street within the neighborhood) | |
| Coordinates: 43°51′27.08″N 18°26′13.86″E / 43.8575222°N 18.4371833°E | |
| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Entity | Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| Canton | Sarajevo Canton |
| Municipality | Stari Grad, Sarajevo |
| Seat | Maguda br. 1 |
| Government | |
| • President | Sead Durmo |
| • Council of local community | Members
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| Population | |
• Total | 1,496 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Area code | 033 |
| Website | Mjesna zajednica Babića Bašča - Stari Grad |
Babića Bašča (Cyrillic: Бабића Башча, lit. "Babić's Garden") is a local community within the municipality of Stari Grad, Sarajevo. It's one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city of Sarajevo. It derives its name from a garden that was the property of a certain Babić family, and it was located in a street that now has the same name as the local community. The reason why it's named after a garden is that because almost all houses had gardens in their courtyards and in summer, many people who traveled through Sarajevo in the past, described Sarajevo as a green oasis surrounded by hills, making those gardens something as a symbol of the city. The street and old cemetery Alifakovac is located here and therefore the neighborhood is locally and throughout the city known as Alifakovac. It borders the local communities of Baščaršija, Vratnik and Mošćanica to the north, Hrid – Jarčedoli to the south, Bistrik to the west and the Entity of Republika Srpska to the east. The local community counts a population of 1,496.