The name Sarajevo comes from the Turkish word saraj, meaning palace. The city is the most Arabic in atmosphere in Europe, with cathedrals, churches and synagogues standing side by side with mosques and the central Bascarsija or Oriental bazaar.
The most dominant type of folk song in Muslim culture in Bosnia and Herzegovina used to be the sevdalinka, a form of love song. Sevdah is the Turkish word for love.
The first European pyramid to be discovered was the Bosnian Pyramid, Visocica Hill. It is located in the heart of Bosnia, in the town of Visoko. Because of its similarities to the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico, it has been named the “Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun” (Bosanska Piramida Sunca). There are also a four more ancient structures on the site, the Bosnian Pyramid of the Moon (Bosanska Piramida Mjeseca), Bosnian Pyramid of the Dragon (Bosanska Piramida Zmaja), Bosnian Pyramid of the Love (Bosanska Piramida Ljubavi) and the Temple of the Earth, (Hram Zemlje).
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