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When you stroll around in the old town of Sarajevo you can see the sign “Sniper Alley”/"Sniper Avenue", which was the informal name primarily for streets Zmaja od Bosne Street, Dragon of Bosnia Street and Meša Selimović Boulevard, the main boulevard in Sarajevo which during the Bosnian War was lined with snipers' posts, and became ...
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May 3, 2020 · Features. ‘A camera doesn’t lie’: Documenting besieged Sarajevo. 25 years on, a Bosnian survivor is on a mission to keep memories alive with his Sniper Alley project. With Serb snipers...
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We drove along Sniper Alley during a tour of Sarajevo and also walked it later on our own. The name is a nickname given during the Siege of Sarajevo since the road was such a dangerous place to be, with wide-open views for besieging snipers.
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Book your tickets online for Sniper Alley, Sarajevo: See 59 reviews, articles, and 52 photos of Sniper Alley, ranked No.30 on Tripadvisor among 196 attractions in Sarajevo.
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Sniper Alley in 1996, seen from a IFOR vehicle. "Sniper Alley" ( Bosnian: Snajperska aleja / Снајперска алеја) was the informal name primarily for streets such as Ulica Zmaja od Bosne ( Dragon of Bosnia Street) and Meša Selimović Boulevard, the main boulevard in Sarajevo which during the Bosnian War was lined with Serbian ...
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"Sniper Alley" was the informal name primarily for streets Zmaja od Bosne Street and Meša Selimović Boulevard, the main boulevard in Sarajevo which during the Bosnian War was lined with snipers' posts, and became infamous as a dangerous place for civilians to traverse. The road connects the industrial part of the city to the Old Town's ...
During the siege of Sarajevo, civilians regularly risked their lives crossing the city's main boulevard, which became known as "sniper alley". Hiding in high-rise buildings, gunmen overlooked the...
