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Bosniak Americans ( Bosnian: Američki Bošnjaci) are Americans whose ancestry can be traced to Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Sanjak region. The majority of Bosniak Americans immigrated to the United States during the Bosnian War which lasted from 1992 to 1995. Nevertheless, the first Bosniaks settled in Chicago in the late 19th and early 20th ...
Genetic studies on Bosniaks. As with all modern European nations, a large degree of 'biological continuity' exists between Bosnians and Bosniaks and their ancient predecessors with Y chromosomal lineages testifying to predominantly Paleolithic European ancestry. [1] [2] Studies based on bi-allelic markers of the NRY (non-recombining region of ...
The Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Croatian: Hrvati Bosne i Hercegovine ), often referred to as Bosnian Croats ( Croatian: bosanski Hrvati) or Herzegovinian Croats ( Croatian: hercegovački Hrvati ), are native and the third most populous ethnic group in Bosnia and Herzegovina, after Bosniaks and Serbs, and are one of the constitutive ...
Countries around Bosnia and Herzegovina are Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro. The capital is Sarajevo, and other important cities are Banja Luka, Mostar, Bihać, Zenica and Tuzla. The three largest ethnic groups are Bosniaks, Serbs, and Croats. Most Bosniaks are Sunni Muslim, most Serbs are Serbian Orthodox Christians, and most Croats are Roman ...
Bushnak. Bushnak ( Arabic: بشناق, meaning "Bosnian", also transliterated Bushnaq, Boshnak, Bouchenak and Bouchnak) is a surname common among Levantines and Saudis (Hejazis) of Bosnian Muslim origin. [1] [2] Those sharing this surname are the descendants of Bosnian Muslims apprehensive of living under Christian rule after the Austro ...
The Bosnian Muslims were the largest ethnic group in Bosnia and Herzegovina before the 1992-1995 war. They lived among Orthodox Serbs, Catholic Croats, and other Bosnians in cities, towns, and villages throughout the country. The largest concentrations of Muslims were in the central and eastern parts and in the northwestern area of the country.
Religion in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Religious pluralism: A Catholic church (left), a Serbian Orthodox church (right), and a mosque (center background) in Bosanska Krupa. The most widely professed religion in Bosnia and Herzegovina is Islam and the second biggest religion is Christianity. Nearly all the Muslims of Bosnia are followers of the ...
