Jahorina
Template:Short description Template:Infobox mountain Jahorina (Template:Lang-sr-Cyrl, Template:IPA) is a mountain in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located at the tripoint of the municipalities of Pale, Trnovo, Republika Srpska and Trnovo, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Part of the Dinaric Alps, it borders Mount Trebević. Its highest peak Ogorjelica has a summit elevation of Template:Convert, making it the second-highest of Sarajevo's mountains, after Bjelašnica at Template:Convert.<ref name="Planinska kuća Ogorjelica">Template:Cite web</ref>
The Jahorina ski resort located on the mountain hosted the women's alpine skiing events of the 1984 Winter Olympics.<ref>1984 Winter Olympics official report. Template:Webarchive pp. 24–27, 107.</ref>
History
Bosnian War
During the Bosnian War, the Republika Srpska used Jahorina as a military base during their 3-year long siege of Sarajevo.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":1">Template:Cite web</ref> The Special Police Brigade established a "special police training centre" on the area's grounds. Many of the Jahorina Centre's officers were later arrested for their involvement in the Srebrenica massacre,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> especially during one of the massacre's last phases, the Kravica massacre.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
21st century
In 2021, Bosnian Serb political leader, Milorad Dodik, was reported to have carried out "anti-terrorism" drills in the area on behalf of the Republika Srpska, sparking controversy.<ref name=":0" /> Critics accused Dodik of threatening Bosnia's stability, while his supporters argued it was legal. The operation occurred during a political crisis in Bosnia, leading to Dodik responding that the blueprint for the drills had begun years earlier, claiming it had nothing to do with Bosnia's political tensions.<ref name=":1" />
Ski resort
The Jahorina ski resort is situated on the slopes of Jahorina. It is the largest and the most popular ski resort in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and a destination for alpine skiing, snowboarding, hiking, and sledding.<ref name="Sarajevska sehara 2020">Template:Cite web</ref>
Landmine risk
Jahorina was an area of major strategic importance during the Bosnian war. Some areas of the mountain, including areas near the resort, still contain land mines.<ref>Vorhees, Mara. 2009. Eastern Europe. Footscray, Victoria: Lonely Planet, p. 119.</ref> However, most of the minefields are located at the southern side of the mountain, while the resort is on the north side. Extensive de-mining activities have taken place after the war.Template:Citation needed Skiing in borders of Jahorina ski resort is safe from mines<ref>Dydyński, Krzysztof, & Steve Fallon. 1999. Eastern Europe. Footscray, Victoria: Lonely Planet, p. 130.</ref> and out-of-bounds areas are marked by skull-and-crossbones signs.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Some off-course slopes were mined during the war and many remain risky.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> On October 30, 2011, a Slovenian paraglider was critically injured on Mount Jahorina when he landed in a minefield by mistake.<ref>Slovenian paragliders land in mine field Template:Webarchive Template:In lang</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>