Omarska
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Omarska Омарска |
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| State : | Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||
| Entity : | Republika Srpska | ||
| Municipality : | Prijedor | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 53 ' N , 16 ° 54' E | ||
| Height : | 219 m. i. J. | ||
Omarska ( Serbian - Cyrillic Омарска ) is a village with about 323 inhabitants in Opština Prijedor in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina . The place is located south of the Kozara Mountains in the northwest of the Republika Srpska , about halfway between Prijedor and Banja Luka .
Omarska became internationally known during the Bosnian War due to several prison camps in and around the village. The prison camps were closed after international pressure.
Omarska has a train station on the Banja Luka – Dobrljin railway line .
Personalities
- Željko Buvač (* 1961) football player and today's coach
- Jadranka Cigelj (* 1948) prisoner of the Omarska camp , author and winner of the Ludovic Trarieux human rights award