Banja Luka or Banjaluka is the second largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the largest city of Republika Srpska, of which it is also the de facto capital. Banja Luka is the traditional centre of the densely-forested Bosanska Krajina region of northwestern Bosnia. According to the 2013 census, the city proper has a population of 138,963, while its administrative area comprises a total of 185,042 inhabitants.
Image: BL Skyline
Image: NKD138 Ferhadija 2
Image: Храм Христа Спаситеља Бања Лука
Image: Samostan Marija zvijezda trapisti (2)
Republika Srpska is one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the north and east of the country. Its largest city and administrative centre is Banja Luka, lying on the Vrbas river, and with a population of about 138,963 people.
Welcome sign on the administrative line with the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Iron Age cult carriage from Banjani near Sokolac
Kastel Fortress in Banja Luka, first appearing as an early Slavic hillfort or gradina
Stećak, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on Treskavica mountain