Tuzla

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Tuzla (UK: , US: , Bosnian pronunciation: [tûzla] ) is the third-largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the administrative center of Tuzla Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, it has a population of 110,979 inhabitants. Tuzla is the economic, cultural, educational, health, and tourist center of northeast Bosnia. It is an educational center and home to two universities. It is the main industrial machine and one of the leading economic strongholds of the country with a wide and varied industrial sector including an expanding service sector thanks to its salt lake tourism. Panonsko Lake, Europe's only salt lake and part of its central park has more than 350,000 people visiting its shores each year. Tuzla's history is as old as the 9th century; the modern city dates back to 1510 when it became an important garrison town in the Ottoman Empire. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Tuzla is also regarded as one of the most multicultural cities in the country and has managed...

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