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Sancak Region, one of the seven sanjaks subordinate to the Ottoman Empire’s Bosnia Eyalet, is a settlement known as “Raška” in Serbian history and “Yenipazar Sanjak” in Ottoman history. Divided between Serbia and Montenegro, this region, which encompasses multiple ethnic identities, has retained the name Sancak to the present day. The Yenipazar Sanjak borders Muslim Bosnia-Herzegovina, Albania, and Kosovo to the west and Christian Serbia and Montenegro to the east. The region, possessing signifi

Sevdalinka is an anonymous lyrical folk song genre, deriving from the Bosnian term sevdah, which itself originates from the Arabic word sevda/sawda (meaning black bile or melancholy), and translates as “Bosnian love songs.” It is considered one of the most widespread lyrical forms within Bosnian anonymous folk literature. Performed with music and maqam, it is based on the interplay between lyrics and stringed instruments. Within the social context shaped by Ottoman urban life, it is distinguishe