Mostar is a city in Bosnia and Herzegovina, located on the banks of the Neretva River and is the cultural and economic center of Herzegovina, as well as the largest city in Herzegovina. Mostar is the administrative seat of Herzegovina-Neretva County.

The city was named after to the bridge keepers (bridgemen) on the banks of the Neretva River. It is considered one of the most beautiful cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Neretva is bridged by the Old Bridge, which together with the old town has been on the UNESCO list of protected cultural heritage since 2005. Mostar is located in the south of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the central part of Herzegovina. The urban area of Mostar can be geographically described as the hub of northern, western and eastern Herzegovina. The Neretva Canyon stretches through the center of the city, which is why Mostar is known as "the city on the Neretva River".

It is located 132 km southwest of Sarajevo and 57 km northeast of Ploče. It was created in the transitional area from the low Herzegovinian karst to the mountainous area, where the old trade route from the hinterland crossed the Neretva and continued towards the sea. Mostar is an important traffic hub. It is located on the railway line Ploče (Croatia) - Sarajevo, and has an airport. A part of the former bazaar with shops, craft workshops, etc. forms a unique architectural-urban complex. and the approach to the approximately 20-meter high stone bridge from 1566 (Stari most), which is under UNESCO protection.

Mostar extends into three basins. In the north is Bijelo Polje, where most of the northern suburban settlements are located. In the center is the Mostar Valley, where the city of Mostar and most of the western suburban settlements are located, and in the south is the Mostarsko Polje (Bišće Polje), where most of the southern suburban settlements and the Mostar industrial zone are located. Bišće Polje is the local name for the aforementioned basin, while on various maps the name Mostarsko Polje is used.

The most famous hills around the Mostar basin are: Hum, Brkanovo brdo, Galac, Orlovac, Mikuljača, Žovnica, Planinica and Fortica, and the town itself is located at an altitude of 60-80 meters. Two mountains located near Mostar are Velež and Prenj. Neretva and Radobolja flow through Mostar, and in the immediate vicinity of the city there are: Drežanka, Buna, Bunica and Jasenica.

City of Mostar website services:  https://www.mostar.ba/