Srebrenica Genocide Memorial, Genocide memorial cemetery in Potočari, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The Srebrenica Genocide Memorial, officially the Srebrenica–Potočari Memorial and Cemetery for the Victims of the 1995 Genocide, lies west of the Bratunac–Srebrenica road. Its cemetery holds rows of identical white stone markers on a lawn, an open-air mosque, and a semicircular stone installation engraved with victims' names. Across the road, the former battery factory that served as Dutch UNPROFOR headquarters houses exhibitions.
The memorial was established in 2003 to honor over 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys killed in 1995 during the conflict. The site marks one of the gravest events in recent European history.
The cemetery holds an open-air mosque and a semicircular stone installation engraved with the names of the victims, where families return each 11 July for the annual burial ceremony. The memorial's director is Emir Suljagić. The name Potočari belongs to the village where some 25,000 refugees had gathered in July 1995.
The site is open year-round and requires no entrance fee, making it accessible to all visitors. Guided tours should be arranged in advance to receive proper explanation and support during your visit.
The building now housing the exhibitions was originally a battery factory that served as the United Nations peacekeeping headquarters during the conflict. This transformation connects the location's past directly to its present purpose.
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