Foča (Serbian Cyrillic: Фоча, pronounced [fôtʃa]) is a town and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the south-east on the banks of Drina river. As of 2013, the town has a population of 12,234 inhabitants, while the municipality has 18,288 inhabitants.Foča houses some faculties (including the Medical and Orthodox Theological Faculty of Saint Basil of Ostrog) from the Istočno Sarajevo University. It is also home to the "Seminary of Saint Peter of Sarajevo and Dabar-Bosna", one of seven seminaries in the Serbian Orthodox Church. Foča was, before the ethnic cleansing in 1992-1994, home to one of Bosnia's most important Islamic high schools, the Madrasa of Mehmed Pasha Kukavica. The Sutjeska National Park, which is the oldest National Park in Bosnia and Herzegovina, is located in the municipality.
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Istočno Sarajevo in the context of Lukavica (Istočno Novo Sarajevo)
Lukavica (Serbian Cyrillic: Лукавица) is an urban neighborhood of the city of Istočno Sarajevo, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The administrative, business, cultural and sports center of the Istočno Sarajevo. It is located in municipality of Istočno Novo Sarajevo and administratively distinguished between Lukavica-Center and Lukavica. It is urban area of the Istočno Sarajevo and suburban part of the Sarajevo.