Srebrenica Genocide Memorial
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The Srebrenica Genocide Memorial, officially known as the Srebrenica–Potočari Memorial and Cemetery for the Victims of the 1995 Genocide,[3] is the memorial-cemetery complex in Srebrenica set up to honour the victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. The victims—at least 8,372 of them—were mainly male, mostly Muslim Bosniaks and some Catholic Croats.
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Srebrenica Genocide Memorial Srebrenica–Potočari Memorial and Cemetery to Genocide Victims | |
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Memorijalni centar Srebrenica–Potočari | |
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Established | 20 September 2003; 20 years ago (2003-09-20) |
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Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Coordinates | 44°9′29″N 19°18′6″E |
Type | public, memorial |
Size | central area and graves: ~ 5 hectares (12 acres); total: > 10 ha (25 acres) |
No. of graves | 6,504[1][2] (of 8,372 carved names)[2] |
Website | https://srebrenicamemorial.org |
Founded after Srebrenica massacre |
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As of May 2017[update], 6,938 genocide victims have been identified through DNA analysis (conducted by the International Commission on Missing Persons) of human remains recovered from mass graves[1] and 6,643 (as of July 2020[update]) Bosnian Muslim victims have been buried.[1][2][4]