Sarajevo yana kusa da cibiyar geometric na triangular-shaped Bosnia-Herzegovina kuma a cikin yankin tarihi na Bosnia daidai. Yana da mita 518 (1,699 ft) sama da matakin teku kuma yana kwance a cikin kwarin Sarajevo, a tsakiyar Dinaric Alps. Kwarin da kanta ya kasance babban yanki na kore, amma ya ba da damar fadada birane da ci gaba a zamanin bayan yakin duniya na biyu. Birnin yana kewaye da tuddai masu gandun daji da manyan duwatsu guda biyar.
tuddai masu gandun daji da manyan duwatsu guda biyar