Draft:Zalik, Mostar

Zalik is a neighborhood in the City of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is part of the Northern metropolitan area.

Zalik is located in the nothern part of the city. In the south, it borders the Carina neighborhood, in the west Centar II and Rudnik, whereas in the north the Vrapčići suburb is located. In the east, the Podveležje village of Gornje Gnojnice is to be found.

Zalik itself is made up of Gornji Zalik ("Upper Zalik"), Pasjak and Abazovina.

Geography
Zalik is situated in the northern city area, on the east bank of the Neretva river.

Its southern border is formed by the Ivan Krndelj square, where the Carina neighborhood begins. In the east, Zalik goes all the way to a location called "Strelište" (in eng. "shooting range") between the Fortica and Kandiljan mountain, and in the west to the Neretva river. The northern end of the neighborhood, and the city area itself, is located at the junction of the Marshal Tito street and the M-17 freeway.

The western part of Zalik, especially Abazovina, is dominated by flat land, whereas the eastern Gornji Zalik is very mountainous.

Through this neighborhood go the Marshal Tito street (locally called "Main street" as it is the longest road in the city), the 29. Herzegovina division street and the M-17 freeway. There is also the Student bridge that connects the northern neighborhoods to the east and west of the Neretva river.