▁formed ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁In ▁November , ▁the ▁Z NG ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁Cro at ian ▁Army ▁( H V ). ▁The ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁of ▁Cro atia ▁was ▁ham per ed ▁by ▁a ▁UN ▁arms ▁embargo ▁introduced ▁in ▁September , ▁while ▁the ▁military ▁conflict ▁in ▁Cro atia ▁continued ▁to ▁es cal ate ▁with ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁V uk ov ar , ▁which ▁started ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁August . ▁ ▁Dub rov nik ▁is ▁the ▁southern most ▁major ▁Cro at ian ▁city . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁Adri atic ▁Sea ▁coast . ▁The ▁w alled ▁city ▁centre , ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Old ▁Town , ▁is ▁a ▁site ▁of ▁historical ▁monuments ▁and ▁her itage ▁buildings ▁largely ▁d ating ▁to ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁R ag usa ; ▁the ▁city ▁has ▁been ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁UN ES CO ▁World ▁Heritage ▁S ites . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁city ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁of ▁whom ▁ 8 2 . 4 % ▁were ▁Cro ats ▁and ▁ 6 . 8 % ▁were ▁Ser bs . ▁Cro at ian ▁territory ▁surrounding ▁the ▁city ▁st ret ches ▁from ▁the ▁Pel je š ac ▁pen ins ula ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁and ▁the ▁Pre v la ka ▁pen ins ula ▁in ▁the ▁east ▁at ▁the ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁Kot or ▁on ▁the ▁border ▁with ▁Mont en eg ro . ▁This ▁territory ▁is ▁very ▁narrow , ▁especially ▁near