Gazi Husrev Bey's Madrasa

JU Gazi Husrev-begova medresa, Sarajevo (Javna ustanova Gazi Husrev-begova medresa u Sarajevu; transl.Public Institution Gazi Husrev-beg Madrasa in Sarajevo) is a high school and college, a madrasa in Arabic, founded on 8 January 1537 CE and built in Sarajevo as Gazi Husrev-beg's second endowment. It was built in the style of the Istanbul madrasas, and was called Kuršumlija because it was covered with a lead roof (lead in Turkish: kurşun).

JU Gazi Husrev-begova medresa
Gazi Husrev-begova medresa
Gazi Husrev-beg Complex, old & new buildings, school, library & dorm
Address
Sarači 49

Baščaršija, Sarajevo

Sarajevo
,
Sarajevo Canton
71000

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coordinates43°51′34.6″N 18°25′42.0″E
Information
Other nameKuršumlija medresa
TypePublic institution
Religious affiliation(s)Islam
DenominationSunni
Founded8 January 1537; 486 years ago
FounderGazi Husrev-beg vakif
StatusActive
Sister school
  • Behram-begova medresa, Tuzla
  • Elči Ibrahim-pašina medresa, Travnik
  • Karađoz-begova medresa, Mostar
  • Medresa “Gazi Isa-beg”, Novi Pazar
  • Medresa “Osman-ef. Redžović”, Veliko Čajno, Visoko
  • Medresa ”Reis Džemaludin-ef. Čaušević”, Cazin
  • Medresa “Reis Ibrahim-ef. Maglajlić”, Banja Luka
School boardRamiza Smajić, Ministry of Education, Science and Youth of Sarajevo Canton
Educational authorityMinistry of Education, Science and Youth of Sarajevo Canton
RepresentativesRamiza Smajić
Maid-ef. Ibrahimović
Mensur Kerla
SpecialistSabaheta Ahmetagić
President of boardMunir Mujić
AdministratorBenaris Šehić
Director of madrasaMensur Malkić
Teaching staff37
Secondary years taught9th - 14th
Genderboth
Age range14-18
LanguageBosnian
Campus typeurban, enclosed
Endowmentvakufnama 1537
Informationhttps://medresasa.edu.ba/
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