Ottoman Archives fund of the Gazi Husrev-Bey Library
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The Ottoman archives fund of the Gazi Husrev-bey library in Sarajevo is an archive fund as part of the public Gazi-Husrev-beg Library in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The fund is founded in 1552 in a complex which houses Gazi Husrev-beg Medresa. It holds one of the most important collections of documents in Bosnia-Herzegovina. The collection survived through Bosnian war and Siege of Sarajevo. The archives also store a sizable number of newspapers and photographs.
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Ottoman archives fund of the Gazi Husrev-bey library | |
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Gazi Husrev-begov arhiv | |
The main entrance to Gazi Husrey-bey Madrasa & Library Complex | |
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43°51′34.6″N 18°25′42.0″E | |
Location | Gazi Husrev-begova 46, Baščaršija, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Type | Archive[1] |
Established | 1552 (472 years ago) (1552)[2] |
Reference to legal mandate | - |
Collection | |
Items collected | Fund comprises sijils of the Sarajevo Sharia Court, endowment charters, testaments, writs, advertisements, legal evidence papers, teaching licenses etc. |
Size | cca 15 000 items[2] |
Criteria for collection | - |
Legal deposit | - |
Access and use | |
Access requirements | User must be registered |
Circulation | - |
Members | - |
Other information | |
Budget | - |
Director | Muhamed Hodžić,<susenior archivist[1] |
Employees | 3 FTE[1] |
Website | Official website ![]() |
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A documents kept by archives represent a source for studying of the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
As part of the larger complex of Gazi Husrev-begova Medresa, the library facilities housing the Archives are designated the National Monument of Bosnia and Herzegovina by KONS.