Gazi Husrev-beg's Library

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The Gazi-Husrev-beg Library is a public library in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina founded in 1537 by the Ottomans, and is part of a larger complex with Gazi Husrev-beg Medresa. It holds one of the most important collections of Islamic manuscripts in Bosnia-Herzegovina, including many originally donated by Gazi Husrev-beg. The library also holds a sizable number of books, journals, newspapers, documents and photographs.

Miscellaneous historic sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina All sites in Sarajevo

Address
Gazi Husrev-begova 46e, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Established
1537

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