Gazi Husrev Bey's Madrasa

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
Coordinates	43°51′34.6″N 18°25′42.0″E / 43.859611°N 18.428333°E / 43.859611; 18.428333
Information
Other name	Kuršumlija medresa
Type	Public institution
Religious affiliation(s)	Islam
Denomination	Sunni
Founded	8 January 1537; 486 years ago
Founder	Gazi Husrev-beg
Status	Active
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 board	Ramiza Smajić, Ministry of Education, Science and Youth of Sarajevo Canton
Educational authority	Ministry of Education, Science and Youth of Sarajevo Canton
Representatives	Ramiza Smajić Maid-ef. Ibrahimović Mensur Kerla
Specialist	Sabaheta Ahmetagić
President of board	Munir Mujić
Administrator	Benaris Šehić
Director of madrasa	Mensur Malkić
Teaching staff	37
Secondary years taught	9th - 14th
Gender	both
Age range	14-18
Language	Bosnian
Campus type	urban, enclosed
Endowment	vakufnama 1537
Information	https://medresasa.edu.ba/

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).