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Gazi Hüsrev Bey Medresesi is the oldest secondary educational institution in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s city of Sarajevo, providing uninterrupted education since the Ottoman period to the present day. The medrese was commissioned by Gazi Hüsrev Bey, a grandson of Ottoman Sultan Bayezid II, on 8 January 1537 and established in memory of his mother, Selçuk Hatun. Its foundation charter forms the basis of the medrese’s educational and financial structure. The official founder of the institution is th

White Ribbon Day (Bosnian: Dan bijelih traka) is an annual commemoration held on 31 May to remember the massacres carried out in 1992 by Serb forces against non-Serb civilians in the town of Prijedor and its surroundings in northern Bosnia and Herzegovina.Background and HistoryAt the start of the Bosnian War, Serb forces seized the town of Prijedor in April 1992. On 31 May 1992, local Serb authorities issued a decree through local radio broadcasts, requiring all non-Serb citizens to display whit

Kravice Waterfall is a natural waterfall located on the Trebižat River in the Herzegovina region of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is one of the region’s most significant waterfalls due to its geological structure and ecological diversity.Kravice Waterfall is situated approximately 40 kilometers south of Mostar, near Ljubuški, in the vicinity of the village of Studenci. It has formed over travertine deposits of the Trebižat River. The waterfall has a height of 28 meters and a width of approximately

The Bosnian War, which took place between 1992 and 1995, holds a place in history as one of the most severe humanitarian tragedies in Europe since World War II. One of the war’s most harrowing episodes occurred during the Siege of Sarajevo. For nearly four years, Sarajevo became the epicenter of a massive humanitarian catastrophe unfolding before the world’s eyes. The city was encircled by Serb forces positioned on the surrounding hills, and daily life became intertwined with artillery shelling,

Počitelj (Bosnian: Počitelj) is a historic settlement located within the boundaries of the Čapljina municipality in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of southern Bosnia and Herzegovina. It preserves its architectural fabric from the Medieval and Ottoman periods. Situated on the left bank of the Neretva River, the town has been on UNESCO’s Tentative List of World Heritage Sites since 2007 due to its stonework architecture and strategic military layout.History and FoundationThe origins of Počitelj as

Markale Market Massacre refers to two separate bloody attacks carried out by the Army of the Republika Srpska (VRS) on the historic market square in the center of Sarajevo, which was under siege during the Bosnian War (1992–1995). Markale, one of the few areas where the besieged civilian population could access food and essential supplies, was deliberately targeted because of this critical function. These attacks resulted in the deaths of more than 100 civilians and injuries to hundreds more, an

The Tuzla Elderly Care Home Fire was a fire that occurred on 4 November 2025 at an elderly care facility in the city of Tuzla in northeastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, resulting in the deaths of 13 people and injuries to 40 others.Origin and Progression of the FireThe fire began on the evening of Tuesday 4 November 2025 at approximately 20:45 local time (19:45 GMT) on the seventh floor of a public elderly care home in Tuzla. The initial flames rose from the upper-floor windows and quickly engulfed

Sevdalinka is an anonymous lyrical folk song genre, deriving from the Bosnian term sevdah, which itself originates from the Arabic word sevda/sawda (meaning black bile or melancholy), and translates as “Bosnian love songs.”It is considered one of the most widespread lyrical forms within Bosnian anonymous folk literature. Performed with music and maqam, it is based on the interplay between lyrics and stringed instruments. Within the social context shaped by Ottoman urban life, it is distinguished

Kuşlat Mosque is a historic mosque located in eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, situated on a steep hill between Zvornik and Konjević Polje. It is one of the rare architectural examples from the Ottoman period in the region. The mosque was built in the second half of the 15th century during the Ottoman Empire’s conquest of the Balkans. Its name, "Kuşlat," is derived from a local term meaning "bird’s nest," referring to its elevated position atop a rocky hill. The location of the mosque holds signi