Karmela Cindric
First published in
SFOR Informer#167, November, 2003

The print section of the SFOR Psychological Branch (PSB) is currently working hard on wrapping up one of the branch's next products - a publication titled "Bosnia and Herzegovina - a Country for a Good Life". The target audience of the publication is the local population, although there will be a limited number printed in English. The publication aims to promote the cultural history and natural beauty of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) that help to make the country a truly unique. For the purposes of this preview, we singled out those parts of the publication that are related to the Sarajevo area and it's surrounding.

BUTMIR'S CULTURE
Between 1893 and 1896, one of the richest Neolithic finds in Europe was discovered in Butmir outside of Sarajevo. Thanks to this important find, Neolithic culture from this age is known amongst international archaeologists as Butmir's Culture.
HAGADA
One of the most valued international Hagadas - Jewish Sefardian religious books of rituals - is the Sarajevan Hagada, written in Spain in 1314. This book has been in the National Museum in Sarajevo since 1894 and is amongst most valuable museum exhibits in Europe.
GAZIHUSREV-BEG LIBRARY
Gazihusrev-Beg Library was established in 1537 in Sarajevo and it was the biggest library in the Balkans at the time. With its 50,000 books, handwritings and archives in the Arabic, Turkish and Persian languages, this library is still considered as being one of the most valuable collections of Oriental/Middle Eastern languages in Europe.