Oriental Style City House in Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Muslibegović Family House in Mostar

The Muslibegovic family house is located in Osman Dzikic Street in Brankovac, Mostar (Geographic coordinates: 43º20'30.23''N, 17º48'58.81''E, Elevation: 74 m). It was originally built in the 17th century. It is an example of a developed type of oriental-type town house in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is characterized by a highly developed disposition of the horizontal and vertical plan, the richness of the contents and the separation of the public, i.e. the 'male part' ('selamluk') and the intimate family, i.e. the 'female part' ('harem') of the home complex. At the main family house during 1871-1872. In 2008, works were carried out on the expansion of the building (construction of two rooms on the ground floor and two rooms on the first floor, extension of the summer kitchen ('mutvak'), storeroom and water tank, for which there is a building permit in the Turkish language issued by the municipality of Mostar ('beledija' ).The house was built at the expense of Mehmed Muslibegovic, who had large land holdings in Popovo polje.