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A hammam (Arabic: حمّام, romanized: ḥammām), also often called a Turkish bath by Westerners, [1] is a type of steam bath or a place of public bathing associated with the Islamic world. It is a prominent feature in the culture of the Muslim world and was inherited from the model of the Roman thermae.
Hammam al-Sarah is an Umayyad bathhouse in Jordan, built in connection with the complex of Qasr al-Hallabat, which stands some 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the west. [ 1 ] Along with examples in the other desert castles of Jordan, it is one of the oldest surviving remains of a Muslim bathhouse.
The building was rebuilt as a Turkish bath between 1571 and 1590 during the first years of the Ottoman rule in the island. [1] It belonged to the foundation of Mustafa Pasha and individuals rented it from the foundations to administer it. For instance, a janissary, Hacı Mehmed Racil, is recorded as renting the bath for 16 years in 1593. [4]
Hamam al-Sammara (Arabic: حمام السمرا, also spelled Hamaam as-Sumara; transliteration: "the Bath of the Samaritans" or "the Brown Bath") was a hammam (traditional public bathhouse) in the Zeitoun Quarter of the Old City of Gaza. It was situated 3 meters (9.8 ft) below street level. [1] It was owned by Salim Abdullah al-Wazeer. [2]
Entrance to Shahmeran Hammam. Domes of Shahmeran Hamam seen at its backside. The statue of Shahmeran in Tarsus, Turkey. Shahmeran Hamam (Turkish: Şahmeran Hamamı) is a historical hamam (Turkish bath) in Tarsus, Turkey, associated with the legendary story of Shahmaran.
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Hammam, a steam bath used for centuries throughout the Islamic world for personal cleansing and socialising. Victorian Turkish baths, which use hot dry air, came into use in 1856 in the British Isles as a therapy, for personal cleansing, and socialising. In Japan, toruko-buro 'Turkish bath' were brothels; they have been renamed soapland
Inside the hot room (bayt al-harara) of the hammam. The Hammam of Sultan Inal is a historic hammam (public bathhouse) in Cairo, Egypt. It is located in the Bayn al-Qasrayn area, on al-Mu'izz street, in the historic center of Cairo. The hammam was commissioned by Sultan Inal and built in 1456, during the Mamluk period.