Hammam, the Glossary
A hammam (translit, hamam), called a Moorish bath (in reference to the Muslim Spain of Al-Andalus) and a Turkish bath by Westerners, is a type of steam bath or a place of public bathing associated with the Islamic world.[1]
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327 relations: Abbas the Great, Abdelwahab Bouhdiba, Agha Mikayil Bath, Al-Andalus, Al-Darb al-Ahmar, Al-Ghazali, Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos, Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera, Alcázar of the Caliphs (Córdoba), Aleppo, Alexander Russell (naturalist), Alexandria, Alfama, Alhambra, Almohad Caliphate, Amir Taz Palace, Anatolia, Ancient Aleppo, Ankara, Apodyterium, Aq Qoyunlu, Arab Baths of Jaén, Arab conquest of Egypt, Arabic, Archaeology, Art museum, Athens, Augustinians, Ayyubid dynasty, Az-Zahir Ghazi, Çemberlitaş Hamamı, Ömeriye Hamam, Ömeriye Mosque, Čifte Hammam, İznik, Bagnio, Balkans, Base Mérimée, Baths of Zeuxippus, Bayezid II Hamam, Bayn al-Qasrayn, Bayt al-Razzaz palace, Bayt al-Suhaymi, Bazaar, Büyük Hamam, BBC Worldwide, Bey Hamam, Bhopal, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosporus, ... Expand index (277 more) »
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Abbas the Great
Abbas I (translit; 27 January 1571 – 19 January 1629), commonly known as Abbas the Great (translit), was the fifth shah of Safavid Iran from 1588 to 1629.
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Abdelwahab Bouhdiba
Abdelwahab Bouhdiba (13 August 1932 – 17 December 2020) was a Tunisian academic, sociologist, and Islamologist.
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Agha Mikayil Bath
The Agha Mikayil Bath was erected in the 18th century in the south-western part of the fortress, on one of its main streets, Kichik Gala, Old City where local people frequently call this place the neighborhood of bath amateurs.
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Al-Andalus
Al-Andalus was the Muslim-ruled area of the Iberian Peninsula.
Al-Darb al-Ahmar
Al-Darb al-Ahmar is a centuries old historic neighbourhood in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Historic Cairo, Egypt.
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Al-Ghazali
Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ṭūsiyy al-Ghazali (أَبُو حَامِد مُحَمَّد بْن مُحَمَّد ٱلطُّوسِيّ ٱلْغَزَّالِيّ), known commonly as Al-Ghazali (ٱلْغَزَالِيُّ;,; – 19 December 1111), known in Medieval Europe by the Latinized Algazelus or Algazel, was a Persian Sunni Muslim polymath.
Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos
The Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos (Spanish for "Castle of the Christian Monarchs"), also known as the Alcázar of Córdoba, is a medieval alcázar located in the historic centre of Córdoba (in Andalusia, Spain), next to the Guadalquivir River and near the Mosque-Cathedral.
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Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera
The Alcázar of Jerez de la Frontera is a former Moorish alcázar, now housing a park, in Jerez de la Frontera, in the South of Spain.
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Alcázar of the Caliphs (Córdoba)
The Alcázar of the Caliphs or Caliphal Alcázar, also known as the Umayyad Alcázar and the Andalusian Alcazar of Cordoba, was a fortress-palace (alcázar) located in Córdoba, in present-day Spain.
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Aleppo
Aleppo (ﺣَﻠَﺐ, ALA-LC) is a city in Syria, which serves as the capital of the Aleppo Governorate, the most populous governorate of Syria.
Alexander Russell (naturalist)
Alexander Russell (c. 1715 – 25 November 1768) was a Scottish physician and naturalist, spending 14 years at the English factory in Aleppo.
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Alexandria
Alexandria (الإسكندرية; Ἀλεξάνδρεια, Coptic: Ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ - Rakoti or ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲁ) is the second largest city in Egypt and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast.
Alfama
The Alfama is the oldest neighborhood of Lisbon, spreading on the slope between the São Jorge Castle and the Tagus river.
Alhambra
The Alhambra (translit) is a palace and fortress complex located in Granada, Andalusia, Spain.
Almohad Caliphate
The Almohad Caliphate (خِلَافَةُ ٱلْمُوَحِّدِينَ or دَوْلَةُ ٱلْمُوَحِّدِينَ or ٱلدَّوْلَةُ ٱلْمُوَحِّدِيَّةُ from unity of God) or Almohad Empire was a North African Berber Muslim empire founded in the 12th century.
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Amir Taz Palace
The Amir Taz Palace (قصر الأمير طاز) is a palace in Cairo, Egypt.
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Anatolia
Anatolia (Anadolu), also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula or a region in Turkey, constituting most of its contemporary territory.
Ancient Aleppo
The Ancient City of Aleppo (Madīnat Ḥalab al-Qadīma) is the historic city centre of Aleppo, Syria.
Ankara
Ankara, historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and 5.8 million in Ankara Province, making it Turkey's second-largest city after Istanbul, but first by the urban area (4,130 km2).
Apodyterium
In ancient Rome, the apodyterium (from ἀποδυτήριον, "undressing room") was the primary entry in the public baths, composed of a large changing room with cubicles or shelves where citizens could store clothing and other belongings while bathing.
Aq Qoyunlu
The Aq Qoyunlu or the White Sheep Turkomans (Ağqoyunlular) was a culturally Persianate,Kaushik Roy, Military Transition in Early Modern Asia, 1400–1750, (Bloomsbury, 2014), 38; "Post-Mongol Persia and Iraq were ruled by two tribal confederations: Akkoyunlu (White Sheep) (1378–1507) and Qaraoyunlu (Black Sheep).
Arab Baths of Jaén
The Arab Baths of Jaén are a well-preserved historic hammam (Islamic bathhouse) located in Jaén, Spain. Hammam and Arab Baths of Jaén are hammams.
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Arab conquest of Egypt
The Arab conquest of Egypt, led by the army of 'Amr ibn al-'As, took place between 639 and 642 AD and was overseen by the Rashidun Caliphate.
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Arabic
Arabic (اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ, or عَرَبِيّ, or) is a Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world.
Archaeology
Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture.
Art museum
An art museum or art gallery is a building or space for the display of art, usually from the museum's own collection.
Athens
Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece.
Augustinians
Augustinians are members of several religious orders that follow the Rule of Saint Augustine, written in about 400 AD by Augustine of Hippo.
Ayyubid dynasty
The Ayyubid dynasty (الأيوبيون; Eyûbiyan), also known as the Ayyubid Sultanate, was the founding dynasty of the medieval Sultanate of Egypt established by Saladin in 1171, following his abolition of the Fatimid Caliphate of Egypt.
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Az-Zahir Ghazi
Al-Malik az-Zahir Ghiyath ud-din Ghazi ibn Yusuf ibn Ayyub (commonly known as az-Zahir Ghazi; 1172 – 8 October 1216) was the Kurdish Ayyubid emir of Aleppo between 1186 and 1216.
Çemberlitaş Hamamı
The Çemberlitaş Hamamı is a historical Turkish bath (hamam) that was built beside Divan Yolu, a processional road dating back to the Byzantine Era that once led to Rome,Ergin, Nina. Hammam and Çemberlitaş Hamamı are Ottoman baths.
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Ömeriye Hamam
Ömeriye Hamam in Nicosia, Cyprus is a historic Ottoman hammam (public bathhouse). Hammam and Ömeriye Hamam are culture of Turkey and Ottoman baths.
Ömeriye Mosque
Ömeriye Mosque (Τέμενος Ομεριέ Temenos Omerié, Ömeriye Camii), is a mosque in the walled city of Nicosia on the island of Cyprus, currently located in the south section of Nicosia.
Čifte Hammam
Cifte hammam (Чифте-амам,, Çifte Hamam) is a hammam in the Old Bazaar of Skopje, North Macedonia. Hammam and Čifte Hammam are Ottoman baths.
İznik
İznik is a municipality and district of Bursa Province, Turkey.
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Bagnio
Bagnio is a loan word into several languages (from bagno). Hammam and Bagnio are Ottoman baths.
Balkans
The Balkans, corresponding partially with the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions.
Base Mérimée
The Base Mérimée is the database of French monumental and architectural heritage, created and maintained by the French Ministry of Culture.
Baths of Zeuxippus
The Baths of Zeuxippus were popular public baths in the city of Constantinople.
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Bayezid II Hamam
The Bayezid II Hamam is a historic bathhouse (hamam) on Divanyolu Street in Istanbul, Turkey. Hammam and Bayezid II Hamam are Ottoman baths.
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Bayn al-Qasrayn
Bayn al-Qasrayn is an area located along al-Mu'izz Street in the center of medieval Islamic Cairo, within present day Cairo, Egypt.
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Bayt al-Razzaz palace
The Bayt al-Razzaz Palace (بيت الرزاز) or Beet el-Razzaz is a mansion, in the heart of medieval Cairo, Egypt, constructed from the late 15th century through the late 18th century.
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Bayt al-Suhaymi
Bayt al-Suhaymi ("House of Suhaymi") is a traditional Egyptian Islamic themed house and museum in Cairo, Egypt.
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Bazaar
A bazaar or souk is a marketplace consisting of multiple small stalls or shops, especially in the Middle East, the Balkans, North Africa and South Asia.
Büyük Hamam
Büyük Hamam (Μπουγιούκ Χαμάμ Mpougioúk Chamám) is a Turkish bath in the Iplik Bazar–Korkut Effendi quarter of North Nicosia. Hammam and Büyük Hamam are Ottoman baths.
BBC Worldwide
BBC Worldwide Ltd. was the wholly owned commercial subsidiary of the BBC, formed out of a restructuring of its predecessor BBC Enterprises in January 1995.
Bey Hamam
Bey Hamam, alternatively known as the "Baths of Paradise", is a Turkish bathhouse located along Egnatia Street in Thessaloniki, east of Panagia Chalkeon.
Bhopal
Bhopal (ISO: Bhōpāla) is the capital city of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the administrative headquarters of both Bhopal district and Bhopal division.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Босна и Херцеговина), sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe, situated on the Balkan Peninsula.
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Bosporus
The Bosporus or Bosphorus Strait (Istanbul strait, colloquially Boğaz) is a natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in Istanbul, Turkey.
Boulaq
Boulaq (Būlāq from "guard, customs post"), is a district of Cairo, in Egypt.
Budapest
Budapest is the capital and most populous city of Hungary.
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located west of the Black Sea and south of the Danube river, Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania to the north. It covers a territory of and is the 16th largest country in Europe.
Burhanpur
Burhanpur is a historical city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.
Bursa
Bursa (Greek: Προῦσα Prusa, Latin: Prusa), historically known as Prusa, is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative center of Bursa Province.
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Byzantine architecture
Byzantine architecture is the architecture of the Byzantine Empire, or Eastern Roman Empire, usually dated from 330 AD, when Constantine the Great established a new Roman capital in Byzantium, which became Constantinople, until the fall of the Byzantine Empire in 1453.
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Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centered in Constantinople during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
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Byzantine Greeks
The Byzantine Greeks were the Greek-speaking Eastern Romans throughout Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages.
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Cağaloğlu Hamam
The Cağaloğlu Hamam is a historic hamam (Turkish bathhouse) in Sultanahmet, in the heart of the historic centre of Istanbul, Turkey. Hammam and Cağaloğlu Hamam are Ottoman baths.
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Cairo
Cairo (al-Qāhirah) is the capital of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate, and is the country's largest city, being home to more than 10 million people.
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Caldarium
Bath, England. The floor has been removed to reveal the empty space where the hot air flowed through to heat the floor. A caldarium (also called a calidarium, cella caldaria or cella coctilium) was a room with a hot plunge bath, used in a Roman bath complex.
Caliphal Baths
The Caliphal Baths are an Islamic bathhouse (or Arab baths) complex in Córdoba, Spain. Hammam and Caliphal Baths are hammams.
Caliphate
A caliphate or khilāfah (خِلَافَةْ) is a monarchical form of government (initially elective, later absolute) that originated in the 7th century Arabia, whose political identity is based on a claim of succession to the Islamic State of Muhammad and the identification of a monarch called caliph (خَلِيفَةْ) as his heir and successor.
Candar dynasty
The Candar dynasty (Candaroğulları), also known as the Isfendiyar dynasty (İsfendiyaroğulları), was an Oghuz Turkic princely Anatolian dynasty that reigned in the territories corresponding to the provinces of Eflani, Kastamonu, Sinop, Zonguldak, Bartın, Karabük, Samsun, Bolu, Ankara and Çankırı in present-day Turkey from the year 1291 to 1461.
Carpentry
Carpentry is a skilled trade and a craft in which the primary work performed is the cutting, shaping and installation of building materials during the construction of buildings, ships, timber bridges, concrete formwork, etc.
Cauldron
A cauldron (or caldron) is a large pot (kettle) for cooking or boiling over an open fire, with a lid and frequently with an arc-shaped hanger and/or integral handles or feet.
Córdoba, Spain
Córdoba, or sometimes Cordova, is a city in Andalusia, Spain, and the capital of the province of Córdoba.
Central Asia
Central Asia is a subregion of Asia that stretches from the Caspian Sea in the southwest and Eastern Europe in the northwest to Western China and Mongolia in the east, and from Afghanistan and Iran in the south to Russia in the north.
Chellah
The Chellah or Shalla (Sla or Calla; شالة), is a medieval fortified Muslim necropolis and ancient archeological site in Rabat, Morocco, located on the south (left) side of the Bou Regreg estuary.
Citadel of Aleppo
The Citadel of Aleppo (Qalʿat Ḥalab) is a large medieval fortified palace in the centre of the old city of Aleppo, northern Syria.
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Clog
Clogs are a type of footwear made in part or completely from wood.
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Coffee
Coffee is a beverage brewed from roasted coffee beans.
Column of Constantine
The Column of Constantine (Çemberlitaş Sütunu; Στήλη τουΚωνσταντίνουΑ΄; Columna Constantini) is a monumental column commemorating the dedication of Constantinople by Roman emperor Constantine the Great on 11 May 330 AD.
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Constantinople
Constantinople (see other names) became the capital of the Roman Empire during the reign of Constantine the Great in 330.
Court of the Myrtles
The Court of the Myrtles is the central part of the Comares Palace inside the Alhambra palace complex in Granada, Spain.
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Covent Garden
Covent Garden is a district in London, on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St Martin's Lane and Drury Lane.
Culture of ancient Rome
The culture of ancient Rome existed throughout the almost 1,200-year history of the civilization of Ancient Rome.
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Cyprus
Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Damascus
Damascus (Dimašq) is the capital and largest city of Syria, the oldest current capital in the world and, according to some, the fourth holiest city in Islam.
Dara Bathhouse
Dara Bathhouse or Dara Hamam (Dərə hamam) is a 19th-century monument in Sheki.
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi (ISO: Rāṣṭrīya Rājadhānī Kṣētra Dillī), is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India.
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Delhi Sultanate
The Delhi Sultanate or the Sultanate of Delhi was a late medieval empire primarily based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent, for 320 years (1206–1526).
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Desert castles
The desert castles or qasrs are often called Umayyad desert castles, since the vast majority of these fortified palaces or castles were built by the Umayyad Dynasty in their province of Bilad ash-Sham, with very few Abbasid exceptions.
Didymoteicho
Didymoteicho (Didymóteicho) is a town located on the eastern edge of the Evros regional unit of Eastern Macedonia and Thrace, in northeastern Greece.
Dorina Neave
Dorina Neave, Lady Neave (1880–1955) was the writer of three books about Turkey.
Early Muslim conquests
The early Muslim conquests or early Islamic conquests (translit), also known as the Arab conquests, were initiated in the 7th century by Muhammad, the founder of Islam.
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Many social changes took place under Islam between 610 and 661, including the period of Muhammad's mission and the rule of his immediate successor(s) who established the Rashidun Caliphate.
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Edirne
Edirne, historically known as Adrianople (Adrianoúpolis), is a city in Turkey, in the northwestern part of the province of Edirne in Eastern Thrace.
Edward William Lane
Edward William Lane (17 September 1801 – 10 August 1876) was a British orientalist, translator and lexicographer.
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Eger
Eger (also known by other alternative names) is the county seat of Heves County, and the second largest city in Northern Hungary (after Miskolc).
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Egypt
Egypt (مصر), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the Sinai Peninsula in the southwest corner of Asia.
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Egyptian National Military Museum
The Egyptian National Military Museum is the official museum of the Egyptian Army.
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El Bañuelo
The Bañuelo or El Bañuelo (a diminutive of Spanish baño "bath"), also known as the Baño del Nogal ("Bath of the Walnut") or Hammam al-Yawza, is a preserved historic ''hammam'' (Islamic bathhouse) in Granada, Spain. Hammam and El Bañuelo are hammams.
Emir Sultan Mosque
The Emir Sultan Mosque (Emir Sultan Camii) is in Bursa, Turkey.
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Emirate of Granada
The Emirate of Granada, also known as the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada, was an Islamic polity in the southern Iberian Peninsula during the Late Middle Ages, ruled by the Nasrid dynasty.
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Enderûnlu Fâzıl
Enderûnlu Fâzıl (1757–1810) was an Ottoman poet who depicted the beauty of men from various lands of the Ottoman Empire.
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Europa Nostra
Europa Nostra (Latin for "Our Europe") is a pan-European Federation for Cultural Heritage, representing citizens' organisations that work on safeguarding Europe's cultural and natural heritage.
Evliya Çelebi
Dervish Mehmed Zillî (25 March 1611 – 1682), known as Evliya Çelebi (اوليا چلبى), was an Ottoman explorer who travelled through the territory of the Ottoman Empire and neighboring lands during the empire's cultural zenith.
Faiyum
Faiyum (el-Fayyūm) is a city in Middle Egypt.
Fall of Constantinople
The fall of Constantinople, also known as the conquest of Constantinople, was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by the Ottoman Empire.
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Fatimid Caliphate
The Fatimid Caliphate or Fatimid Empire (al-Khilāfa al-Fāṭimiyya) was a caliphate extant from the tenth to the twelfth centuries CE under the rule of the Fatimids, an Isma'ili Shia dynasty.
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Ferzan Özpetek
Ferzan Özpetek (born 3 February 1959) is a Turkish-Italian film director and screenwriter, residing in Italy.
Fez, Morocco
Fez or Fes (fās) is a city in northern inland Morocco and the capital of the Fès-Meknès administrative region.
Five Pillars of Islam
The Five Pillars of Islam (أركان الإسلام; also أركان الدين "pillars of the religion") are fundamental practices in Islam, considered to be obligatory acts of worship for all Muslims.
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Frigidarium
A frigidarium is one of the three main bath chambers of a Roman bath or thermae, namely the cold room.
Furnace (central heating)
A furnace (American English), referred to as a heater or boiler in British English, is an appliance used to generate heat for all or part of a building.
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Ganjali Khan Complex
The Ganjali Khan Complex (مجموعه گنجعلیخان. - Majmou-e-yeh Ganjali Khan) is a Safavid-era building complex, located in the old center of city of Kerman, Iran. Hammam and Ganjali Khan Complex are architecture in Iran and hammams.
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Gül Mosque
Gül Mosque (Gül Camii, meaning Rose Mosque' in English) is a former Byzantine church in Istanbul, Turkey, converted into a mosque by the Ottomans.
Gellért Baths
The Gellért Thermal Bath, also known as the Gellért Baths (Hungarian: Gellért gyógyfürdő), is a bath complex in Budapest in Hungary.
Ghusl
(غسل) is an Arabic term that means the full-body ritual purification which is mandatory before the performance of various Islamic activities and prayers.
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Giannitsa
Giannitsa (Γιαννιτσά, in English also Yannitsa, Yenitsa) is the largest city in the regional unit of Pella and the capital of the Pella municipality, in the region of Central Macedonia in northern Greece.
Giralda
The Giralda (La Giralda) is the bell tower of Seville Cathedral in Seville, Spain.
Granada
Granada is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.
Granada War
The Granada War (Guerra de Granada) was a series of military campaigns between 1482 and 1492 during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs, Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon, against the Nasrid dynasty's Emirate of Granada.
Grand Mosque of Paris
The Grand Mosque of Paris (Grande Mosquée de Paris), also known as the Great Mosque of Paris or simply the Paris Mosque, is located in the 5th arrondissement and is one of the largest mosques in France.
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Great Bath
The Great Bath is one of the best-known structures among the ruins of the Harappan Civilization, excavated at Mohenjo-daro in present-day Sindh province of Pakistan. Hammam and Great Bath are bathing.
Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe.
Greek Archaeological Service
The Greek Archaeological Service (translit) is a state service, under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Culture, responsible for the oversight of all archaeological excavations, museums and the country's archaeological heritage in general.
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Greek baths
Greek baths were bath complexes suitable for bathing and cleaning in ancient Greece, similar in concept to that of the Roman baths.
Gymnasium (ancient Greece)
The gymnasium (gymnásion) in Ancient Greece functioned as a training facility for competitors in public games.
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Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia ('Holy Wisdom'), officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque (Ayasofya-i Kebir Cami-i Şerifi), is a mosque and former church serving as a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey.
Hagia Sophia Hurrem Sultan Bathhouse
The Hagia Sophia Hurrem Sultan Bathhouse (Ayasofya Hürrem Sultan Hamamı, aka Hagia Sophia Haseki Bathhouse (Ayasofya Haseki Hamamı) and Haseki Hurrem Sultan Bathhouse (Haseki Hürrem Sultan Hamamı)) is a sixteenth-century Turkish bath (hamam) in Istanbul, Turkey. Hammam and Hagia Sophia Hurrem Sultan Bathhouse are Ottoman baths.
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Hamam (film)
Hamam (Il bagno turco, also known as Steam: The Turkish Bath) is a 1997 Italian-Turkish-Spanish film directed by Ferzan Özpetek about the powerful transformations certain places can cause in people.
Hammam (Red Fort)
The Hammam-e-Lal Qila (حمامِ لال قلعہ, हम्माम-ए-लाल क़िला) is the Turkish bath located in the Red Fort in Delhi and served as the bathing area of the Mughal Indian emperor. Hammam and Hammam (Red Fort) are hammams.
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Hammam al-Nahhasin
Hammam al-Nahhasin (حمامالنحاسين) is one of the oldest and largest public baths (hammam or Turkish bath) in Aleppo, Syria. Hammam and Hammam al-Nahhasin are hammams.
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Hammam as-Sarah
Hammam al-Sarah is an Umayyad bathhouse (hammam) in Jordan, built in connection with the complex of Qasr al-Hallabat, which stands some to the west. Hammam and Hammam as-Sarah are hammams.
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Hammam Bab al-Ahmar
Hammam Bab al-Ahmar (Hamaam Bāb al-Aḥmar) meaning the Red Gate, is a hammam located in Aleppo. Hammam and hammam Bab al-Ahmar are hammams.
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Hammam of Sultan Inal
The Hammam of Sultan Inal is a historic hammam (public bathhouse) in Cairo, Egypt. Hammam and hammam of Sultan Inal are hammams.
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Hammam Saffarin
The Hammam as-Saffarin (or Saffarin Hammam, Hammam Seffarine, etc.) is a historic hammam (bathhouse) in the medina (old city) of Fes, Morocco. Hammam and hammam Saffarin are hammams.
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Hammam Yalbugha
Hammam Yalbugha (حماميلبغا) is a Mamluk-era public bath ("hammam") in Aleppo, Syria. Hammam and Hammam Yalbugha are hammams.
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Hammam-e-Qadimi
Hammam-e-Qadimi (Urdu:, हम्माम-ए-क़दीमी) is a functional 18th century Turkish bath in Bhopal, India. Hammam and Hammam-e-Qadimi are hammams.
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Hellenistic period
In classical antiquity, the Hellenistic period covers the time in Mediterranean history after Classical Greece, between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the death of Cleopatra in 30 BC, which was followed by the ascendancy of the Roman Empire, as signified by the Battle of Actium in 31 BC and the Roman conquest of Ptolemaic Egypt the following year, which eliminated the last major Hellenistic kingdom.
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Henna
Henna is a reddish dye prepared from the dried and powdered leaves of the henna tree.
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Henrietta Liston
Henrietta Liston (19 December 1751 – 6 October 1828) was a British botanist and wife of diplomat Robert Liston.
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Hisham's Palace
Hisham's Palace (قصر هشام), also known as Khirbat al-Mafjar (خربة المفجر), is an important early Islamic archaeological site in the Palestinian city of Jericho, in the West Bank.
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History of India
Anatomically modern humans first arrived on the Indian subcontinent between 73,000 and 55,000 years ago.
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Hot spring
A hot spring, hydrothermal spring, or geothermal spring is a spring produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater onto the surface of the Earth. Hammam and hot spring are bathing.
Hungary
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe.
Hyderabad
Hyderabad (ISO) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana.
Hydrotherapy
Hydrotherapy, formerly called hydropathy and also called water cure, is a branch of alternative medicine (particularly naturopathy), occupational therapy, and physiotherapy, that involves the use of water for pain relief and treatment. Hammam and Hydrotherapy are bathing.
Hygiene
Hygiene is a set of practices performed to preserve health.
Hypocaust
A hypocaust (hypocaustum) is a system of central heating in a building that produces and circulates hot air below the floor of a room, and may also warm the walls with a series of pipes through which the hot air passes.
Iberian Peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula (IPA), also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in south-western Europe, defining the westernmost edge of Eurasia.
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Icherisheher State Historical-Architectural Reserve Department
The "Icherisheher" State Historical-Architectural Reserve Department was established in accord with presidential order No 629, dated 10 February 2005, under the Ministers` Cabinet of Azerbaijan.
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Idrisid dynasty
The Idrisid dynasty or Idrisids (الأدارسة) were an Arab Muslim dynasty from 788 to 974, ruling most of present-day Morocco and parts of present-day western Algeria.
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India
India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.
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Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent is a physiographical region in Southern Asia, mostly situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian Ocean from the Himalayas.
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Indus River
The Indus is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans-Himalayan river of South and Central Asia.
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.
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Isfahan
Isfahan or Esfahan (اصفهان) is a major city in the Central District of Isfahan County, Isfahan province, Iran.
Islamic Cairo
Islamic Cairo (Al-Mu'izz's Cairo), or Medieval Cairo, officially Historic Cairo (القاهرة التاريخية al-Qāhira tārīkhiyya), refers mostly to the areas of Cairo, Egypt, that were built from the Muslim conquest in 641 CE until the city's modern expansion in the 19th century during Khedive Ismail's rule, namely: the central parts within the old walled city, the historic cemeteries, the area around the Citadel of Cairo, parts of Bulaq, and Old Cairo which dates back to Roman times and includes major Coptic Christian monuments.
Islamic culture
Islamic culture or Muslim culture refers to the historic cultural practices that developed among the various peoples living in the Muslim world.
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Istanbul
Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, straddling the Bosporus Strait, the boundary between Europe and Asia.
Iwan
An iwan (ایوان,, also as ivan or ivān/īvān, إيوان) is a rectangular hall or space, usually vaulted, walled on three sides, with one end entirely open. Hammam and iwan are architecture in Iran.
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Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (29 August 1780 – 14 January 1867) was a French Neoclassical painter.
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Jean-Léon Gérôme
Jean-Léon Gérôme (11 May 1824 – 10 January 1904) was a French painter and sculptor in the style now known as academicism.
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Jerez de la Frontera
Jerez de la Frontera or simply Jerez, also cited in old English-language sources as Xeres, is a city and municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.
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Jjimjilbang
Jjimjilbang are bathhouses in South Korea which gained popularity in the 1990s.
Joint cracking
Joint cracking is the manipulation of joints to produce a sound and related "popping" sensation.
Jordan
Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia.
Julia Pardoe
Julia Pardoe (4 December 1804 – 26 November 1862), was an English poet, novelist, historian and traveller.
Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād
Kamāl ud-Dīn Behzād (1455/60–1535), also known as Kamal al-din Bihzad or Kamaleddin Behzād (کمالالدین بهزاد), was a Persian painter and head of the royal ateliers in Herat and Tabriz during the late Timurid and early Safavid Periods.
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Kandilli, Üsküdar
Kandilli is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Üsküdar, Istanbul Province, Turkey.
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Karanis
Karanis (Καρανίς), located in what is now Kom Oshim, was an agricultural town in the Ptolemaic Kingdom, and Roman Egypt located in the northeast corner of the Faiyum.
Kashan
Kashan (کاشان) is a city in the Central District of Kashan County, in the northern part of Isfahan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Hammam and Kashan are architecture in Iran.
Külliye
A külliye (كلیه) is a complex of buildings associated with Turkish architecture centered on a mosque and managed within a single institution, often based on a waqf (charitable foundation) and composed of a madrasa, a Dar al-Shifa (clinic), kitchens, bakery, hammam, other buildings for various charitable services for the community and further annexes. Hammam and külliye are Islamic architecture and Ottoman architecture.
Kılıç Ali Pasha Complex
The Kılıç Ali Pasha Mosque (Kılıç Ali Paşa Cami) is a mosque at the heart of a complex designed and built between 1580 and 1587 by Mimar Sinan, who at the time was in his 90s.
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Kerman
Kerman (كرمان) is a city in the Central District of Kerman County, Kerman province, Iran, serving as capital of the province, the county, and the district.
Király Baths
Király Bath or Király fürdő was a thermal bath that was built in Hungary between 1566-1572, during the time of Ottoman rule. Hammam and Király Baths are Ottoman baths.
La Grande Vadrouille
La Grande Vadrouille (literally "The Great Stroll"; originally released in the United Kingdom as Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At!) is a 1966 French-British comedy film set in 1942 about French civilians who help the crew of a Royal Air Force bomber shot down over Paris to make their way through German-occupied France to safe territory.
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Lady Mary Wortley Montagu
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (née Pierrepont; 15 May 168921 August 1762) was an English aristocrat, medical pioneer, writer, and poet.
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Lahore
Lahore (لہور; لاہور) is the capital and largest city of the Pakistani province of Punjab.
Lala Mustafa Pasha
Lala Mustafa Pasha (– 7 August 1580), also known by the additional epithet Kara, was an Ottoman Bosnian general and Grand Vizier from the Sanjak of Bosnia.
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Latrine
A latrine is a toilet or an even simpler facility that is used as a toilet within a sanitation system.
Lisbon
Lisbon (Lisboa) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131 as of 2023 within its administrative limits and 2,961,177 within the metropolis.
List of historical reserves in Azerbaijan
This is a list of historical reserves in Azerbaijan, which includes 29 historical reserves in the Republic of Azerbaijan.
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List of monarchs of Aleppo
The monarchs of Aleppo reigned as kings, emirs and sultans of the city and its surrounding region since the later half of the 3rd millennium BC, starting with the kings of Armi, followed by the Amorite dynasty of Yamhad.
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Loincloth
A loincloth is a one-piece garment, either wrapped around itself or kept in place by a belt.
Louvre
The Louvre, or the Louvre Museum, is a national art museum in Paris, France, and one of the most famous museums in the world.
Madrasa
Madrasa (also,; Arabic: مدرسة, pl. مدارس), sometimes transliterated as madrasah or madrassa, is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, secular or religious (of any religion), whether for elementary education or higher learning. Hammam and madrasa are Islamic architecture.
Maghreb
The Maghreb (lit), also known as the Arab Maghreb (اَلْمَغْرِبُ الْعَرَبِيُّ) and Northwest Africa, is the western part of the Arab world.
Mahmut Pasha Hamam
The Mahmut Pasha Hamam is a historic Ottoman hamam (public bathhouse) in Istanbul, Turkey. Hammam and Mahmut Pasha Hamam are Ottoman baths.
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Mahmut Pasha Mosque, Eminönü
The Mahmut Pasha Mosque (Mahmut Paşa Camii) is a 15th-century Ottoman mosque near the Grand Bazaar in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey.
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Maliki school
The Maliki school or Malikism (translit) is one of the four major schools of Islamic jurisprudence within Sunni Islam.
Mamluk Sultanate
The Mamluk Sultanate (translit), also known as Mamluk Egypt or the Mamluk Empire, was a state that ruled Egypt, the Levant and the Hejaz from the mid-13th to early 16th centuries.
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Mandu, Madhya Pradesh
Mandu or Mandavgad is an ancient city in the present-day Mandav area of the Dhar district.
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Marble
Marble is a metamorphic rock consisting of carbonate minerals (most commonly calcite (CaCO3) or dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2)) that have crystallized under the influence of heat and pressure.
Marinid Sultanate
The Marinid Sultanate was a Berber Muslim empire from the mid-13th to the 15th century which controlled present-day Morocco and, intermittently, other parts of North Africa (Algeria and Tunisia) and of the southern Iberian Peninsula (Spain) around Gibraltar.
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Marrakesh
Marrakesh or Marrakech (or; murrākuš) is the fourth-largest city in Morocco.
Mashhad
Mashhad (مشهد) is the second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the relatively remote north-east of the country about from Tehran.
Massage
Massage is the rubbing or kneading of the body's soft tissues.
May Telmissany
May Telmissany (Arabic: مي التلمساني) (born 1 July 1965) is an Egyptian-Canadian novelist, translator, film critic and academic.
Medicine in the medieval Islamic world
In the history of medicine, "Islamic medicine" Also known as "Arabian medicine" is the science of medicine developed in the Middle East, and usually written in Arabic, the lingua franca of Islamic civilization.
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Medina quarter
A medina (from lit) is a historical district in a number of North African cities, often corresponding to an old walled city. Hammam and medina quarter are Islamic architecture.
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia, on the south by North Africa, on the east by the Levant in West Asia, and on the west almost by the Morocco–Spain border.
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Merzifon
Merzifon (Marzvan; Middle Persian:; Mersyphòn or Μερζιφούντα, Merzifounta) is a town in Amasya Province in the central Black Sea region of Turkey.
Mese (Constantinople)
The Mese (ἡ Μέση i Mése, lit. "Middle ") was the main thoroughfare of ancient Constantinople and the scene of many Byzantine imperial processions.
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Michael Palin
Sir Michael Edward Palin (born 5 May 1943) is an English actor, comedian, writer, and television presenter.
Middle East
The Middle East (term originally coined in English Translations of this term in some of the region's major languages include: translit; translit; translit; script; translit; اوْرتاشرق; Orta Doğu.) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq.
Mihrimah Sultan Mosque, Edirnekapı
The Mihrimah Sultan Mosque (Turkish: Mihrimah Sultan Cami) is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque located near the Byzantine land walls in the Edirnekapı neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey.
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Mimar Sinan
Mimar Sinan (translit;,; – 17 July 1588) also known as Koca Mi'mâr Sinân Âğâ, ("Sinan Agha the Grand Architect" or "Grand Sinan") was the chief Ottoman architect, engineer and mathematician for sultans Suleiman the Magnificent, Selim II and Murad III.
Mohenjo-daro
Mohenjo-daro (موهن جو دڙو,; موئن جو دڑو) is an archaeological site in Larkana District, Sindh, Pakistan.
Moorish Baths, Gibraltar
The Moorish Baths are located in the basement of the Gibraltar Museum in the city of Gibraltar, a British overseas territory.
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Morocco
Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.
Mosque of Sultan al-Muayyad
The Mosque of Sultan al-Mu'ayyad (مسجد السلطان المؤيد) is a Mosque in Cairo, Egypt next to Bab Zuwayla built under the rule of sultan Al-Mu'ayyad Sayf ad-Din Shaykh from whom it takes its name, "Al-Mu'ayyad", meaning The Supporter in Arabic language. Hammam and Mosque of Sultan al-Muayyad are Islamic architecture.
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Mubariz al-Din Isfendiyar
Mubāriz al-Dīn Isfendiyār Bey (Old Anatolian Turkish: عزالدين اصفنديار; –26 February 1440), was a member of the Candar dynasty that reigned as bey from 1385 until his death in 1440.
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Mughal architecture
Mughal architecture is the type of Indo-Islamic architecture developed by the Mughals in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries throughout the ever-changing extent of their empire in the Indian subcontinent. Hammam and Mughal architecture are Islamic architecture.
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Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire was an early modern empire in South Asia.
Muqarnas
Muqarnas (مقرنص; مقرنس, or translit), also known in Iberian architecture as Mocárabe (from), is a form of three-dimensional decoration in Islamic architecture in which rows or tiers of niche-like elements are projected over others below. Hammam and Muqarnas are architecture in Iran, Islamic architecture and Ottoman architecture.
Murad I
Murad I (مراد اول; I. (nicknamed Hüdavendigâr, from God – meaning "sovereign" in this context); 29 June 1326 – 15 June 1389) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1362 to 1389.
Murad II
Murad II (Murād-ı sānī, II.; 16 June 1404 – 3 February 1451) was twice the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1421 to 1444 and from 1446 to 1451.
Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent
The Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent mainly took place between the 13th and the 18th centuries.
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Muslim world
The terms Muslim world and Islamic world commonly refer to the Islamic community, which is also known as the Ummah.
Mustafa III
Mustafa III (Muṣṭafā-yi sālis; 28 January 1717 – 21 January 1774) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1757 to 1774.
National Gallery (North Macedonia)
The National Gallery is a national art museum of North Macedonia in the Old Bazaar, located in the capital city of Skopje. Hammam and national Gallery (North Macedonia) are Ottoman baths.
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National Geographic
National Geographic (formerly The National Geographic Magazine, sometimes branded as NAT GEO) is an American monthly magazine published by National Geographic Partners.
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Nicosia
Nicosia (also known as Lefkosia in Greek and Lefkoşa in Turkish) is the capital and largest city of Cyprus.
North Africa
North Africa (sometimes Northern Africa) is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region, and it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of the Western Sahara in the west, to Egypt and Sudan's Red Sea coast in the east.
North Macedonia
North Macedonia, officially the Republic of North Macedonia, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe.
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Old City (Baku)
Old City or Inner City (İçərişəhər) is the historical core of Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.
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Olive
The olive, botanical name Olea europaea, meaning 'European olive', is a species of small tree or shrub in the family Oleaceae, found traditionally in the Mediterranean Basin.
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Olive oil extraction is the process of extracting the olive oil present in olive drupes.
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Onsen
In Japan, are hot springs and the bathing facilities and traditional inns around them.
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Oriental studies
Oriental studies is the academic field that studies Near Eastern and Far Eastern societies and cultures, languages, peoples, history and archaeology.
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Orientalism
In art history, literature and cultural studies, orientalism is the imitation or depiction of aspects of the Eastern world (or "Orient") by writers, designers, and artists from the Western world.
Ortaköy
Ortaköy (Middle Village) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Beşiktaş, Istanbul Province, Turkey.
Other (philosophy)
Other is a term used to define another person or people as separate from oneself.
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Ottoman architecture
Ottoman architecture is an architectural style or tradition that developed under the Ottoman Empire over a long period, undergoing some significant changes during its history. Hammam and Ottoman architecture are Islamic architecture.
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Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, historically and colloquially known as the Turkish Empire, was an imperial realm centered in Anatolia that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe, between the early 16th and early 18th centuries.
Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573)
The Fourth Ottoman–Venetian War, also known as the War of Cyprus (Guerra di Cipro) was fought between 1570 and 1573.
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Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia.
Pareo
A pāreu or pareo is a wraparound skirt worn on Tahiti or other Pacific islands.
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Persian language
Persian, also known by its endonym Farsi (Fārsī|), is a Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages.
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Persian miniature
A Persian miniature (Persian: نگارگری ایرانی negârgari Irâni) is a small Persian painting on paper, whether a book illustration or a separate work of art intended to be kept in an album of such works called a muraqqa.
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Perspiration
Perspiration, also known as sweat, is the fluid secreted by sweat glands in the skin of mammals.
Peshtemal
A peshtemal (also spelled peshtamal, pestamal, pestmal, or pestema; from Persian~ Fa puştmāl پشتمال back towel § Fa puşt پشت back + Fa māl مال cleaning) is a traditional towel used in baths. Hammam and peshtemal are bathing and culture of Turkey.
Plaster
Plaster is a building material used for the protective or decorative coating of walls and ceilings and for moulding and casting decorative elements.
Plovdiv
Plovdiv (Пловдив) is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, 93 miles southeast of the capital Sofia.
Pole to Pole with Michael Palin
Pole to Pole with Michael Palin is an eight-part television documentary travel series made for the BBC, and first broadcast on BBC One in 1992.
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Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe, whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.
Public bathing
Public baths originated when most people in population centers did not have access to private bathing facilities. Hammam and Public bathing are sauna.
Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi
Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi (lit) is a castle (qasr) in the middle of the Syrian Desert.
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Qusayr 'Amra
Qusayr 'Amra or Quseir Amra, sometimes also named Qasr Amra, is the best-known of the desert castles located in present-day eastern Jordan. Hammam and Qusayr 'Amra are hammams.
Rác Thermal Bath
The Rác Thermal Bath, located in Budapest, Hungary, is an 8000-square metre bath and is renowned for its Turkish bath dating back to the 16th century, and its imperial pools and shower corridor built in the age of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. Hammam and Rác Thermal Bath are Ottoman baths.
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Rüstem Pasha
Rüstem Pasha (رستمپاشا; 1505 – 10 July 1561) was an Ottoman statesman who served as Grand Vizier to Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent.
Rhodes
Rhodes (translit) is the largest of the Dodecanese islands of Greece and is their historical capital; it is the ninth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.
Richard Barter (physician)
Richard Barter (1802 – 3 October 1870) was an Irish physician and proponent of hydropathy.
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Richard Barter (sculptor)
Richard Barter (circa 1824 – 5 January 1896) was an Irish sculptor and architect.
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Richard Carlile
Richard Carlile (8 December 1790 – 10 February 1843) was an English radical publisher and writer.
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Richard Robert Madden
Richard Robert Madden (22 August 1798 – 5 February 1886) was an Irish doctor, writer, abolitionist and historian of the United Irishmen.
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Ritual purification
Ritual purification is a ritual prescribed by a religion through which a person is considered to be freed of uncleanliness, especially prior to the worship of a deity, and ritual purity is a state of ritual cleanliness.
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Ritual purity in Islam
Purity (طهارة, ṭahāra(h)) is an essential aspect of Islam.
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Ronda
Ronda is a municipality of Spain belonging to the province of Málaga, within the autonomous community of Andalusia.
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Roxelana
Hürrem Sultan (translit; "the joyful one"; 1504 – 15 April 1558), also known as Roxelana (translit), was the chief consort and legal wife of the Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.
Rudas Baths
Rudas Bath or Rudas fürdő is a thermal bath in Budapest, Hungary which is claimed to have medicinal properties. Hammam and Rudas Baths are Ottoman baths.
Safavid Iran
Safavid Iran, Safavid Persia or the Safavid Empire,, officially known as the Guarded Domains of Iran, was one of the largest and long-standing Iranian empires after the 7th-century Muslim conquest of Persia, which was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty.
Sauna
A sauna is a room or building designed as a place to experience dry or wet heat sessions, or an establishment with one or more of these facilities. Hammam and sauna are bathing.
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Süleymaniye Hamam
The Süleymaniye Hamam is a historic Turkish bath (hamam) in Istanbul, Turkey, that forms part of the Süleymaniye Mosque complex. Hammam and Süleymaniye Hamam are culture of Turkey and Ottoman baths.
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Süleymaniye Mosque
The Süleymaniye Mosque (Süleymaniye Camii) is an Ottoman imperial mosque located on the Third Hill of Istanbul, Turkey.
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Seljuk dynasty
The Seljuk dynasty, or Seljukids (سلجوقیان Saljuqian, alternatively spelled as Seljuqs or Saljuqs), Seljuqs, also known as Seljuk Turks, Seljuk Turkomans "The defeat in August 1071 of the Byzantine emperor Romanos Diogenes by the Turkomans at the battle of Malazgirt (Manzikert) is taken as a turning point in the history of Anatolia and the Byzantine Empire." or the Saljuqids, was an Oghuz Turkic, Sunni Muslim dynasty that gradually became Persianate and contributed to Turco-Persian culture in West Asia and Central Asia.
Seljuk Empire
The Seljuk Empire, or the Great Seljuk Empire, was a high medieval, culturally Turco-Persian, Sunni Muslim empire, established and ruled by the Qïnïq branch of Oghuz Turks.
Semitic root
The roots of verbs and most nouns in the Semitic languages are characterized as a sequence of consonants or "radicals" (hence the term consonantal root).
Sentō
is a type of Japanese communal bathhouse where customers pay for entrance.
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Seville
Seville (Sevilla) is the capital and largest city of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville.
Shadirvan
A shadirvan (شادروان, şadırvan, شاذروان) is a type of fountain that is usually built in the courtyard or near the entrance of mosques, caravanserais, khanqahs, and madrasas, with the main purpose of providing water for drinking or ritual ablutions to several people at the same time, but also as decorative visual or sound elements.
Shah Jahan
Mirza Shahab-ud-Din Muhammad Khurram (5 January 1592 – 22 January 1666), also known as Shah Jahan I, was the fifth Mughal emperor, reigning from 1628 until 1658.
Shahi Hammam
The Shahi Hammam (Urdu and شاہی حمام; "Royal Baths"), also known as the Wazir Khan Hammam, is a Turkish bath which was built in Lahore, Pakistan, in 1635 C.E. during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan. Hammam and Shahi Hammam are hammams.
Shahi Qila, Burhanpur
The Shahi Qila was a palace in Burhanpur, located to the east of the Tapti River.
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Shahi Qila, Jaunpur
Shahi Qila (English: Royal Fort), also known as Karar Fort or Jaunpur Fort, is a fort built during the 14th century in Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Shaki, Azerbaijan
Shaki (Şəki) is a city in northwestern Azerbaijan, surrounded by the district of the same name.
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Shaving
Shaving is the removal of hair, by using a razor or any other kind of bladed implement, to slice it down—to the level of the skin or otherwise.
Sherbet (powder)
Sherbet is a fizzy, sweet powder, usually eaten by dipping a lollipop or liquorice, using a small spoon, or licking it from a finger.
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Shiraz
Shiraz (شیراز) is the fifth-most-populous city of Iran and the capital of Fars Province, which has been historically known as Pars and Persis.
Skopje
Skopje (Скопје; Shkup, Shkupi) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia.
Skylight
A skylight (sometimes called a rooflight) is a light-permitting structure or window, usually made of transparent or translucent glass, that forms all or part of the roof space of a building for daylighting and ventilation purposes.
Soap
Soap is a salt of a fatty acid (sometimes other carboxylic acids) used for cleaning and lubricating products as well as other applications. Hammam and Soap are bathing.
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Sofia
Sofia (Sofiya) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria.
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Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe or Southeastern Europe (SEE) is a geographical sub-region of Europe, consisting primarily of the region of the Balkans, as well as adjacent regions and archipelagos.
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Spa
A spa is a location where mineral-rich spring water (and sometimes seawater) is used to give medicinal baths. Hammam and spa are bathing.
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Spain
Spain, formally the Kingdom of Spain, is a country located in Southwestern Europe, with parts of its territory in the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea and Africa.
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Spas in Budapest
Thermal baths or spas in Budapest are popular tourist attractions as well as public comforts for the city's residents.
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Squinch
In architecture, a squinch is a structural element used to support the base of a circular or octagonal dome that surmounts a square-plan chamber.
Steam
Steam is a substance containing water in the gas phase, often mixed with air and/or an aerosol of liquid water droplets.
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Steam bath
A steam bath is a steam-filled room for the purpose of relaxation and cleansing. Hammam and steam bath are bathing.
Steam shower
A steam shower is a type of bathing where a humidifying steam generator produces water vapor that is dispersed around a person's body. Hammam and steam shower are bathing.
Suleiman the Magnificent
Suleiman I (Süleyman-ı Evvel; I.,; 6 November 14946 September 1566), commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent in Western Europe and Suleiman the Lawgiver (Ḳānūnī Sulṭān Süleymān) in his Ottoman realm, was the longest-reigning sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1520 until his death in 1566.
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Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse
Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse (Hammam-e Sultan Amir Ahmad), also known as the Qasemi Bathhouse, is a traditional Iranian public bathhouse (hammam) in Kashan, Iran. Hammam and Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse are architecture in Iran and hammams.
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Sultanate of Rum
The Sultanate of Rûm was a culturally Turco-Persian Sunni Muslim state, established over conquered Byzantine territories and peoples (Rûm) of Anatolia by the Seljuk Turks following their entry into Anatolia after the Battle of Manzikert (1071).
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Sylvia Sleigh
Sylvia Sleigh (8 May 1916 – 24 October 2010) was a Welsh-born naturalised American realist painter who lived and worked in New York City.
Syria
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant.
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Syria (region)
Syria (Hieroglyphic Luwian: Sura/i; Συρία; ܣܘܪܝܐ) or Sham (Ash-Shām) is a historical region located east of the Mediterranean Sea in West Asia, broadly synonymous with the Levant.
Syrian civil war
The Syrian civil war is an ongoing multi-sided conflict in Syria involving various state-sponsored and non-state actors.
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Tahtakale Hamam
The Tahtakale Hamam (Tahtakale Baths) is a historic Ottoman hammam (public bathhouse) building in Istanbul, Turkey, close to the Rüstem Pasha Mosque in the Tahtakale neighbourhood, between the Grand Bazaar and Eminönü. Hammam and Tahtakale Hamam are Ottoman baths.
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Tap water
Tap water (also known as running water, piped water or municipal water) is water supplied through a tap, a water dispenser valve.
Tapas
Tapas are appetisers or snacks in Spanish cuisine.
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Tea
Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of Camellia sinensis, an evergreen shrub native to East Asia which probably originated in the borderlands of southwestern China and northern Myanmar.
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Teahouse
A teahouse or tearoom (also tea room) is an establishment which primarily serves tea and other light refreshments.
Tepidarium
The tepidarium was the warm (tepidus) bathroom of the Roman baths heated by a hypocaust or underfloor heating system.
The Natural History of Aleppo
The Natural History of Aleppo is a 1756 book by naturalist Alexander Russell on the natural history of Aleppo.
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The Times of India
The Times of India, also known by its abbreviation TOI, is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group.
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The Turkish Bath
The Turkish Bath is an oil painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, initially completed between 1852 and 1859, but modified in 1862. Hammam and The Turkish Bath are bathing and sauna.
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Thermae
In ancient Rome, (from Greek, "hot") and (from Greek) were facilities for bathing.
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), also known as Thessalonica, Saloniki, Salonika, or Salonica, is the second-largest city in Greece, with slightly over one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area, and the capital of the geographic region of Macedonia, the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace.
Topkapı Palace
The Topkapı Palace (Topkapı Sarayı; lit), or the Seraglio, is a large museum and library in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey.
Tunis
Tunis (تونس) is the capital and largest city of Tunisia.
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Tunisia
Tunisia, officially the Republic of Tunisia, is the northernmost country in Africa.
Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly in Anatolia in West Asia, with a smaller part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe.
Turkic peoples
The Turkic peoples are a collection of diverse ethnic groups of West, Central, East, and North Asia as well as parts of Europe, who speak Turkic languages.
Turkish language
Turkish (Türkçe, Türk dili also Türkiye Türkçesi 'Turkish of Turkey') is the most widely spoken of the Turkic languages, with around 90 to 100 million speakers.
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Ulama
In Islam, the ulama (the learned ones; singular ʿālim; feminine singular alimah; plural aalimath), also spelled ulema, are scholars of Islamic doctrine and law.
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Umar
Umar ibn al-Khattab (ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb), also spelled Omar, was the second Rashidun caliph, ruling from August 634, when he succeeded Abu Bakr as the second caliph, until his assassination in 644.
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Umayyad Caliphate
The Umayyad Caliphate or Umayyad Empire (al-Khilāfa al-Umawiyya) was the second caliphate established after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and was ruled by the Umayyad dynasty.
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Underground Bath (Baku)
Underground Bath (Yeraltı hamam) is a hamam located on the Boyuk Gala Street, near the fortress gates of Icherisheher in Baku. Hammam and Underground Bath (Baku) are hammams.
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Underground Bath (Sheki)
The Underground Bath or Abdulsalam Bath (Yeraltı hamam or Abdulsalam hamamı), located in Sheki, Azerbaijan, is a 19th- century landmark building.
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University of Ottawa
The University of Ottawa (Université d'Ottawa), often referred to as uOttawa or U of O, is a bilingual public research university in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Vakil Bathhouse
Vakil Bath, Wakil Bath, or Wakil Hammam (Persian: حماموکیل) is an old public bathhouse (hammam) in Shiraz, Iran. Hammam and Vakil Bathhouse are hammams.
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Valencia
Valencia (officially in Valencian: València) is the capital of the province and autonomous community of the same name in Spain.
Victorian Turkish baths
The Victorian Turkish bath is a type of bath in which the bather sweats freely in hot dry air, is then washed, often massaged, and has a cold wash or shower.
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Volubilis
Volubilis (walīlī; wlili) is a partly-excavated Berber-Roman city in Morocco situated near the city of Meknes that may have been the capital of the Kingdom of Mauretania, at least from the time of King Juba II.
Walled City of Lahore
The Walled City of Lahore (اندرونِ شہر لہور; اندرونِ شہر لاہور, "Inner City of Lahore"), also known as the Old City, forms the historic core of the city of Lahore in Punjab, Pakistan.
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Waqf
A (وَقْف;, plural), also called a (plural حُبوس or أَحْباس), or mortmain property, is an inalienable charitable endowment under Islamic law.
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Western world
The Western world, also known as the West, primarily refers to various nations and states in the regions of Australasia, Western Europe, and Northern America; with some debate as to whether those in Eastern Europe and Latin America also constitute the West.
William Makepeace Thackeray
William Makepeace Thackeray (18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was an English novelist and illustrator.
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World Heritage Site
World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance.
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Wudu
Wuduʾ (lit) is the Islamic procedure for cleansing parts of the body, a type of ritual purification, or ablution.
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YouTube
YouTube is an American online video sharing platform owned by Google.
Zeyrek
Zeyrek is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Fatih, Istanbul Province, Turkey.
See also
Hammams
- Abu Loza's Bath
- Ali Gholi Agha hammam
- Ancient Bath House of Nazareth
- Arab Baths (Ceuta)
- Arab Baths of Jaén
- Baños de Tenerías
- Bimini Baths
- Caliphal Baths
- El Bañuelo
- Ganjali Khan Complex
- Haj Saleh Hammam
- Haji Majid Bath
- Hamam al-Sammara
- Hammam
- Hammam (Red Fort)
- Hammam Bab al-Ahmar
- Hammam Ben Abbad
- Hammam Saffarin
- Hammam Yalbugha
- Hammam al-Mokhfiya
- Hammam al-Nahhasin
- Hammam as-Sarah
- Hammam of Sultan Inal
- Hammam-e-Qadimi
- Jarchi hammam
- Kordasht Hammam
- Qusayr 'Amra
- Shahi Hammam
- Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse
- Underground Bath (Baku)
- Vakil Bathhouse
Ottoman architecture
- Çamlıca Mosque
- Ablaq
- Alam (finial)
- András Riedlmayer
- Barbaros Hayrettin Pasha Mosque
- Bedesten
- Classical Ottoman architecture
- Divan (architecture)
- Diyanet Center of America
- Early Ottoman architecture
- Eyoub Mosque
- First national architectural movement
- Hammam
- Haremlik
- Hasht-behesht (architecture)
- Hosh (architecture)
- Joggle (architecture)
- Külliye
- Liwan
- Mahya lights
- Muqarnas
- Ottoman Baroque architecture
- Ottoman architectural decoration
- Ottoman architecture
- Ottoman architecture in the 19th–20th centuries
- Ottoman takyas
- Qushla
- Selamlik
- Türbe
- Tulip Period architecture
- Uzbek Mosque
- Yakovalı Hasan Paşa Mosque
- Yalı
Ottoman baths
- Çemberlitaş Hamamı
- Ömeriye Hamam
- Abu Loza's Bath
- Büyük Hamam
- Bagnio
- Bayezid II Hamam
- Bosniak Institute
- Cağaloğlu Hamam
- Hagia Sophia Hurrem Sultan Bathhouse
- Hammam
- Király Baths
- Mahmut Pasha Hamam
- National Gallery (North Macedonia)
- Ottoman monuments of Ilok
- Rác Thermal Bath
- Rudas Baths
- Süleymaniye Hamam
- Tahtakale Hamam
- Vezneciler Hamamı
- Čifte Hammam
Sauna
- Arlington Baths Club
- Banya (sauna)
- Bathing
- Carlisle Turkish baths
- Communal shower
- Finnish sauna
- Hammam
- Hammams
- Harvia
- Ironmonger Row Baths
- Newcastle City Baths
- Oukup
- Pefletti
- Portobello Swim Centre
- Public bathing
- Royal Automobile Club
- Royal Baths, Harrogate
- Sauna
- Sauna in the Dutch language area
- Sauna whisk
- Sauna2000
- Saunas
- Saunassa
- Smoke Sauna Sisterhood
- Steam of Life
- Temazcal
- The Turkish Bath
- Western Baths
- World Sauna Championships
- York Hall
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammam
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