Legend has it that Damascus once had 365 hammams or ‘Turkish baths’: one for each day of the year. Originally part of an ancient Roman tradition, hammams were absorbed by Islam to such an extent that many became almost annexes to nearby mosques. For centuries, hammams were an integral part of community life, with some fifty hammams surviving in Damascus until the 1950s. Since then, however, with the onslaught of modernization programs and home bathrooms, many have been demolished; fewer than...
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Budapest, the City of Spas has four working Turkish Baths, all from the 16th century and open to the public: Rudas Baths, Király Baths, Rácz Thermal Bath, and ...
Budapest, the City of Spas has four working Turkish Baths, all from the 16th century and open to the public: Rudas Baths, Király Baths, Rácz Thermal Bath, and ...
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