Hammam al-Nahhasin

Hammam al-Nahhasin
حمام النحاسين

Hammam al-Nahhasin
General information
Type Hammam
Location Aleppo, Syria
Completed 12th century
Technical details
Floor count 1

Hammam al-Nahhasin (Arabic: حمام النحاسين) is one of the oldest and largest public baths ("hammam") in Aleppo, Syria. It is located in Al-Madina Souq of the Ancient City of Aleppo, to the south of the Great Umayyad Mosque, near Khan al-Nahhasin. It was originally built in the 12th century and renovated several times during the Mamluk and Ottoman periods. However, most of the current building of the hammam belongs to the Ottoman period.[1] Hammam al-Nahhasin literally means the bath of the coppersmiths.

The hammam is divided into 3 sections:

The hammam has an entirely isolated section for women called "Hammam as-Sitt".

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