Hammam Ummuna

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Damascus

Hammam Ummuna

Traditional Public Baths

Situated outside the Old City walls in Al‘Aqayba, Hamam Ummuna dates to the Ayyubid era and was endowed for community use. It’s divided into four sections—barrani, wastani, jawani, and qimmim—featuring wooden mashrabiya, ablaq décor, and domes lit by colored glass. After a 2010 restoration, it continues to serve as a living historical monument for men in the morning and women by appointment in the afternoon.

Special Details

Pointed hemispherical domes, black-and-white ablaq masonry, colored voussoirs, an octagonal fountain, wooden carvings and latticework, stained-glass skylights with star-shaped patterns, stone muqarnas, a traditional wooden heating system (beit al-nar), and an internal well. Abbasid era, 417 AH / 1026 AD.