Hammam Al-Nahhaseen (Coppersmiths’ Bathhouse) dates back to the 12th century AD, commissioned by Aisha bint Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi, daughter of Sultan Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi. It is located in Al-Madina Souq in Old Aleppo, south of the Great Umayyad Mosque, near Khan Al-Nahhaseen.<\/p>\n
The hammam derives its name from its proximity to the ancient Coppersmiths’ Souq, one of Old Aleppo’s most significant traditional markets. Hammam Al-Nahhaseen features a traditional Eastern bathhouse architectural design, incorporating a hierarchical progression of temperatures and humidity levels to ensure a comfortable and health-enhancing bathing experience.<\/p>\n
The bathhouse is divided into three main sections:
\n\u2022 The Inner Section (Al-Jawani): Contains warm and hot rooms designated for bathing and steam.
\n\u2022 The Central Section (Al-Wastani): Used for massages after bathing.
\n\u2022 The Outer Section (Al-Barrani): The largest part of the hammam, distinguished by its traditional wooden ornamentation and marble flooring, and used for relaxation around the pool.<\/p>\n
The hammam also includes a separate section for women known as Hammam Al-Sit.<\/p>\n
Hammam Al-Nahhaseen sustained damage during the Battle of Aleppo between 2012 and 2016. A comprehensive restoration process began in 2021 and concluded in January 2022. The hammam reopened in November 2022, resuming its role as a public facility.<\/p>\n
Hammam Al-Nahhaseen is considered one of the oldest and largest public bathhouses in Aleppo and is an essential part of the city’s cultural heritage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Hammam Al-Nahhaseen (Coppersmiths’ Bathhouse) dates back to the 12th century AD, commissioned by Aisha bint Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi, daughter of Sultan Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi. It is located in Al-Madina Souq in Old Aleppo, south of the Great Umayyad Mosque, near Khan Al-Nahhaseen. The hammam derives its name from its proximity to the ancient Coppersmiths’ Souq, one of Old Aleppo’s most significant traditional markets. Hammam Al-Nahhaseen features a traditional Eastern bathhouse architectural design, incorporating a hierarchical progression of temperatures and humidity levels to ensure a comfortable and health-enhancing bathing experience. The bathhouse is divided into three main sections: \u2022 The Inner Section (Al-Jawani): Contains warm and hot rooms designated for bathing and steam. \u2022 The Central Section (Al-Wastani): Used for massages after bathing. \u2022 The Outer Section (Al-Barrani): The largest part of the hammam, distinguished by its traditional wooden ornamentation and marble flooring, and used for relaxation around the pool. The hammam also includes a separate section for women known as Hammam Al-Sit. Hammam Al-Nahhaseen sustained damage during the Battle of Aleppo between 2012 and 2016. A comprehensive restoration process began in 2021 and concluded in January 2022. The hammam reopened in November 2022, resuming its role as a public facility. Hammam Al-Nahhaseen is considered one of the oldest and largest public bathhouses in Aleppo and is an essential part of the city’s cultural heritage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1309,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[215,330],"tags":[243],"class_list":["post-5941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aleppo","category-traditional-public-baths-aleppo","tag-preserved-2"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/syrian-treasures.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/syrian-treasures.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/syrian-treasures.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/syrian-treasures.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/syrian-treasures.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5941"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/syrian-treasures.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5941\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/syrian-treasures.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/syrian-treasures.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/syrian-treasures.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/syrian-treasures.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}