Haj Saleh Hammam

Haj Saleh Hammam
حەمامی حاج ساڵە
Location within Iran
General information
Status	Cultural
Type	Hammam
Architectural style	Iranian architecture
Location	Saqqez, Iran
Coordinates	36°14′19″N 46°16′09″E / 36.23853°N 46.26904°E / 36.23853; 46.26904

Haj Saleh Hammam (Sorani Kurdish: حەمامی حاج ساڵە, Persian: حمام حاج صالح) is a historical hammam located in Saqqez, Iran. It belongs to the Safavid-Zandian period and is located in the old part of the city within the Bazaar of Saqqez. This historical building was registered as one of the national monuments of Iran on November 7, 2000, with the number 2830.^[1][2][3][4]

This hammam is a complete set that has all the features of an old bath and includes different sections such as bineh, sarbineh, hothouse, treasury, privat parts, ton storage (bath fuel tank), water and sewage system.^[5][6] This bath dates back to the Safavid era, but parts of it were annexed to the building during the Zandian era, and in fact is the oldest bath left in the city of Saqqez and one of the oldest hammam in Kurdistan province. The interior of the bath, like most historic baths, has a limestone cover with a variety of motifs, including hunting scenes, winged angels, and geometric motifs.^[7] The framing and lime of the roof and walls and the carving of the columns are the decorations of the building. The columns of the bath are made of stone and are three pieces and are octagonal. Skylights in the center of each dome direct outside light into the bathroom environment.^[8]

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  View of the dome from the inside
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  interior view
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  Interior view from another angle
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  Paintings on the wall

• Iran National Heritage List