(“Hammam”) is a Mamluk-era public bath in Aleppo, Syria. The hammam was built in 1491 by the
Emir of Aleppo Saif ad-Din Yalbugha al-Naseri. It is located next to the entrance of the Citadel of Aleppo,
on the banks of the Quweiq river.
The Mamluk structure is based on a typical floor plan with three sections, the frigidarium,
tepidarium and caldarium. Each of these three parts has a large central domed area
surrounded by four iwans. The monumental street façade is symmetrically built, with an entrance
portal in the middle. The walls display ablaq decoration with alternating courses of yellow and black
stone. The domed and vaulted spaces are lit by saucer-shaped glass plugs.