Hammam al-Othmani in Homs Architectural archaeological study

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Lecturer of Islamic archaeology at Faculty of archaeology, Cairo University, Islamic Department (Egypt)

Abstract


 This paper aims to study one of the survival Hammams in the city of Homs from Ottoman period. This study is considered to be the first one that allocated to study this hammam from architectural and archaeological sides. It also considered a complete documental study for the architectural units and elements of the hammam which are still surviving in a good statue. The study includes a discussion for dating the hammam. Also it includes a description for the units and elements of the hammam. The study refers to the different sources which supplied the hammam by water. The paper studies also the different ways which are used in heating the inside units. The study sheds the light on the effect of the Syrian revolution on the Hammam and urged to restore it. The study includes a number of illustration figures and photographic plates which are photographed by author, and published in this paper for the first time.         

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