T he Ottomans were certainly onto something when they pioneered the Turkish hammam in the 15th Century. This restorative ...

Syria’s minority Alawite community is gripped by terror as reports spread of killings and disappearances under the country’s ...

Thanks to a revival of British bathing culture, spa towns in the UK are ever-increasingly welcoming those seeking the ...

Many hammams are being restored to revive this age-old practice, becoming favorites among both tourists and locals.

Türkiye’s hammams, or bathhouses, are a ubiquitous part of their culture, much like the saunas are to the Finns and the hot ...

Agra residents organised a “Heritage Farewell Walk” to raise awareness about the endangered Shahi Hammam, a Mughal-era site ...

The Hammam, a Turkish-style building constructed during the reign of Mughal Emperor Jahangir in 1620 by Ali Vardi Khan, has ...

While the findings come from the excavation of the Tall el-Hammam archaeological site in Jordan, many believe that the same place was once known as Sodom. Yes, as in Sodom and Gomorrah from the ...

A mainstay of old Turkish films, hammam scenes were highly entertaining, a free space where women would socialise, eat, drink and even dance.

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday directed the Archaeological Survey of India and Uttar Pradesh authorities to protect a ...

On Thursday, the Allahabad High Court directed the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) and the Commissioner of Police, Agra, ...