hammam
Middle Eastern bathhouse
A hammam is a Turkish or Middle Eastern bathhouse featuring steam rooms, hot and cold water, and often massage or exfoliation services.
The experience typically involves moving through rooms of increasing heat, then cooling down.
Hammams serve both hygiene and social purposes: We spent the afternoon at a hammam in Istanbul.
Public washing facility
- communalShared by a community
- publicAvailable to all
- onsenJapanese thermal bath
- ablutionsActs of ceremonial cleansing
wash · soak · immersion · plunge · hot room · warm room · attendant · segregated
Clean by rubbing hard
- exfoliationShedding surface skin cells
- black soapPlant-ash cleansing bar
- massageSoft tissue manipulation
- soap foamAerated cleaning product
loofah · pumice · body wrap · argan oil · olive oil soap · peeling · depilation · henna
Rounded vault forming roof
- marbleRecrystallized limestone rock
- tilesFlat covering pieces
- fountainWater-spouting structure
- courtyardEnclosed open-air space
vaulted · columns · arches · mosaic · stucco · heated floors · changing room · warm room
Gaseous form of liquid
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- perspirationFluid from exertion
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
- mistFine airborne moisture
heat · hot · thermal · eucalyptus · aromatic · condensation · moisture · detoxify
Member of Turkish dynasty
- MoroccanOf a Maghreb nation
- TurkishOf Anatolia's republic
- TunisianNative of Tunis's country
- AlgerianFrom Africa's largest nation
Persian · Arab · Islamic · heritage · tradition · ritual · ceremony · custom
State of being unwound
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
- restorationReturning something to condition
therapy · destress · unwind · repose · calm · soothing · healing · well-being
bathhouse
Public washing facility
ablutions · wash · soak · immersion · plunge · hot room · warm room · attendant · segregated · ritual bathing
scrub
Clean by rubbing hard
- exfoliationShedding surface skin cells
- black soapPlant-ash cleansing bar
- massageSoft tissue manipulation
soap foam · loofah · pumice · body wrap · argan oil · olive oil soap · peeling · depilation · henna · attendant
dome
Rounded vault forming roof
courtyard · vaulted · columns · arches · mosaic · stucco · heated floors · changing room · warm room · hot room
vapor
Gaseous form of liquid
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- perspirationFluid from exertion
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
mist · heat · hot · thermal · eucalyptus · aromatic · condensation · moisture · detoxify · pores
Ottoman
Member of Turkish dynasty
Algerian · Persian · Arab · Islamic · heritage · tradition · ritual · ceremony · custom · social
relaxation
State of being unwound
- rejuvenationRestoration of youthful vigor
- tranquilityUndisturbed peacefulness
- serenityUndisturbed mental quietude
restoration · therapy · destress · unwind · repose · calm · soothing · healing · well-being · indulgence
- Middle EastIraq, Baghdad, Cairo, Iran, Jordan
- Middle Easternbazaar, bazaars, souks, minarets, domes
- Arabic loanwordsalgebra, algorithm, alcohol, alchemy, alkali
- bathingbath, bathtub, bathe, wash, tub
- bathing practicesablution, ritual bathing, thermal baths, communal bathing, private baths
- bathsbathroom, bathtub, bath house, bathhouse, hot tub
hammamdry sauna
Waterless heat room
ice bath · sauna · Finnish sauna · cold plunge · cryotherapy