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Hammam_Yalbugha Latitude and Longitude:

36°11′51″N 37°09′49″E / 36.19750°N 37.16361°E / 36.19750; 37.16361
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Hammam Yalbugha
حمام يلبغا
Hammam Yalbugha al-Nasri before the war
Hammam Yalbugha is located in Ancient City of Aleppo
Hammam Yalbugha
Location within Ancient City of Aleppo
Alternative namesHammam Yalbugha al-Nasiri
General information
Type Hammam
Architectural style Mamluk
Location Aleppo, Syria
Elevation400 metres (1,300 ft)
Completed1491
Renovated20 December 1985
Renovation cost~1,041,000 USD
ClientSaif ad-Din Yalbugha al-Nasiri
OwnerMinistry of Tourism
Technical details
Floor count1
Floor area1,500 square metres (16,000 sq ft)
Renovating team
Architect(s)Nabil Kassabji
Other designersSamir Nahhas

Hammam Yalbugha ( Arabic: حمام يلبغا) is a Mamluk-era public bath (" hammam") in Aleppo, Syria. It was built in 1491 by the Emir of Aleppo Saif ad-Din Yalbugha al-Naseri. [1] It is located next to the entrance of the Citadel of Aleppo, on the banks of the Quweiq river. [2]

The Hammam Yalbugha was damaged during the Syrian war. [3] [4]

Interior (in 2001)

References

  1. ^ Carter, Terry; Dunston, Lara; Humphreys, Andrew (2004). Syria & Lebanon. Lonely Planet. p.  186. ISBN  978-1-86450-333-3. Hammam yalbougha.
  2. ^ Hammam Yalbugha Archived 2010-06-19 at the Wayback Machine, Architect's record of Hammam Yalbugha Restoration (1989)
  3. ^ View of the destructions
  4. ^ "Archnet".

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36°11′51″N 37°09′49″E / 36.19750°N 37.16361°E / 36.19750; 37.16361