Hammam-e-Qadimi (
Urdu: , hi, हम्माम-ए-क़दीमी) is a functional 18th century
Turkish bath in
Bhopal, India.
Erected in the early 1700s during the rule of the
Gonds,
Hammam-e-Qadimi was gifted to Hajjam Hammu Khalida when
Dost Mohammad Khan
Dost Mohammad Khan Barakzai (Pashto/Persian: ; 23 December 17929 June 1863), nicknamed the Amir-i Kabir, Also titled Amir al-Mu'minin, was a member of the Barakzai dynasty and one of the prominent rulers of the Emirate of Afghanistan. His 37-year ...
became
Nawab of the city.
The Indo-Turkish bath is owned by a descendant of Hajjam Hammu Khalida, Mohammad Sajid, and has been kept in his family for five generations.
The oil used for the massages offered in Hammam-e-Qadimi is a special recipe of Sajid's family.
Hammam-e-Qadimi was built in the style of the
Çemberlitaş Hamamı
The Çemberlitaş Hamamı is a historical Turkish bath ( tr, hamam) that was built beside Divan Yolu, a processional road dating back to the Byzantine Era that once led to Rome,Ergin, Nina. “Bathing Business in Istanbul: A Case Study of the Cem ...
of
Istanbul and was constructed near a mosque so that individuals visiting the mosque may perform their
ablutions before going there to pray.
Sanchari Pal describes the interior of Hammam-e-Qadimi:
See also
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Tourism in Madhya Pradesh
Tourism in Madhya Pradesh has been an attraction of India because of its location in the centre of the country. Madhya Pradesh has won Best Tourism State National award for 3 consecutive years i.e. 2017, 2016 and 2015.
Natural environment
Th ...
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Hammam (Red Fort)
The Hammam-e-Lal Qila ( ur, حمامِ لال قلعہ , hi, हम्माम-ए-लाल क़िला) is the Turkish bath located in the Red Fort
The Red Fort or Lal Qila () is a historic fort in Old Delhi, Delhi in India that ...
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Mughal architecture
Tourist attractions in Bhopal
Public baths