The Historical Bath of Siba – ''Hamam Sibah'' (), is a historical

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complex of the ancient

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culture, located in present-day southern

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near the

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Geography

The '' Historical Bath of Siba '' bath structures and ruins are located in the

Kukherd District Kukherdharang District () is in Bastak County, Hormozgan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Kukherdharang. History After the 2016 National Census, the village of Kukherd was elevated to city status as Kukherdharang. Demographic ...

(), in Hormozgan province. They are under the administration of the city of

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. The ancient baths are an archaeological site of

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. Modern public baths nearby use the same reportedly healing waters.

History

The '' Historical Bath of Siba '' public baths were built at natural

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s, during the

Sassanid Empire The Sasanian Empire (), officially Eranshahr ( , "Empire of the Iranians"), was an Iranian empire that was founded and ruled by the House of Sasan from 224 to 651. Enduring for over four centuries, the length of the Sasanian dynasty's reign ...

era (224– 651 CE). Ancient Sassanians built public baths to serve as rest centers. The baths served Sassanid government officials, the merchants from nearby sea ports and desert

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routes, and the public.

Healing baths

Some of the baths had practitioners who offered healing treatments, using medicinal

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s and

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s. These ointments were generally used for relieving joint pain and treating skin diseases. The baths were known as the 'dumb doctor' because healers also treated patients silently with its healing hot spring waters.

References

* :ar:حمام سيبه Arabic Wikipedias. * :fa:حمام سیبه Persian Wikipedia. *2. الكوخردى ، محمد ، بن يوسف، (كُوخِرد حَاضِرَة اِسلامِيةَ عَلي ضِفافِ نَهر مِهران) الطبعة الثالثة ،دبى: سنة 199۷ للميلاد **Mohammed Kookherdi (1997) Kookherd, an Islamic civil at Mehran river, third edition: Dubai *3. محمدیان، کوخری، محمد ، “ (به یاد کوخرد) “، ج1. ج2. چاپ اول، دبی: سال انتشار 2003 میلادی Mohammed Kookherdi Mohammadyan (2003), Beyade Kookherd, third edition : Dubai. *4.محمدیان، کوخردی ، محمد ، '' «شهرستان بستک و بخش کوخرد» '' ، ج۱. چاپ اول، دبی: سال انتشار ۲۰۰۵ میلادی Mohammed Kookherdi Mohammadyan (2005), Shahrestan Bastak & Bakhshe Kookherd, First edition : Dubai. *5.عباسی ، قلی، مصطفی، '' «بستک وجهانگیریه»،'' چاپ اول، تهران : ناشر: شرکت انتشارات جهان *6. سلامى، بستكى، احمد. '' (بستک در گذرگاه تاریخ) '' ج2 چاپ اول، 1372 خورشيدى *7. اطلس گیتاشناسی استان‌های ایران

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(
Gitashenasi Province Atlas of Iran
') *8. درگاه فهرست آثار ملی ایران

External links

Kookherd website
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Geography

History

Healing baths

See also

References

External links