Qasr Hammam As Sarah
| Hammam as-Sarah | |
|---|---|
 View from the back of the bath house (the furnace chamber) while under reconstruction | |
| Alternative names | Hammam as-Sarkh, Hammam as-Sarakh |
| General information | |
| Type | bath house |
| Architectural style | Umayyad |
| Location | Qasr Hammam As-Sarah, Zarqa Governorate, Jordan |
Hammam as-Sarah is an Umayyad bathhouse located in Jordan, and built in connection with the complex of Qasr al-Hallabat, which stands some 2 kilometres to the west.[1] Qasr al-Hallabat is one of the Umayyad buildings collectively known as the desert castles. The design of Hammam as-Sarah shows similarities to the design of Qusayr 'Amra, another one of the desert castles.[1] The design consists of a rectangular audience hall as well as the actual baths.[1] The baths comprise an apodyterium (undressing room), tepidarium (warm room) and caldarium (hot room), with attached furnace, water well, water lifting device (saqiya), and raised water tank.[1] The remains of a roofless mosque next to the furnace are of recent date.[1] As of 2007 or earlier, most of the bath complex as well as the accompanying mosaics and sculpture were being conserved.[2]
The caldarium, before the reconstruction of the dome
The eastern side of the building during reconstruction works
See also
- Desert castles
- Qusayr 'Amra, about 85 km (53 mi) east of Amman, Jordan
- Qasr al-Azraq, about 100 km (62 mi) east of Amman, Jordan
- Qasr al-Hallabat, about 60 km (37 mi) northeast of Amman, Jordan
- Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi, Syrian Desert
- Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi, Syrian Desert
- Hisham's Palace, in Arabic Qasr Hisham or Khirbet el-Mafjar on the West Bank near Jericho, Palestine
- Qasr Kharana, about 65 km (40 mi) east of Amman, Jordan
- Qasr al-Minya, on the Sea of Galilee, Israel
- Qasr Mshatta, about 35 km (22 mi) southeast of Amman, Jordan, with a large part of the Mshatta Facade now in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin
- Qasr Mushash or Qasr al-Muwaqqar, about 30 km (19 mi) south of Amman, Jordan
- Qasr al-Qastal, about 25 km (16 mi) south of Amman, Jordan
- Al-Sinnabra, on the Sea of Galilee, Israel
- Qasr at-Tuba, about 95 km (59 mi) southeast of Amman, Jordan
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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Ghazi Bisheh (2010). Hammam al-Sarah. The Umayyads: The Rise of Islamic Art. Islamic Art in the Mediterranean (Jordan). Museum With No Frontiers. ISBN 978-3-902782-07-6.
- ↑ Qasr al-Hallabat with Hammam al-Sarakh
Coordinates: 32°05′34″N 36°19′41″E / 32.0929°N 36.3280°E