Caliphal Baths
The Caliphal Baths are an Islamic bathhouse (or Arab baths) complex in Córdoba, Spain. They are situated in the historic centre which was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1994. The complex was contiguous to the former Caliphal Palaces of the Umayyads (now the Alcázar de los Reyes Cristianos), whose inhabitants it served. Today the baths have been partially reconstructed and are open as a museum. History Construction and development under Muslim rule The baths were constructed in the 10th century under the reign of Caliph Al-Hakam II (961–976) to serve the inhabitants of his palace. Bathhouses (''hammam''s) of this type were a common feature of Muslim cities across the Muslim world, serving both a social and religious purpose. They assisted Muslims in the performance of ablutions, especially the full-body ablutions or ''ghusl'', which were required for certain situations. They also served the general purpose of hygiene as well as being a place for socializatio ...
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Banos or Baños ( es, baths) may refer to: *Banos, Landes, a commune in the Landes department of France *Baños de Agua Santa, a city and popular tourist destination in Tungurahua Province, Ecuador *Baños Canton, Ecuador, of which Baños de Agua Santa is the capital *Baños District, Peru *Baños, Azuay, a suburb of Cuenca, Ecuador *Los Baños, Laguna, a municipality known, among other things, for its hot spring resorts in the Laguna province of the Philippines. ;See also: *Baños de Ebro *Baños de la Encina *Baños de Molgas *Baños de Montemayor *Baños de Tajo *Baños de Valdearados Baños de Valdearados is a municipality and town located in the province of Burgos,Baños de Valdeara ...

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In ancient Rome, (from Greek , "hot") and (from Greek ) were facilities for bathing. usually refers to the large Roman Empire, imperial public bath, bath complexes, while were smaller-scale facilities, public or private, that existed in great numbers throughout Rome. Most Roman cities had at least one – if not many – such buildings, which were centers not only for bathing, but socializing and reading as well. Bathhouses were also provided for wealthy private Roman villa, villas, domus, town houses, and castra, forts. They were supplied with water from an adjacent river or stream, or within cities by aqueduct (watercourse), aqueduct. The water would be heated by fire then channelled into the caldarium (hot bathing room). The design of baths is discussed by Vitruvius in ''De architectura'(V.10) Terminology '','' '','' '','' and may all be translated as 'bath' or 'baths', though Latin sources distinguish among these terms. or , derived from the Greek language, G ...
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