Hammam
Volubilis, Morocco

This bath house, southwest of the Roman town on the right bank of the Oued Khoumane, is believed to contain the oldest Islamic baths in Morocco. It is believed to be part of a residential complex including a granary, and two structures with courtyards.  

Sources: 

Fenwick, Corisande. "From Africa to Ifrīqiya: Settlement and Society in Early Medieval North Africa (650–800)." Al-Masaq 25, no. 1 (2013): 9-33. doi:10.1080/09503110.2013.767008.

"Hammam de Volubilis." Qantara - Hammam de Volubilis. Accessed September 12, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20150801171932/http://www.qantara-med.org/qantara4/public/show_document.php?do_id=291.

Khayari, Abdelaziz El. "Les Thermes extra muros à Volubilis. L' Africa Romana, 1992." Academia.edu - Share research. Accessed September 12, 2017. https://www.academia.edu/28279475/Les_Thermes_extra_muros_%C3%A0_Volubilis._L_Africa_Romana_1992.

"La dynastie Alide des Idrissides 789–985 par Ibn Khaldoun al-Hadrami :." Histoire Islamique. September 24, 2015. Accessed September 12, 2017. https://histoireislamique.wordpress.com/2014/10/12/la-dynastie-alide-des-idrissides-789-985-passage-relatifs-par-ibn-khaldoun-al-hadrami/.

Location

Volubilis, Morocco

Images & Videos

Documents

Associated Names

Part of Site

Associated Collections

Events

ca. 790/174 AH

Style Periods

788-974

Dimensions

approx 243 m²

Variant Names

Idrisid baths

Site Types

baths

Materials/Techniques