Extra funding needed to protect 400-year-old bathhouse

TEHRAN –More funding is needed for the unfinished restoration of a Safavid-era (1501-1736) public bathhouse in Barzok, a small city near ancient Kashan, central Isfahan province.

A very memorable trip to the past: Ardabil Anthropology Museum

TEHRAN - One of the main delights of this spacious museum in a former bathhouse is various life-sized wax figures depicting scenes of life centuries ago.

Restoration work begins on Safavid-era bathhouse

TEHRAN—A Safavid-era (1501-1736) public bathhouse in the city of Biarjomand, north-central province of Semnan, has undergone some rehabilitation works, a local tourism official has said.

Monsoon flood uncovers public bathhouse in southern Iran

TEHRAN—A recent torrential downpour has washed away soil from the top of a subterranean public bathhouse in southern Iran.

Centuries-old bathhouse undergoes restoration this time as travel destination

TEHRAN – Restoration work has commenced on an abandoned Hammam in western Iran intending to turn the centuries-old public bathhouse into a travel destination.

Bathhouse to undergo urgent restoration

TEHRAN –An urgent restoration project is planned to begin on a Qajar-era (1789–1925) public bathhouse in Naft Sefid village, Haftkel county, the southwestern province of Khouzestan, Haftkel’s tourism chief has said. 

Bazaar of Shahroud undergoes flooring restoration

TEHRAN – Another restoration project has commenced renovating paving stones at the historical bazaar of Shahroud in north-central Iran.

Bathhouse to be repurposed into heritage museum

TEHRAN – The Safavid-era (1501-1736) Haj Saleh public bathhouse in the western Iranian city of Saqqez, Kordestan province will be repurposed into a museum, a local tourism official has announced. 

Old structure, probably a public bathhouse, discovered in Shiraz   

TEHRAN – Sections of an old structure, which probably belongs to a public bathhouse, have been exposed by chance during a grading and site preparation in Shiraz, southern Iran.

New round of restoration starts on Qajar-era bathhouse in southern Iran

TEHRAN  - The third round of a restoration project has been commenced on Hammam-e Molla Baba, a Qajar-era (1789-1925) public bathhouse in Kazerun county, which is located in the southern Fars province.

Bathhouses, mansions, cistern in North Khorasan made national heritage 

TEHRAN - A total of 12 historical sites and aging structures scattered across North Khorasan province have recently been inscribed on the national heritage list.

Historical bridge, madrasa, fortress added to Iran national heritage list

TEHRAN – Seven historical structures including a bridge, madrasa, and a fortress, situated in Iran’s Semnan province, have recently been added to the national list for cultural heritage.

Historical bathhouse in central Iran undergoes restoration

TEHRAN – Parts of Hammam-e Okhovat have undergone some rehabilitation works. The Pahlavi era (1925-1979) public bathhouse is located in Najafabad of Isfahan province. 

Qajar-era bathhouse restored to former glory 

TEHRAN – Work has commenced restoring Hammam-e Hassan Abad, a Qajar-era (1789–1925) public bathhouse, which is located in the oasis city of Meybod in Yazd province. 

Centuries-old bathhouse designated as national heritage 

TEHRAN - Hammam-e Haj Lotf-Ali, a Qajar-era (1789-1925) public bathhouse in northeast Iran, has recently been added to the national heritage list. 

Mud-brick domed bathhouse to undergo restoration

TEHRAN – Hammam-e Zerhan, which is a mud-brick domed bathhouse in Tuyserkan county of Hamedan province, will undergo restoration to regain its former splendor, the deputy provincial tourism chief has said.

By Seyed Hossein Hosseiniseddiq

Public baths in Iran and interesting customs behind

Most people today have baths in their homes, but in the past, there were public baths that were not just for bathing but also a public place for family, social, business, and even political gatherings.

Committee formed to safeguard ancient cisterns, watermills in Meybod

TEHRAN – A cultural heritage committee has been set up tasked to lay the ground for safeguarding ancient cisterns, watermills, public bathhouses, and qanats (subterranean aqueducts), which are scattered in and around the oasis city of Meybod, central Yazd province.

Once public bathhouse now an anthropological museum

TEHRAN - Once a hammam (public bathhouse) in the town of Jajarm, northeast Iran, the monument has lost its original usage as pile water is ubiquitous in almost every corner of the ancient land. The bathhouse is now an anthropological and cultural heritage museum depicting scenes of the lives of people in the past.