| Hammām-ye Qadīmi | |
| Facilities: | Public Bathing Area, Steam Room |
Hammam-e-Qadimi (Urdu:, Hindi: हम्माम-ए-क़दीमी) is a functional 18th century Turkish bath in Bhopal, India.[1]
Erected in the early 1700s during the rule of the Gonds,[1] Hammam-e-Qadimi was gifted to Hajjam Hammu Khalida when Dost Mohammad Khan became Nawab of the city.[1] The Indo-Turkish bath is owned by a descendant of Hajjam Hammu Khalida, Mohammad Sajid, and has been kept in his family for five generations.[2] The oil used for the massages offered in Hammam-e-Qadimi is a special recipe of Sajid's family.[2]
Hammam-e-Qadimi was built in the style of the Çemberlitaş Hamamı of Istanbul and was constructed near a mosque so that individuals visiting the mosque may perform their ablutions before going there to pray.[3] [1] [2] Sanchari Pal describes the interior of Hammam-e-Qadimi: