Shahmeran Hamam

Shahmeran Hamam (Turkish: Şahmeran Hamam) is a historical hamam (Turkish bath) in Tarsus, Turkey, associated with the legendary story of Shahmaran.

Entrance to Shahmeran Hammam.
Domes of Shahmeran Hamam seen at its backside.
The statue of Shahmeran in Tarsus, Turkey

Bath house

The hamam or Turkish bath house is in the Kızılmurat neighborhood, within the Tarsus district of the Mersin Province in Turkey.

The bath house was built on the foundations of an older Roman bath by the Ramazanids, a beylik, which was sovereign between the 14th and 16th centuries. During the Ottoman Empire era in 1873, it was restored.[1] The rectangular plan hamam has four iwans, the building material is rubble stone and main parts of the hamam are covered by a dome. In addition to common hamam, there are ten wooden private rooms with bath.[2]

Legend of Shahmaran
Main article: Shahmaran

Shahmaran is a is a mythical creature, half woman and half snake and the monarch of the snakes. There are several versions of the tale, since it is an older story.[3][4] It involves the relationship between the Shahmaran creature and a young man, and the man later betrays their trust. Towards the end of the tale, the Shahmaran leaves their cave and is killed by the townspeople in a bathhouse that bares the same name as this one.[4]

On the wall of the hamam, there are some red spots, which are the sources of the legend. However, there are many variations of the story and some believe this happened in a different location.[3]

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References
  1. Mersin site (in Turkish)
  2. Mersin web (Hamam) (in Turkish)
  3. "Şahmeran Efsanesi" [Shahmeran Legend]. Diyadinnet Haber (News) (in Turkish). 2007-03-14. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  4. "Tarsus Belediyesi - Turistik Yerler" [Tarsus Municipality, Touristic Places]. www.tarsus.bel.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2020-05-15.
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