Hammam Al Jadeed is a beautifully preserved 18th Century bathhouse situated in the heart of Saida’s old souq. It is the second largest Hammam in Lebanon. What was once a thriving centre of community exchange and cleansing for people of all three Abrahamic religions was abandoned in the late 1940’s; the demand for public hammams decreased due to water supply reaching people’s homes. The building has since been a carpentry workshop, during which time the splendid original features were all boarded up and plastered over. The Hammam sustained further damage from bombing during the Civil War.

It had remained an undiscovered gem until Saida born and bred, Said Bacho, Founder and Chairman of Sharqy Foundation for Cultural Development and Innovation, acquired it in 2018, having already acquired and renovated the adjoining furnace building in 2009. Bacho and his Foundation team of skilled craftsmen set about the delicate process of uncovering and preserving traces of its stunning original architectural features. The 300-year old Hammam Al-Jadeed opened again to visitors during Ramadan in May 2019 after nearly 70 years of closure, as a historic attraction site with local young men and women professionally trained to guide multi-national visitors around.

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