URGUP HAMMAM
Cappadocia is one of the settlements with the most historical monuments in Anatolia. One of them is the Ürgüp City Bath. According to the historical data available, it was built between 1726 and 1727 during the reign of Damat İbrahim Pasha. It is known as the “Greek Bath” because it was built in the neighborhood where the Greeks lived at that time. The worn-out bath was restored in 1900-1901. The entrance of the bath made of cut stone is covered with a dome. The middle of the cold room is domed, and there are domed shapes on the sides. Through the round-arched door, one enters the warm room with a navel stone in the middle and a private room on the sides. There is a water tank and a stove to the west of the hot room.
Until the population exchange of 1924, Turkish and Greek peoples lived together in Ürgüp. It is known that the bath was used by the Greek and Turkish people of Ürgüp until the Population Exchange. The inscription, which covers the period from its construction to its completion, consists of two parts on the marble block. Being the only Turkish bath in Ürgüp that is still used today, the hammam preserves its historical structure that attracts the attention of tourists. The bath still preserves its originality. There are two texts in its inscription, Greek and Karamanli language.
In the Greek text;
“Our only homeland built this bath for you as the donation of its children and the betrothal of lovers. Youth, this is an admirable work of unity that prepares your happy future’’
In the Karamanli language text:
‘’Asr-ı Sultan-ı Hamid-i Sani is an honorary world. It was built thanks to Dehri shadman (property manager of the time). He offered this bath to our people. “We need it,” he said. It is the work of Haralambos Hacı Savva, whose master is Harambolos Hacı Savva. Remember creativity and knowledge’’
Function of the Building:
Historical building; It is still used as a bath.
Ownership:
Ürgüp City Bath belongs to Ürgüp Municipality. It is operated by an award-winning private company called Lavanda Luxury Spa & Beauty.
Reason for preference:
Ürgüp City Bath is the only historical bath in the Cappadocia region. Its architecture resembles a museum. There are modern hammam treatments and professional SPA – massage services. There is a domed cafe on the terrace and a parking lot next to it.
HISTORY OF CAPPADOCIA
The history of the first human settlements in the Cappadocia region dates back to the Paleolithic period. The Paleolithic age is the Age after the Ice Age. It dates back about 10,000 years. After the nomadic communities, the Hittites are the oldest known settled civilization in this shadow. Hittites BC. After it was destroyed in the 12th century, the late Hittites dominated the region with Assyrian and Phrygian influences.
The topographic structure provided great advantages in terms of being a settlement area of the region. The existing land structure can be easily excavated and shaped. In this way, the need for shelter can be easily met. This convenience was especially useful after the birth of Christianity. It was successfully used by early Christians fleeing the oppression of the Eastern Roman Empire. Not only simple carved houses were built in the area, but also complex structures such as food warehouses, tombs, and commercial businesses. He even created interconnected underground cities. Undoubtedly, these settlements also hosted the first underground churches in history.
The Late Hittites period, which lasted until the 6th century BC, ended with the Persian occupation of the region. Cappadocia got its name from the Persian language and Cappadocia means the Land of Beautiful Horses in this language. The way of Alexander the Great passes through Cappadocia in 332 BC. Alexander the Great met with a serious resistance in this region and the Kingdom of Cappadocia was established at the end of this period. The balance of power in the region, with the effect of the Roman Empire in this region, prevents the Cappadocia kingdom from being fully independent. The Kingdom of Cappadocia lives under the control of the Roman Empire. When the dates show after Christ, the Kingdom of Cappadocia now turns into a full Roman Province.
Christianity, which was born in the Roman period, migrated to the Cappadocia region after the 3rd century due to the pressures in the Palestine region, which is its birthplace. Although the region is a province of Rome, the military structure of Rome is loose and more importantly, with the underground settlements built with the unique topographic structure of the region, the religion of Christianity begins to take root in this region. It is easy to both hide and defend in the area they live in. Feeling secure, Christian settlers set up their own cities, churches and monasteries.
In the 8th century, Arabs’ incursions into Christian regions and other Christians who were affected by the raids and fled come to Cappadocia. Churches and Monasteries were affected by this new Christian migration and caused the formation of different churches.
Byzantium, which seized the region after the Roman Empire in the 11th and 12th centuries, began to weaken. With the arrival of the Seljuks, the balance of power changes. Seljuk domination begins in the region. Later, with the Ottoman Empire owning all of Anatolia, the Cappadocia region, which came under Ottoman rule, entered a new era. The Christian population of Cappadocia, which had decreased in the last century, left the region as a result of the decisions taken with the Exchange Agreement signed in 1923.
HISTORY OF CAPPADOCIA
The history of the first human settlements in the Cappadocia region dates back to the Paleolithic period. The Paleolithic age is the Age after the Ice Age. It dates back about 10,000 years. After the nomadic communities, the Hittites are the oldest known settled civilization in this shadow. Hittites BC. After it was destroyed in the 12th century, the late Hittites dominated the region with Assyrian and Phrygian influences.
The topographic structure provided great advantages in terms of being a settlement area of the region. The existing land structure can be easily excavated and shaped. In this way, the need for shelter can be easily met. This convenience was especially useful after the birth of Christianity. It was successfully used by early Christians fleeing the oppression of the Eastern Roman Empire. Not only simple carved houses were built in the area, but also complex structures such as food warehouses, tombs, and commercial businesses. He even created interconnected underground cities. Undoubtedly, these settlements also hosted the first underground churches in history.
The Late Hittites period, which lasted until the 6th century BC, ended with the Persian occupation of the region. Cappadocia got its name from the Persian language and Cappadocia means the Land of Beautiful Horses in this language. The way of Alexander the Great passes through Cappadocia in 332 BC. Alexander the Great met with a serious resistance in this region and the Kingdom of Cappadocia was established at the end of this period. The balance of power in the region, with the effect of the Roman Empire in this region, prevents the Cappadocia kingdom from being fully independent. The Kingdom of Cappadocia lives under the control of the Roman Empire. When the dates show after Christ, the Kingdom of Cappadocia now turns into a full Roman Province.
Christianity, which was born in the Roman period, migrated to the Cappadocia region after the 3rd century due to the pressures in the Palestine region, which is its birthplace. Although the region is a province of Rome, the military structure of Rome is loose and more importantly, with the underground settlements built with the unique topographic structure of the region, the religion of Christianity begins to take root in this region. It is easy to both hide and defend in the area they live in. Feeling secure, Christian settlers set up their own cities, churches and monasteries.
In the 8th century, Arabs’ incursions into Christian regions and other Christians who were affected by the raids and fled come to Cappadocia. Churches and Monasteries were affected by this new Christian migration and caused the formation of different churches.
Byzantium, which seized the region after the Roman Empire in the 11th and 12th centuries, began to weaken. With the arrival of the Seljuks, the balance of power changes. Seljuk domination begins in the region. Later, with the Ottoman Empire owning all of Anatolia, the Cappadocia region, which came under Ottoman rule, entered a new era. The Christian population of Cappadocia, which had decreased in the last century, left the region as a result of the decisions taken with the Exchange Agreement signed in 1923.
HISTORY OF ÜRGÜP
Located 20 km east of Nevşehir, Ürgüp is one of the most important centers of the Cappadocia Region. Ürgüp has hosted many different civilizations in the historical process and has many different names. Osiana (Assiana) in the Byzantine Period, Hagios Prokopios; Başhisar in the Seljuk Period; Burgut Castle during the Ottoman period; It has been known as Ürgüp since the first years of the Republic.
Having a geological structure of volcanic origin, Ürgüp was established in a region where frequent and typical examples of interesting natural formations caused by rain and wind erosion, defined as fairy chimneys, are concentrated. The fairy chimneys rising between the crevices formed as a result of the erosion of the rain water flowing from the valley slopes and then the winds have created a very interesting landscape image unique to this region.
The first settlement in Ürgüp and its surroundings is the skirts of Avla Mountain to the east of the Damsa Stream, whose ancient name is Tomissos. As a result of the survey conducted by British Archaeologist Ian Todd here, he found many Paleolithic tools made of obsidian and silex.
The most important remains of the later periods are the Roman Period rock tombs found in the town and villages of Ürgüp. Ürgüp, which was also an important religious center during the Byzantine Period, was the episcopacy center of the rock churches and monasteries in its villages, towns and valleys.
XI. In the 16th century, Ürgüp was an important castle that opened to the important cities of the Seljuks, Konya and Niğde. The two structures from this period are the Golden Gate and Temenni Tepe Tombs in the center of the city. It belongs to a mother and her two daughters and belongs to XIII. The “Six Doors Tomb”, built in the 16th century, has six facades, arched windows on both sides, and an open tomb. One of the two tombs on the Ürgüp Temenni Hill was the Seljuk Sultan IV. Rükneddin Kılıçaslan and the other III. It is thought that it may belong to Alaeddin Keykubat.
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Tarihi
Damat İbrahim Paşa döneminde 1726 - 1727 yıllarında yapılmıştır.
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Temiz
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Şifalı
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