Vakil Bathhouse

Vakil Bath, Wakil Bath, or Wakil Hammam is a Zand era public bathhouse in , . It was a part of the royal district constructed during Karim Khan Zand's reign which included the Arg of Karim Khan, , and , among other administrative buildings.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: hammam in Shiraz, Iranian national heritage site
  • Also known as: “Vakil Bath”, “Vakil Hammam”, and “گرمابه وکیل”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pars Museum and South Vakil Bazaar.

Museum
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The is a museum in , , . Founded in 1936 under Reza Shah Pahlavi, it is located in Nazar Garden. The octagonal building was the place in which royal guests were hosted by the Zand dynasty of Iran. is situated 150 metres north of Vakil Bathhouse.

Marketplace
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Vakil Bazaar is a bazaar in central , . is situated 160 metres east of Vakil Bathhouse.

Mosque
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The Shah Cheragh is a Twelver Shi'ite funerary monument and religious complex located in , in the province of , . The 12th-century complex is centred around the mausoleum of Sayyid Ahmad, the son of Musa al-Kazim, who is known as Shah Cheragh in local traditions, and hence the building's name. is situated 570 metres south of Vakil Bathhouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shiraz and Golestan Square.

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is the capital city of the province and a treasure trove of Persian culture. It was the capital of during the Zand dynasty's era, and is the celebrated birthplace of the great Persian poets Hafiz and Saadi.

Neighborhood
Shiraz is the fifth-most-populous city of and the capital of , which is historically known by the exonym Persia proper. As of the 2016 national census, the population of the city was 1,565,572 people, and its built-up area with was home to almost 1,800,000 inhabitants.

Neighborhood
Shahrak-e is a village in Derak Rural District, in the Central District of , , . At the 2006 census, its population was 11,397, in 2,827 families. is situated 7 km north of Vakil Bathhouse.

Vakil Bathhouse

Latitude
29.61464° or 29° 36′ 53″ north
Longitude
52.54505° or 52° 32′ 42″ east
Elevation
1,537 metres (5,043 feet)
Open location code
7HXJJG7W+V2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 80560989
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
11822588
Wiki­data ID
Q2091148
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Vakil Bathhouse” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حمام وكيل”
  • Chinese: “瓦基爾公共澡堂”
  • Chinese: “瓦基爾沐浴場”
  • Dutch: “Vakilhammam”
  • Italian: “bagno Vakil”
  • Italian: “Bagno Vakil”
  • Italian: “hammam vakil”
  • Japanese: “バキル・ヒストリカル・バス”
  • Malay: “Hammam Vakil”
  • Persian: “حمام وکیل (شیراز)”
  • Persian: “حمام وکیل”
  • Russian: “Вакиль (баня)”
  • Russian: “Вакиль”
  • Turkish: “Vekil Hamamı, Şiraz”
  • Ukrainian: “Вакіль (лазня, Шираз)”
  • Ukrainian: “Вакіль”
  • Urdu: “حمام وکیل”

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