Yeni Hamam

The Yeni Hamam is a building dating to the Ottoman period in Thessaloniki, Greece. It was apparently built in the last quarter of the sixteenth century by Khusref Kenkhuda, a property owner in Thessaloniki who probably served as Kehaya for the Vizier Sokolou Mehmet Pasha.

Photo: Knop92, Public domain.

Type: Historic building
Description: Hammam in Thessaloniki, Greece
Also known as: “Geni Hamam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hagios Demetrios and Alaca Imaret mosque.

Hagios Demetrios

Church

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The Church of Saint Demetrius, or Hagios Demetrios, is the main sanctuary dedicated to Saint Demetrius, the patron saint of Thessaloniki, dating from a time when it was the second largest city of the Byzantine Empire.

Alaca Imaret mosque

Museum

Photo: Ggia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Alaca Imaret Mosque, also known as the Ishak Pasha Mosque, is a mosque in Thessaloniki, Greece. Completed in the 1480s, during the Ottoman era, the mosque was built under the direction of Ishak Pasha.

Church of Prophet Elijah

Church

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The Church of Prophet Elijah is a 14th-century Byzantine-era Greek Orthodox church in the Ano Poli neighbourhood of the city of Thessaloniki, in the Central Macedonia region of northern Greece. Church of Prophet Elijah is situated 210 metres north of Yeni Hamam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tsinari and Upper Town.

Tsinari

Neighborhood

Photo: PLAKLE, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tsinari is a neighborhood.

Upper Town

Suburb

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Upper Town or Ano Poli is the old town of Thessaloniki and is located around the city's acropolis north of the city center. The neighborhood is known for its well preserved Byzantine and Ottoman era structures and urban design and as a center for Thessaloniki's poets, intellectuals, and bohemians.