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The hotel spa includes a hammam, gravitational tub, sauna, and salt wall, all of which are ensconced among Roman ruins.—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026 Six Senses Kaplankaya in Turkey runs three-, five- and seven-night programs built around functional medicine, biohacking, yoga, meditation and traditional Turkish hammams.—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026 Six Senses Kaplankaya on Turkey’s Aegean coast runs three-, five- and seven-night longevity programs built around functional medicine, diagnostics, biohacking, yoga, meditation and traditional Turkish hammams.—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026 The subterranean spa offers a menu of rituals rooted in Hungary's bathing traditions, along with an indoor pool, a traditional hammam, and a Finnish sauna.—Alia Akkam, Travel + Leisure, 16 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for hammam
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Turkish, Persian & Arabic; Turkish hamam bath, from Persian hammām, from Arabic ḥammām