Amam – a public bath built in the cities in Macedonia during the period of Turkish rule. Each hammam contained five sets of rooms: shadrava (wardrobe) with square basis, Capiluk (part for adaptation) with rectangular bases, haveta (bathing area) One square space that can follow more small rooms, hank (water tank) and Cylhan (firebox). In the hallway after the extensive walls, stone bankninas and stone troughs – kuryurns are built. They are covered with domes and vaults. Lighting is zenitally. They are built of stone and brick. The warming is underground and through the walls. The interior was decorated with decorative plastics, mainly in the treasures, in the arts and in the upper wall parties. Amams were built as double, so-called. Chifts Amami with special parts for women and for men or as one-part. CIFTE Amam (ⅹⅴ) and Daut-Pashin Amam (1489-1497) in Skopje (both adapted in art galleries), Amam Deboy (ⅹⅴⅰ c.) In Bitola, Stausa Amam in Ohrid, Amam in Tetovo, etc. Lit.: M. Healthy, restoration and adaptation Daut-Pashinog Amama U Skopje, Proceedings Memorial Culture, 1, Belgrade, 1950, 45-56; I. Zdravkovic, Choosing Grace for Study Memorial Isloske Architecture U Yugoslavians, Belgrade, 1964; K. Tomovski, Amam Deboy in Bitola, Proceedings of the Archaeological Museum of Macedonia, Skopje, 1975, 263-270; K. Tomovski, conservation and restoration work of the Chifthe Amam in one of the plants of “Amak SP” Ohrid Skopje, “Cultural Heritage”, 5, Skopje, 1973, 1-5; L. Kumbaradz-Bogojevic, Ottoman monuments in Skopje, Skopje, 1998, 169-195. Cr. T.
Original article in Macedonian language Cyrillic alphabet
Кириличен напис АМАМ јавна бања