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• Room 1. Hall
• Room 2. The Andalusi Bath
• Room 3. The cold water room
• Room 4. The lukewarm water room
• Room 5. The warm water room
• Room 6. The Al-Andalus Garden
• Room 7. Reception hall of the taifa era
• Room 8. The Almohad bath
• Room 9. Boiler, furnace and service

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The cold water Room. The Body purification

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• The cold water Room. The Body purification

There was a sense of spiritual renewal when the body came into contact with water in the cold room. There were basins and latrine at users’ disposal, they were also provided with towels and «alcorques» (shoes with soles made of cork to avoid slipping or get burned). Steam, sweating and massages were the most important cleansing method in Arabic thermal baths; therefore, there was usually no immersion in water. The warm water pool was used as a therapeutic remedy for the sick.
The latrines of the Caliphal thermal baths were located in small rooms which had a bench and an underground clean-up system.