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Hammam Assarah,
Situated 2 km to the west of Qasr Al-Hallabat. The plan of Hammam Assarah
(Assarah Bath Complex) is strikingly similar to Qusayr Amra, though its
masonry has a better finishing and its courses are more tightly joined.
Its plan, like Amra, consists of 3 principal elements: The Audience Hall,
The Bath Complex, and The Hydraulic Structures.
The audience-hall is roofed by 3 tunnel-vaults resting on the sidewall
and two intermediate transverse arches. The northeastern corner of this
hall had a fountain, which received its water from an elevated tank to
the east. The bath proper consists of 3 rooms corresponding to the cold,
warm, and hot rooms. This monument suffered severe damage in the 1950s,
when the building was pilfered for its stones.
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