User:Ishpoloni/sandbox
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EXPLANATION
What follows is the draft of a section to replace that headed "Turkish baths in the Western world" on Hammam showing: (a) that in Western Europe there were no Islamic hammams derived from their use as facilities for ritual pre-prayer ablutions until the beginning of the 20th century when one was built to meet the needs of immigrants from the Maghreb to France; (b) that the burgeoning late 20th century and the 21st century hammams copy to a limited extent the interiors of the traditional hammam but, though they might not be recognisable as traditional hammams, they are their only expanding continuation.
[18 May 2024] This shortened version of the original will shortly be uploaded to replace that headed "Turkish baths in the Western world" on Hammam.