Par Kuh Hammam

Savadkuh, Mazandaran, Iran

Location: Savadkuh, Mazandaran, Iran
Water type: thermal
Temperature: 40 °C
pH: 7.3

Water profile

Thermicity

Sedative

40 °C

LowHigh

Relaxing — deep, immediate muscle release.

Mineralisation

Balancing

LowHigh

Rich in trace elements — gentle on the skin.

Buoyancy

Standard buoyancy

LowHigh

Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.

BicarbonatesCalcium

The Par Kuh Hammam is a historic public bath in the village of Par Kuh in Mazandaran Province, on Iran's lush Caspian coastal plain south of the Alborz Mountains. Listed on the national heritage register of Mazandaran Province, it served a rural community where the mild, humid Caspian climate and abundant freshwater supply made communal bathing a natural and deeply rooted tradition. Like many village hammams of northern Iran, the Par Kuh bath functioned as the social and hygienic hub of local life, complementing the region's rich agricultural culture with the weekly communal ritual of the traditional Persian bath.

Insider tip — Savadkuh in the Alborz foothills of Mazandaran province is a rugged highland district where the Talar river cuts through dense forested gorges between the Caspian lowlands and the high plateau. The Par Kuh Hammam preserves the bathing culture of a mountain community in Iran's forested north — a landscape of immense ecological richness and humidity that stands in complete contrast to the dry plateau hammam traditions of central Iran, the Caspian-Alborz zone having its own distinct bathing culture.

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