Hammam of Sultan Inal

{{Short description|Hammam in Cairo}}

File:Hamam Inal (11).jpg (bayt al-harara) of the hammam]]

The Hammam of Sultan Inal is a historic hammam (public bathhouse) in Cairo, Egypt. It is located in the Bayn al-Qasrayn area, on al-Mu'izz street, in the historic center of Cairo. The hammam was commissioned by Sultan Inal and built in 1456, during the Mamluk period.{{Cite book|last=Williams|first=Caroline|title=Islamic Monuments in Cairo: The Practical Guide|publisher=The American University in Cairo Press|year=2018|edition=7th|location=Cairo|pages=230}}{{Cite book|last1=Telmissany|first1=May|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rlvp2KmeZMUC|title=The Last Hammams of Cairo: A Disappearing Bathhouse Culture|last2=Gandossi|first2=Eve|publisher=The American University in Cairo Press|year=2009|isbn=9789774162435}} It is one of the few well-preserved hammams in Cairo out of the nearly 80 that existed by the end of the 19th century. It recently underwent a multi-year restoration and is now open to visitors as a historic monument.{{Cite web|title=Hammam Inal {{!}} Cairo, Egypt Attractions|url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/egypt/cairo/attractions/hammam-inal/a/poi-sig/1579796/355225|access-date=2020-10-17|website=Lonely Planet|language=en}}{{Cite journal|last1=Fadli|first1=Fodil|last2=Sibley|first2=Magda|date=2008|title=The Historic Hammams of Cairo: Safeguarding a Vanishing Heritage|journal=Journal of Architectural Conservation|volume=14|issue=3|pages=59–80|doi=10.1080/13556207.2008.10785032|s2cid=113006369}}

File:Hammam inal DSCF4788.jpg|Entrance to the hammam on al-Muizz street

File:Hamam Inal (12).jpg|The changing room of the hammam