Mellegue Hammam, Roman thermal bath complex in Kef Governorate, Tunisia
Mellegue Hammam is a thermal bath complex featuring yellow ochre stone walls, multiple pools, and traditional architecture located near Kef city. The site comprises several chambers and bathing spaces arranged around naturally warm mineral springs.
The thermal baths were first developed during Roman times and have remained in continuous use since then. Original basins and structures continue to function after nearly two millennia.
The hammam serves as a gathering place where local people come together to bathe and socialize, maintaining customs that have shaped community life for centuries. This social function remains central to how the site is experienced today.
The site is reached by a roughly 10 kilometer track branching from the Kef-Souk Ahras road, making a personal vehicle or local guide helpful for navigation. The hammam sits about 15 kilometers from Kef city in a remote location.
Geologists visit this location to study a distinctive iridium layer found in the rock strata, which was recognized as a stratotype in 1991. This geological feature draws scientific attention from researchers studying Earth's history.
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