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Hammam Essalihine is a Roman-era bathing complex located near the city of Khenchela in the Aurès Mountains of northeastern Algeria. Known in antiquity as Aquae Flavianae, the baths were constructed during the Flavian dynasty in the late 1st century CE, utilizing natural hot springs. The complex includes both warm and hot pools fed by thermal water and remains in use as a bathing site, making it one of the longest continuously functioning Roman bath facilities.
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Where is Hammam Essalihine?
Hammam Essalihine is in the commune of El Hamma, about 7 kilometers from Khenchela in Algeria's Aurès Mountains. The Roman-era baths were known in antiquity as Aquae Flavianae. [Algerian Ministry of Tourism](https://www.mta.gov.dz/salihine/?lang=fr)
How hot is the water at Hammam Essalihine?
The Algerian Ministry of Tourism gives the emerging water a temperature of about 70 degrees Celsius. The modern bathing facility includes 40 thermal-bath cabins and 5 pools, so visitors do not simply bathe at the source temperature. [Algerian Ministry of Tourism](https://www.mta.gov.dz/salihine/?lang=fr)
Why is Hammam Essalihine historically important?
Its Latin name, Aquae Flavianae, connects the site with the Flavian dynasty of the late 1st century CE. The complex still includes a circular Roman pool and other Roman remains alongside later facilities.
Is Hammam Essalihine only an archaeological ruin?
No. It remains an operating thermal and tourism site with 5 pools and 40 bath cabins, while its Roman circular pool preserves the older history. That combination makes it different from a Roman bathhouse that survives only as ruins. [Algerian Ministry of Tourism](https://www.mta.gov.dz/salihine/?lang=fr)
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