Hammam El Soltane room is square, with each side 6.5 meters long. There is a central dome and barrel vaults on both sides. The dome is of tripartite composition, consisting of a rectangular base, an octagonal drum and a hemispherical cap. The vaults, oriented north–south, are over 14 meters long and 4 meters wide. Hammam El Soltane Hammam El Soltane (Arabic: حمام السلطان), literally ""Sultan's bath"", is one of the most famous Turkish baths in the medina of Sfax. Currently not functioning, it is at risk of being demolished. The hammam is in the eastern part of the medina in Sfax near Sidi
Bible translations into Turkish Bible translations into Turkish The Bible was first translated into Ottoman Turkish in the 17th century by Wojciech Bobowski, a Polish convert to Islam also known as Ali Bey. The New Testament from his manuscript was printed in Paris in 1819, then revised and printed with the Old Testament in 1827. A new translation was published in Istanbul in 1878 and entitled "Kitab-ı Mukaddes" ("Holy Book"). Revised several times, this was the only Bible in the Arabic alphabet of Ottoman Turkish that stayed in print until the end of the Ottoman period. In addition, Armeno-Turkish and Graeco-Turkish Bibles were produced