The name Hammam Al-Samara means “the Brown Bath”. The last remaining of  five  bathhouses  in  Gaza  City,  Hammam Al-Samara  is  a  Mamluk-era bathhouse  dating  back    before  14th  century,  when,  according  to  a plaque in the  lobby, it was  restored by  the governor Sangar  ibn Abdullah.  It has managed to retain its vaulted ceilings and inlaid marble tiled floors, and is still heated by a series of wood-fired ovens and aqueducts.