Banya or banja ( ; ; ) can refer to a number of types of steam baths popular in Eastern Europe. In Russia, it refers to a particular local type of sauna. In the Republic of Macedonia and Serbia it is a mineral water spa, as, for example, the spa resorts such as Kežovica (Macedonia), and Vrnjacka Banja and Sokobanja (Serbia). Variants of this word in other Slavic languages usually refer to a bathtub , bathroom and bathing in general.