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Ribat of Zein-o-din, a former caravanserai near Yazd, Iran. A caravanserai was a roadside inn where caravans and travelers could rest overnight.. They are typically constructed around a central courtyard, can be used as markets and are found from North Africa and the Aegean to India and Western China-although the majority are found between Iran and Turkey.
A caravanserai (or caravansary; / k ær ə ˈ v æ n s ə ˌ r aɪ /) [1] was a roadside inn where travelers could rest and recover from the day's journey. [2] Caravanserais supported the flow of commerce, information, and people across the network of trade routes covering Asia, North Africa and Southeast Europe , most notably the Silk Road .
ID (UNESCO) Image Name Province 1668-001 Deyr-e Gachin: Qom 1668-002 Noushirvān Semnan 1668-003 Āhovān Semnan 1668-004 Parand Tehran 1668-005
Sultan Han is a large and significant 13th-century Seljuk caravanserai located in the town of Sultanhanı, Aksaray Province, Turkey. It is one of the three monumental caravanserais in the neighbourhood of Aksaray and is located about 40 km (25 mi) west of Aksaray on the road to Konya .
The Sa'd al-Saltaneh Caravanserai (سعد السلطنه) is a large Caravanserai located in the city of Qazvin in Qazvin province of Iran. [1] Built during the Qajar era, the caravanserai is one of Iran's best preserved urban caravanserais, and the world's largest indoor caravanserai.
The Caravanserai of Zor (Armenian: Զորի քարավանատուն; Turkish: Iğdır Kervansarayı) is a 13th-century Armenian caravanserai located 35 kilometers southwest of modern-day Iğdır. [1] Built during the period of Zakarid Armenia, it was commissioned by the Zakarian-Mkhargrdzeli princes and designed by an Armenian architect named ...
Barquq Castle (Arabic: قلعة برقوق, romanized: Qalʿat Barqūq), also known as the Younis al-Nuruzi Caravansari or simply Khan Younis, was a Mamluk-era fortified caravanserai and mosque, and the eponymous historical monument of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip.
Gasim Bay's Caravanserai [1] Safavid Empire: 17th century: Icheri Sheher-Baku: Multani Caravanserai [1] Ilkhanate: 14-15th century: Baku: Eltakin Caravanserai [2] Eldiguzids: 13th century: Khankendi: Shaki Caravanserai [3] Safavid Empire: 18th century: Sheki: Small Caravanserai [1] Shirvanshah: 15th century: Baku: Majid Caravanserai [2] Sajid ...