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A caravan (from Persian کاروان kârvân) is a group of people traveling together, often on a trade expedition. [1] Caravans were used mainly in desert areas and throughout the Silk Road, where traveling in groups helped in defense against bandits as well as in improving economies of scale in trade. [1]
A vardo (also Romani wag(g)on, Gypsy wagon, living wagon, caravan, van and house-on-wheels) is a four-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle traditionally used by travelling Romanichal as their home. [ 1 ] : 89–90, 168 [ 2 ] : 138 The name vardo is a Romani term believed to have originated from the Ossetic wærdon meaning cart or carriage. [ 3 ]
Caravanserai (Persian: کاروانسرای, romanized: kārvānsarāy), is the Persian compound word variant combining kārvān "caravan" with -sarāy "palace", "building with enclosed courts". [8] Here "caravan" means a group of traders, pilgrims, and travelers, engaged in long-distance travel.
Samuel Alper OBE (25 April 1924 – 2 October 2002) [1] was an English caravan designer and manufacturer responsible for the famous Sprite caravan, founder of the Little Chef chain of roadside restaurants, a viticulturist who revived the ancient Roman winery at Chilford Hall, a sculptor, the founder of the Curwen Print Study Centre for teaching printmaking and a philanthropist who sent ...
A camel train, caravan, or camel string is a series of camels carrying passengers and goods on a regular or semi-regular service between points. Despite rarely travelling faster than human walking speed, for centuries camels' ability to withstand harsh conditions made them ideal for communication and trade in the desert areas of North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
Trade was conducted by caravans of camels. According to Maghrebi explorer Ibn Battuta, who once traveled with a caravan, an average one would amount to 1,000 camels, but some caravans were as large as 12,000. [3] [4] The caravans were guided by highly-paid Berbers, who knew the desert and could ensure protection from fellow desert nomads.
A military escort of fourteen soldiers accompanied the caravan. [12] Accompanying the caravan were settlers, traders, returning residents and often a new governor of New Mexico. On the return from New Mexico, the caravan included many of the same people and sometimes prisoners of the inquisition being sent to Mexico City for trial.
In April and May 2023, caravans of between 2,000 and 3,000 people departed from Tapachula. [130] In October, another caravan of 4,000 people departed from Tapachula. [131] In December 2023, a migrant caravan called "Exodus for Poverty" totaled between 8,000 and 10,000 arrived in the Mexican state of Chiapas.