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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]
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.
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.
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.
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.
Oases were vital waystations for caravans and those such as Awjila, Ghadames, and Kufra in Libya allowed both north–south and east–west travel. [31] Even with expert help the passage could still prove deadly to merchants and slaves. [32] Sometimes whole caravans of thousands of people could disappear without a trace. [32]
The caravan in Niger from around Agadez to Fachi and Bilma is called Tarakaft or Taghlamt in Tamashek, and that in Mali from Timbuktu to Taoudenni, Azalay. [citation needed] These caravans used first oxen, horses and later camels as a means of transportation. Salt mines or salines in the desert. Tin Garaban near Ghat in Azjar, Libya