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Caravanserai

A caravanserai (or caravansary; /kærəˈvænsəˌraɪ/) was an inn that provided lodging for travelers, merchants, and caravans. They were present throughout much of the Islamic world. Depending on the region and period, they were called by a variety of names including khan, funduq and wikala. Caravanserais supported the flow of commerce, information, and…

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related to Further reading · 73
Caravanserai → AD, An Annual, Anatolia, Available, Aysil Tükel, BAR, Berlin, Bilad, Branning, Brill, British Archaeological Reports, Caravansaries, Caravansary, Chapter VI, Columbia University Press, Continents Editions, Cytryn-Silverman, Das, Dialogue, DPC1304
related to history · 29
Caravanserai → Achaemenid Empire's Royal Road, BCE, Byzantine Empire, Caravanserais, Hayr, He, Herodotus, In, Iran, Islamic, Middle East, None, North Africa, Now, One, Oshnavieh, Ottoman Europe, Qasr, Royal, Sardis
related to Variations · 21
Caravanserai → Aleppo, Anatolian, Building, Built, Burji Mamluk, Central Asia, In Cairo, Iran, Jumruk, Khan, Levant, Middle Ages, Ribat-i Malik, Ribat-i Sharaf, Rural, Seljuk, Seljuk Anatolia, Some, The, Their
related to Khan · 16
Caravanserai → Albanian, Arabic, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Examples, From Persian, It, Mamluk Sultanate, Middle East, Middle Persian, Ottoman, Ottoman Empire, Romanian, The, Turkish, Umayyad Caliphate
related to Katra · 13
Caravanserai → Bangladesh, Baṛa Kāṭrā, Bengal, Bengali, Chhota Katra, Chōṭa, Dhaka, Great Caravanserai, Kāṭrā, Mughal, Mughal Empire, Small Caravanserai, The Bara Katra
related to External links · 10
Caravanserai → AnatoliaPersian Caravanserai, Caravanserais, Central Asia, Kervansaray, Middle East, Shah Abbasi Caravanserai, Texts, TishinehCaravansara PicturesConsideratcaravanserai, TurkeyThe Seljuk Han, UNESCO
related to General · 9
Caravanserai → Caravanserais, It, Many, Ottoman, Seljuk, Some, They, Turkey, Typically
related to Function · 7
Caravanserai → Caravanserais, In, In Iran, Rural, The, They, Urban
related to Caravanserai · 6
Caravanserai → Here, However, In, Persian, Serai, The
see also · 5
Caravanserai → Archaeological Site, Hotels, List, Muslim, Sufi

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caravanserais built urban also middle word along courtyard khan wikala ottoman seljuk building iran could buildings central rural major islamic

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Caravanseraiis acourtyard structure at Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi0.90text
a hammaminstance ofcaravanserais could include other amenities0.80text
camels to enterinstance ofwith a single entrance wide enough to permit large or heavily laden beasts0.80text
ablaq masonryinstance ofwere of typical layout but built with local decoration0.80text
carved stone detailsinstance ofwere of typical layout but built with local decoration0.80text
arastasinstance ofwhere they were built alongside other commercial structures0.80text
Caravanserairelated to CaravanseraiPersian0.60section
Caravanserairelated to CaravanseraiHere0.60section
Caravanserairelated to CaravanseraiThe0.60section
Caravanserairelated to CaravanseraiIn0.60section
Caravanserairelated to CaravanseraiHowever0.60section
Caravanserairelated to CaravanseraiSerai0.60section

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