![Zeinodin Caravanserai](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/Zeinodin_Caravanserai.jpg)
![Good-Samaritan-Inn-656](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Good-Samaritan-Inn-656.jpg)
A
caravanserai
A caravanserai (or caravansary; ) was a roadside inn where travelers ( caravaners) could rest and recover from the day's journey. Caravanserais supported the flow of commerce, information and people across the network of trade routes covering ...
was a roadside
inn
Inns are generally establishments or buildings where travelers can seek lodging, and usually, food and drink. Inns are typically located in the country or along a highway; before the advent of motorized transportation they also provided accommo ...
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
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and the
Aegean to
India
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and
Western China
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-although the majority are found between
Iran
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and
Turkey
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. Hundreds of these structures were built over the centuries.
![Qaraçı karvansarası](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Qara%C3%A7%C4%B1_karvansaras%C4%B1.jpg)
The following is a partial list:
Albania
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Elbasan Inn,
Korçë
Korçë (; sq-definite, Korça) is the eighth most populous city of the Republic of Albania and the seat of Korçë County and Korçë Municipality. The total population is 75,994 (2011 census), in a total area of . It stands on a plateau some ...
,
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
Armenia
![Selim Caravanserai at Selim Pass](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Selim_Caravanserai_at_Selim_Pass.JPG)
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Orbelian's Caravanserai
Orbelian's Caravanserai ( hy, Օրբելյանների Քարվանսարա; also known as Sulema Caravanserai and Selim Caravanserai, hy, Սելիմ), is a caravanserai in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia. It was built along the Vardenyats ...
, Vayots Dzor Province
Azerbaijan
![067karavansaray](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a7/067karavansaray.jpg)
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Caravanserai of Masjid,
Mashtaga,
Baku
Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...
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Ziyadlu Caravanserai,
Baku
Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...
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Gala Caravanserai,
Baku
Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world a ...
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Dash Caravanserai,
Gobustan District
Gobustan District ( az, Qobustan rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the east of the country and belongs to the Mountainous Shirvan Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Shamakhi, Khizi, Absheron, ...
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Shirvanbey Caravanserai,
Shamakhi District
Shamakhi District ( az, Şamaxı rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the east of the country and belongs to the Mountainous Shirvan Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Quba, Khizi, Gobustan, ...
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Gurbulag,
Ismailli District
Ismayilli District ( az, İsmayıllı rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the north of the country and belongs to the Mountainous Shirvan Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Qabala, Quba, Goych ...
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Multani Caravanserai
The Multani Caravanserai is a caravanserai located in Baku, Azerbaijan. It was established in the 14th century and is located opposite to the Bukhara Caravanserai.
The caravanserai was built to house merchants from the medieval city of Mu ...
,Baku
*Mahattin Caravanserai,
Ganja
Ganja (, ; ) is one of the oldest and most commonly used synonyms for marijuana. Its usage in English dates to before 1689.
Etymology
''Ganja'' is borrowed from Hindi/Urdu ( hi, गांजा, links=no, ur, , links=no, IPA: aːɲd ...
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Kur River Caravanserai,
Sabirabad District
Sabirabad District ( az, Sabirabad rayonu) is one of the 66 districts of Azerbaijan. It is located in the centre of the country and belongs to the Mil-Mughan Economic Region. The district borders the districts of Saatly, Imishli, Kurdamir, Haj ...
*Haji Nazar Caravanserai,
Julfa District
Julfa District ( az, Culfa rayonu) is one of the 7 districts of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan. The district borders the districts of Ordubad, Babek, Shahbuz, as well as the Syunik Province of Armenia and the East Azerbaijan ...
Croatia
*Maškovića Han,
Vrana, Zadar County
Bosnia and Herzegovina
![Istorijski spomenik Han Mehmed-paše Kukavice 02](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3c/Istorijski_spomenik_Han_Mehmed-pa%C5%A1e_Kukavice_02.jpg)
*
Morića Han
Morića Han is a han (a roadside inn) originally built in 1551 in Sarajevo, Ottoman Empire (now Bosnia and Herzegovina). After a fire in 1697 it was reconstructed in its current form. Morića Han is one of the buildings which were financed by and ...
,
Sarajevo
Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...
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Han Mehmed-paše Kukavice,
Foča
Foča ( sr-Cyrl, Фоча, ) is a town and a municipality located in Republika Srpska in south-eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the banks of Drina river. As of 2013, the town has a population of 12,234 inhabitants, while the municipality has 18 ...
Cyprus
![Cairo, wikala di al-ghouri 02](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Cairo%2C_wikala_di_al-ghouri_02.jpg)
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Büyük Han
Büyük Han (lit. Great Inn) ( el, Μεγάλο Πανδοχείο ''Megálo Pandocheío'') is the largest caravansarai on the island of Cyprus and is considered to be one of the finest buildings on the island.. Located in the capital of Cyprus, ...
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Kumarcilar Han
Kumarcilar Han (Gambler's Inn) is a caravansarai located in North Nicosia, Northern Cyprus.. It is unknown when exactly it was built, however it is thought to be built around the end of the 17th century, is much smaller and modest when compared ...
Egypt
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Wikala of Sultan al-Ghuri,
Cairo
Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...
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Wikala of Sultan Qaytbay
The Wikala of Sultan Qaytbay or Wakala of Sultan Qaytbay (among other variations) is an urban caravanserai (''wikala'' or ''wakala'') and ''rab'' (apartment complex) built by Sultan al-Ashraf Abu al-Nasr Qaitbay in 1481 CE in Islamic Cairo, the ...
(at Bab al-Nasr), Cairo
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Wikala of Sultan Qaytbay
The Wikala of Sultan Qaytbay or Wakala of Sultan Qaytbay (among other variations) is an urban caravanserai (''wikala'' or ''wakala'') and ''rab'' (apartment complex) built by Sultan al-Ashraf Abu al-Nasr Qaitbay in 1481 CE in Islamic Cairo, the ...
(at al-Azhar), Cairo
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Wikala Bazar'a, Cairo
India
![Doraha Serai view](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Doraha_Serai_view.JPG)
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Mughal Serai
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Mughal Serai, Doraha
Mughal Serai, Doraha or Doraha Sarai is located at Doraha in Ludhiana District. Its popularly known as 'Mughal Caravan Serai'. This is often confused with this place as RDB fort (Serai Lashkari Khan). RDB fort, the fort shown in movie Rang De ...
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Mughal Sarai, Surat
The Mughal Sarai is a caravanserai located in Surat, Gujarat, India.
History
The sarai was built in 1644 CE.
It was briefly used to detain political prisoners during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The clock tower was also added by the Briti ...
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Nampally Sarai
Nampally Sarai" Tipu Khan sarai" is a heritage resting place (caravanserai) located at Nampally in Hyderabad, India.
The 'Nampally Sarai' or 'Tipu Khan Sarai"' was built by Nawab Tipu Khan Bahadur who was High Ranking Official, Elite Mansabdar ...
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Sarai Kale Khan
''For other places with the same name, see Wazirabad (disambiguation)''
Sarai Kale Khan is a village in South East Delhi district in Delhi. This is a Gurjar village of clan Basista/Bosatta. This place is remotely connected to other parts of De ...
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Serai Lashkari Khan
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Serai Nurmahal
Serai Nurmahal or ''Mughal Serai'' is an inn of historical importance located at Nurmahal, near Jalandhar.
History
The Mughal age was an age of development in almost every field including economy. The growing importance of trade and commerce an ...
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Shaikpet Sarai
Shaikpet Sarai is a sarai (resthouse) in Hyderabad, India.
History
It was built by Abdullah Qutb Shah in the 17th century. It is a heritage structure and in need of restoration.
Architecture
The sarai had 30 rooms, stables for horses an ...
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Taramati Baradari
Taramati Baradari is a historical Caravanserai, sarai as part of Ibrahim Bagh, a Persian style garden built during the reign of Ibrahim Quli Qutub Shah, the fourth Golkonda, Sultan of Golconda.
History
The Baradari (building), Baradari was const ...
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Fatehpur Sikri
Fatehpur Sikri () is a town in the Agra District of Uttar Pradesh, India. Situated 35.7 kilometres from the district headquarters of Agra, Fatehpur Sikri itself was founded as the capital of Mughal Empire in 1571 by Emperor Akbar, serving th ...
Iraq
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Khan al-Rubu'
Khan al-Rubu’ ( ar, خان الربع) also known as Khan al-Nukhaylah ( ar, خان النخيلة), is a historical khan in Iraq located near the city of Karbala. It is around 16km away from the Karbala city center, and situated at the road boun ...
,
Karbala
Karbala or Kerbala ( ar, كَرْبَلَاء, Karbalāʾ , , also ;) is a city in central Iraq, located about southwest of Baghdad, and a few miles east of Lake Milh, also known as Razzaza Lake. Karbala is the capital of Karbala Governorat ...
Iran
![Hotel Shah Abbas Sahn](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Hotel_Shah_Abbas_Sahn.jpg)
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Amin al-tojar Caravansarai, Kashmar,
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
*The Mothers Inn caravanserai (today's
Abbasi Hotel
The Abbasi Hotel ( fa, هتل عباسی, formerly known as the "Shah Abbas Hotel", Persian: ) is a hotel located in Isfahan, Iran.
The whole complex was built at the time of king Sultan Husayn of Safavid about 400 years ago. Formerly known as ...
) in Isfahan
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Caravanserai of Seen in Isfahan
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Qoosheh Amirabad Caravansary,
Damghan
Damghan ( fa, دامغان, translit=Dāmghān) is the capital of Damghan County, Semnan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 57,331, in 15,849 families. It is situated east of Tehran on the high-road to Mashad, at an elevatio ...
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Caravanserai of Ganjali khan in Kerman
Kerman ( fa, كرمان, Kermân ; also romanization of Persian, romanized as Kermun and Karmana), known in ancient times as the satrapy of Carmania, is the capital city of Kerman Province, Iran. At the 2011 census, its population was 821,394, in ...
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Hambari Caravanserai,
Bisotun
Bisotun ( fa, بيستون; also Romanized as Bīsotūn; also known as Bīsītan and Bīsītūn) is a city and capital of Bisotun District, in Harsin County, Kermanshah Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,075, in 527 famil ...
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Caravanserai
A caravanserai (or caravansary; ) was a roadside inn where travelers ( caravaners) could rest and recover from the day's journey. Caravanserais supported the flow of commerce, information and people across the network of trade routes covering ...
Mahyar, Isfahan
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Amin Abad caravanserai Kermanshah
Kermanshah ( fa, کرمانشاه, Kermânšâh ), also known as Kermashan (; romanized: Kirmaşan), is the capital of Kermanshah Province, located from Tehran in the western part of Iran. According to the 2016 census, its population is 946,68 ...
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Caravanserai-i-Shah,
Qazvin
Qazvin (; fa, قزوین, , also Romanized as ''Qazvīn'', ''Qazwin'', ''Kazvin'', ''Kasvin'', ''Caspin'', ''Casbin'', ''Casbeen'', or ''Ghazvin'') is the largest city and capital of the Province of Qazvin in Iran. Qazvin was a capital of the ...
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Caravanserai of Sa'd al-Saltaneh
The Sa'd al-Saltaneh Caravanserai (سعد السلطنه) is a large Caravanserai located in the city of Qazvin (city), Qazvin in Qazvin Province of Iran.
Built during the Qajar dynasty, Qajar era, the caravanserai is one of Iran's best preserved ...
,
Qazvin
Qazvin (; fa, قزوین, , also Romanized as ''Qazvīn'', ''Qazwin'', ''Kazvin'', ''Kasvin'', ''Caspin'', ''Casbin'', ''Casbeen'', or ''Ghazvin'') is the largest city and capital of the Province of Qazvin in Iran. Qazvin was a capital of the ...
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Ganjali Khan Complex
The Ganjali Khan Complex ( fa, مجموعه گنجعلیخان - ''Majmou-e-yeh Ganjali Khan'') is a Safavid-era building complex, located in the old center of city of Kerman, Iran. The complex is composed of a school, a square, a caravanserai ...
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Caravanserai of Sa'd al-Saltaneh
The Sa'd al-Saltaneh Caravanserai (سعد السلطنه) is a large Caravanserai located in the city of Qazvin (city), Qazvin in Qazvin Province of Iran.
Built during the Qajar dynasty, Qajar era, the caravanserai is one of Iran's best preserved ...
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Qasr-e Shirin Caravanserai
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Ilkhanid caravanserai
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Caravanserai of Shah Abbas,
Isfahan
Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...
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Shah Abbasi Caravanserai,
Karaj
Karaj ( fa, کرج, ) is the capital of Alborz Province, Iran, and effectively a satellite city of Tehran. Although the county hosts a population around 1.97 million, as recorded in the 2016 census, most of the county is rugged mountain. The urb ...
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Shah Abbasi Caravanserai, Rey
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Neyestanak Caravanserai,
Isfahan Province
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Zeinodin Caravanserai
The Ribat of Zein-o-din or Zein-o-Din Caravanserai is located in Zein-o-din, Yazd, Iran. The Ribat dates to the 16th century and is situated on the ancient Silk Road. It is one of 999 such inns that were built during the reign of Shah Abbas I to ...
,
Yazd
Yazd ( fa, یزد ), formerly also known as Yezd, is the capital of Yazd Province, Iran. The city is located southeast of Isfahan. At the 2016 census, the population was 1,138,533. Since 2017, the historical city of Yazd is recognized as a Worl ...
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Amir Chakhmaq Complex, Yazd
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Izadkhast Caravanserai, Izadkhast
Kyrgyzstan
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Tash Rabat
Lebanon
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Khan El Franj - Saida
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Khan El AShkar - Tyre
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Khan El Saboun - Tripoly
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Khan El Askar - Tripoly
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Khan El Masriyin - Tripoly
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Khan El Khayatin - Tripoly
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Khan Antonin - Beirut
North Macedonia
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Kapan Han
Kapan Han ( mk, Капан ан, ) is a han ( caravanserai) in the Old Bazaar of Skopje, North Macedonia. It was built in the mid-15th century by Bosnian general Isa-Beg Isaković, ruler of Skopsko Krajište, in order to provide a regular sourc ...
,
Skopje
Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre.
The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...
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Suli An, Skopje
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Kuršumli An
Kursumli An ( mk, Куршумли ан, , tr, Kurşunlu han) is an Ottoman caravanserai located in the Old Town of Skopje. It is in the area of Museum of Macedonia
The Museum of the Republic of North Macedonia ( mk, Музеј на Репу ...
, Skopje
Morocco
![Fes - Fondouk el-Nejjarine](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Fes_-_Fondouk_el-Nejjarine.jpg)
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Funduq Kettanin, Fes
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Funduq al-Najjariyyin
Funduq al-Najjarin ( ar, فندق النجارين, lit=Inn of the carpenters) (also spelled ''Fondouk (el-)Nejjarine'') is a historic ''funduq'' (a caravanserai or traditional inn) in Fes el Bali, the old medina quarter in the city of Fez, Moroc ...
(Fondouk Nejjarine),
Fes
Fez or Fes (; ar, فاس, fās; zgh, ⴼⵉⵣⴰⵣ, fizaz; french: Fès) is a city in northern inland Morocco and the capital of the Fès-Meknès administrative region. It is the second largest city in Morocco, with a population of 1.11 mi ...
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Funduq Sagha
Funduq Sagha () (also spelled ''Fondouk Sagha'') is a historic ''funduq'' (a caravanserai or traditional inn) in Fes el Bali, the old medina quarter in the city of Fez, Morocco.
History
The funduq was built in 1711 CE (1123 AH) during the r ...
, Fes
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Funduq Shamma'in & Funduq Sbitriyyin, Fes
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Funduq Staouniyyin (Funduq al-Tetwaniyyin), Fes
Pakistan
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Akbari Sarai
The Akbari Sarai ( ur, ) is a large caravan inn (''"sarai"''), located in Shahdara Bagh in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Dating from 1637, the ''sarai'' was originally built for travelers, as well as for caretakers of the Tomb of Jahangir. The ''sa ...
,
Lahore
Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...
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Gorkhatri caravanserai,
Peshawar
Peshawar (; ps, پېښور ; hnd, ; ; ur, ) is the sixth most populous city in Pakistan, with a population of over 2.3 million. It is situated in the north-west of the country, close to the International border with Afghanistan. It is ...
Palestine and Israel
![Solomon's pools2](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/15/Solomon%27s_pools2.jpg)
Alphabetically, without taking article into consideration (el-, al-, etc.).
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Arab Suqrir/
Bnei Darom
Bnei Darom ( he, בְּנֵי דָּרוֹם, ''lit.'' Sons of the South) is a religious moshav shitufi in central Israel. Located near the Mediterranean coast, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Yavne Regional Council. In it had a popula ...
, Israel
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Avdat
Avdat ( he, עבדת, ar, عبدة, ''Abdah''), also known as Abdah and Ovdat and Obodat, is a site of a ruined Nabataean city in the Negev desert in southern Israel. It was the most important city on the Incense Route after Petra, between the 1 ...
, Negev, Israel
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Daughters of Jacob Bridge
Daughters of Jacob Bridge ( he, גשר בנות יעקב, ''Gesher Bnot Ya'akov''; ar, جسر بنات يعقوب, ''Jisr Benat Ya'kub''). is a bridge that spans the last natural ford of the Jordan at the southern end of the Hula Basin between ...
(Gesher Bnot Ya'akov/Jisr Benat Ya'kub): ruins of Mamluk khan; Israel
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Inn of the Good Samaritan
The Inn of the Good Samaritan is a national park, museum, ancient archaeological site and former inn administered by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority located near Ma'ale Adumim, halfway between Jerusalem and Jericho, at an elevation ...
, known in Arabic as Khan al-Hatruri and less often as Khan el-Ahmar; West Bank
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Jisr el-Majami
Jisr el-Majami or Jisr al-Mujamieh ( ar, جسر المجامع, Jisr al-Majami, Meeting Bridge or "The bridge of the place of assembling", and he, גֶּשֶׁר, ''Gesher'', lit. "Bridge") is an ancient stone bridge, possibly of Roman origin, o ...
(
Old Gesher): Mamluk khan; Israel
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Jubb Yussef (Joseph's Well)
Jubb Yussef ( ar, جُبّ يُوسُف, he, גוב יוסף), also known as "Joseph's Well" in English, is an archaeological site in Ramat Korazim in Galilee, Israel. It is believed by Muslims to be the site of the pit into which Joseph in Is ...
near
Ami'ad: khan near the well, Galilee, Israel
*Khan el-Hilu,
Lod, Israel
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Khan al-Lubban between
al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya
Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya ( ar, اللبّن الشرقية) is a Palestinian village in the northern West Bank, located 20 kilometers south of Nablus, in the Nablus Governorate of the State of Palestine. The town has a total land area of 12,075 d ...
and
Sinjil, West Bank
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Khan al-Tujjar (Mount Tabor)
Khan al-Tujjar, lit. "Merchant's Caravanserai", also called Suq al-Khan, was a caravanserai in the Lower Galilee, Israel, opposite the entrance to Beit Keshet, now in ruins.
History
The khan or caravanserai was established near Mount Tabor by ...
, Israel
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Khan al-Tujjar (Nablus)
Khan al-Tujjar ( ar, خان التجار, , Merchant's Caravanserai) is a 15th century caravanserai in the Palestinian city of Nablus. Situated in the Old City, it has been noted as the finest khan in the region.
History
During the Ottoman p ...
, West Bank
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Khan al-Umdan
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, Acre, Israel
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Khan Yunis
Khan Yunis ( ar, خان يونس, also spelled Khan Younis or Khan Yunus; translation: ''Caravansary fJonah'') is a city in the southern Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Khan Yunis had a population of 142,6 ...
,
Gaza Strip
The Gaza Strip (;The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p.761 "Gaza Strip /'gɑːzə/ a strip of territory under the control of the Palestinian National Authority and Hamas, on the SE Mediterranean coast including the town of Gaza.. ...
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Khirbat al-Minya
Khirbat al-Minya ( ar, قصر المنية), also known as Ayn Minyat Hisham (Arabic) or Horvat Minnim (Hebrew) is an Umayyad-built palace in the eastern Galilee, Israel, located about west of the northern end of Lake Tiberias. It was erected as ...
: Umayyad ''qasr'' reused as a khan; Israel
*Khan el-
Lajjun
Lajjun ( ar, اللجّون, ''al-Lajjūn'') was a large Palestinian Arab village in Mandatory Palestine, located northwest of Jenin and south of the remains of the biblical city of Megiddo. The Israeli kibbutz of Megiddo, Israel was built o ...
near
Tel Megiddo
Tel Megiddo ( he, תל מגידו; ar, مجیدو, Tell el- Mutesellim, ''lit.'' "Mound of the Governor"; gr, Μεγιδδώ, Megiddo) is the site of the ancient city of Megiddo, the remains of which form a tell (archaeological mound), situat ...
, Israel
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Laura of Euthymius
The Monastery of Euthymius started as a lavra-type monastic settlement in the Judaean desert, founded by Saint Euthymius the Great (377–473) in 420, known as the Laura or Lavra of Euthymius. After its final abandonment in the 13th century, i ...
, known in Arabic as Khan el-Ahmar; West Bank
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Sha'ar HaGai
Sha'ar HaGai ( he, שער הגיא) in Hebrew, and Bab al-Wad or Bab al-Wadi in Arabic ( he, באב אל-ואד, ar, باب الواد or ), lit. ''Gate of the Valley'' in both languages, is a point on the Tel Aviv-Jerusalem highway, 23 km ...
(Bab el-Wad): Ottoman khan,
Highways 1 and
38 junction, Israel
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Solomon's Pools
Solomon's Pools ( ar, برك سليمان, ''Burak Suleīmān'', Solomon's Pools, or in short ''el-Burak'', the pools; he, בריכות שלמה, ''Breichot Shlomo'') are three ancient reservoirs located in the south-central West Bank, immediate ...
: Ottoman khan, "Qal'at el-Burak" or "Qal'at Murad"; West Bank
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Tiberias
Tiberias ( ; he, טְבֶרְיָה, ; ar, طبريا, Ṭabariyyā) is an Israeli city on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee. A major Jewish center during Late Antiquity, it has been considered since the 16th century one of Judaism's Fo ...
: on the promenade facing the Sea of Galilee, Israel
Romania
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Hanul lui Manuc
Manuc's Inn ( ro, Hanul lui Manuc, ) is the oldest operating hotel building in Bucharest, Romania. It also houses a popular restaurant, several bars, a coffee-house, and (facing the street) several stores and an extensive bar. Its massive, mult ...
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Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...
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Hanul Gabroveni,
Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...
Serbia
![Stari han Kosjerić 004](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Stari_han_Kosjeri%C4%87_004.jpg)
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Stari Han
The Stari Han ( sr-Cyr, Стари хан) is a former caravanserai in Kremna, Užice municipality, southwestern Serbia. It was listed as a Cultural Monument of Exceptional Importance.
History
The Stari Han was established in the first two deca ...
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Kremna
Kremna ( sr-cyr, Кремна) is a village located in the city of Užice, southwestern Serbia. As of 2011 census, the village had a population of 665 inhabitants. Kremna is well known for the prophets Miloš Tarabić and his nephew, Mitar Tarabi ...
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Užice
Užice ( sr-cyr, Ужице, ) is a city and the administrative centre of the Zlatibor District in western Serbia. It is located on the banks of the river Đetinja. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 59,747. The Cit ...
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Stari Han
The Stari Han ( sr-Cyr, Стари хан) is a former caravanserai in Kremna, Užice municipality, southwestern Serbia. It was listed as a Cultural Monument of Exceptional Importance.
History
The Stari Han was established in the first two deca ...
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Sopot
Sopot is a seaside resort city in Pomerelia on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea in northern Poland, with a population of approximately 40,000. It is located in Pomeranian Voivodeship, and has the status of the county, being the smallest city ...
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Belgrade
Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...
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Stari Han
The Stari Han ( sr-Cyr, Стари хан) is a former caravanserai in Kremna, Užice municipality, southwestern Serbia. It was listed as a Cultural Monument of Exceptional Importance.
History
The Stari Han was established in the first two deca ...
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Kosjerić
Kosjeríć ( sr-cyr, Косјерић, ) is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of western Serbia. The municipality has a population of 12,090 inhabitants, but the town itself has 3,992. The municipality's area is , with 26 v ...
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Ram Caravanserai,
Ram
Ram, ram, or RAM may refer to:
Animals
* A male sheep
* Ram cichlid, a freshwater tropical fish
People
* Ram (given name)
* Ram (surname)
* Ram (director) (Ramsubramaniam), an Indian Tamil film director
* RAM (musician) (born 1974), Dutch
* ...
Spain
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Corral del Carbón
The Corral del Carbón, originally al-Funduq al-Jadida, is a 14th-century historic building in the Spanish city of Granada (Andalusia). It is the only Nasrid ''alhóndiga'' or ''funduq'' (a commercial warehouse or inn) preserved in the Iberian p ...
Syria
![Khan As'ad Pacha Al-'Azem](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d1/Khan_As%27ad_Pacha_Al-%27Azem.jpg)
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Khan Tuman
Khan Tuman ( ar, خان طومان) is a village in northern Syria, administratively part of the Mount Simeon District of Aleppo Governorate, located southwest of Aleppo. Nearby localities include Urum al-Kubrah, Urum al-Sughrah, al-Shaykh Al ...
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Khan As'ad Pasha
Khan As'ad Pasha ( ar, خَان أَسْعَد بَاشَا, Khān ʾAsʿad Bāşā) is the largest caravanserai () in the Old City of Damascus, covering an area of . Situated along Al-Buzuriyah Souq, it was built and named after As'ad Pasha al-Az ...
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Damascus
)), is an adjective which means "spacious".
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Khan al-Harir,
Damascus
)), is an adjective which means "spacious".
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Khan Jaqmaq
Khan Jaqmaq ( ar, خَان جَقْمَق, Ḵān Jaqmaq) is one of the few remaining caravansary, khans in the Old City of Damascus, it was built by the Mamluk emir, Sayf ad-Din Jaqmaq who was governor of Damascus in 1418–20. It was rebuilt to a ...
,
Damascus
)), is an adjective which means "spacious".
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Khan Sulayman Pasha
Khan Sulayman Pasha ( ar, خَان سُلَيْمَان بَاشَا, Khān Sulaymān Bāşā) is a large khan in the Old City of Damascus.[Damascus
)), is an adjective which means "spacious".
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Khan al-Arous
*Khan al-Wazir,
Aleppo
)), is an adjective which means "white-colored mixed with black".
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Turkey
{{See also, List of Seljuk hans and kervansarays in Turkey, List of streets, hans and gates in Grand Bazaar, Istanbul
![Sultanhanı Kervansaray](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b3/Sultanhan%C4%B1_Kervansaray._Sultanhan%C4%B1.jpg)
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Ağzıkara Han,
Aksaray Province
Aksaray Province ( tr, ) is a province in central Turkey. Its adjacent provinces are Konya along the west and south, Niğde to the southeast, Nevşehir to the east, and Kırşehir to the north. It covers an area of . The provincial capital is t ...
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Büyük Valide Han
The Büyük Valide Han () is the largest historic ''han'' ( caravanserai) in Istanbul, Turkey. It was founded in 1651 by Kösem Valide Sultan, the mother of the Ottoman sultans Murat IV and Ibrahim.
History
The ''han'' is located in the ...
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Istanbul
Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...
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Büyük Yeni Han
The Büyük Yeni Han () is a large historic ''han'' (caravanserai) in Istanbul, Turkey. It was founded by Sultan Mustafa III and completed in 1764 CE (1177 AH). It is the second largest historic caravanserai in the city.
History
The ''han ...
, Istanbul
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Caravanserai of Zor
The Caravanserai of Zor ( hy, Զորի քարավանատուն; tr, Iğdır Kervansarayı) is a 13th-century Armenian caravanserai located 35 kilometers southwest of modern-day Iğdır. Built during the period of Zakarid Armenia, it was commis ...
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Iğdır
Iğdır ( Turkish ; ku, Îdir or ; hy, Իգդիր, Igdir, also ) is the capital of Iğdır Province in the Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey.
History
Iğdır went by the Armenian name of Tsolakert during the Middle Ages. s.v. "Igdir," Armenia ...
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Hafsa Sultan Caravanserai,
Marmaris
Marmaris () is a port city and tourist resort on the Mediterranean coast, located in Muğla Province, southwest Turkey, along the shoreline of the Turkish Riviera.
Although Marmaris is known for its honey, its main source of income is internationa ...
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Hanabad caravanserai,
Çardak
Çardak is a town and a district of Denizli Province of Turkey. It is situated on the road from Denizli to Ankara near the banks of the Lake Acıgöl.
Denizli's airport ( Çardak Airport) is in Çardak.
A very notable sight in the town is the ...
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Koza Han
The Koza Han () is a historic caravanserai (''han'') in Bursa, Turkey. It is located in the heart of the city's historic market district.
History
Bursa, the first capital of the Ottoman Empire, was also its center of silk production and trade. ...
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Bursa
( grc-gre, Προῦσα, Proûsa, Latin: Prusa, ota, بورسه, Arabic:بورصة) is a city in northwestern Turkey and the administrative center of Bursa Province. The fourth-most populous city in Turkey and second-most populous in the ...
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Kürkçü Han
The Kürkçü Han () is a large historic ''han'' ( caravanserai) in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded by Mahmud Pasha, the grand vizier of Mehmet II, it was completed in 1467 and is the oldest surviving caravanserai in the city, although it has been mod ...
, Istanbul
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Kurtkulağı Kervansarayı,
Ceyhan
Ceyhan () is a city and a district in the Adana Province, in southern Turkey, east of Adana. With a population of over 157,000, it is the largest district of the province, outside the city of Adana. Ceyhan is the transportation hub for Middle Eas ...
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Öküz Mehmed Pasha Caravanserai
The Öküz Mehmed Pasha Caravanserai ( tr, Öküz Mehmet Paşa Kervansarayı; ota, ALA-LC: ) is a caravanserai located in Kuşadası, Aydın Province, western Turkey, built by Ottoman statesman and military commander "Öküz" Mehmed Pash ...
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Kuşadası
Kuşadası () is a large resort town on Turkey's Aegean Sea, Aegean coast, and the center of the seaside district of the same name within Aydın Province. Kuşadası is south of İzmir, and about from Aydın. The municipality's primary industry ...
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Öküz Mehmet Pasha Complex,
Ulukışla
Ulukışla is a town and district of Niğde Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. It covers an area of 1,502 km², and the altitude is 1,427 m. Population is 22,728 of which 5,594 live in the town of Ulukışla.
The town of Ulu ...
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Rüstem Pasha Caravanserai (Edirne)
Rüstem Pasha Caravanserai ( tr, Rüstem Paşa Kervansarayı) is a caravanserai located in Edirne (formerly Adrianople in English), northwestern Turkey, commissioned by Ottoman statesman and grand vizier Rüstem Pasha and built by court archite ...
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Rüstem Pasha Caravanserai (Ereğli)
Rüstem Pasha Caravanserai ( tr, Rüstem Paşa Kervansarayı) is a caravanserai located in Ereğli, Konya, Turkey, commissioned by Ottoman statesman and grand vizier Rüstem Pasha and built by court architect Mimar Sinan
Mimar Sinan ( ota ...
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Rüstem Pasha Caravanserai,
Erzurum
Erzurum (; ) is a city in eastern Anatolia, Turkey. It is the largest city and capital of Erzurum Province and is 1,900 meters (6,233 feet) above sea level. Erzurum had a population of 367,250 in 2010.
The city uses the double-headed eagle as ...
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Sokollu Mehmet Pasha caravanserai,
Payas
Payas ( ar, بياس, translit=Byās, , ) is a town in the Hatay Province of Turkey.
Geography
Payas is a town in Dörtyol district which is a part of Hatay Province. It is a Mediterranean coastal town situated at about . Distance to Dörtyol at ...
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Sultan Han
Sultan Han is a large 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 west of Aksaray on the ...
, Aksaray Province
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Sultan Han
Sultan Han is a large 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 west of Aksaray on the ...
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Kayseri Province
The Kayseri Province ( tr, ) is situated in central Turkey. The population is 1,434,357 of which around 1,175,876 live in the city of Kayseri. It covers an area of 16,917 km2 and it borders with Sivas, Adana, Niğde, Kahramanmaraş, Yoz ...
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Suluhan,
Ankara
Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...
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Taşhan caravanserai
Taşhan caravanserai, also known as the Hekimhani or Hekim Han, is located in the town of Hekimhan, near Malatya in Turkey. The building was built in 1218 under Sultan İzzettin Keykavus I of the Sultanate of Rum. Its builder was a doctor (hekim) ...
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Hekimhan
Hekimhan is a town and district of Malatya Province of Turkey. The mayor is Turan Karadağ ( CHP). It is located in the upper Euphrates in Eastern Anatolia. The district population is 25,629. Hekimhan is 1,075 m above sea level. The highest point ...
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Zincirli Hanı (inside
Grand Bazaar), Istanbul
Uzbekistan
![Rabat Malik](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/Rabat_Malik.jpg)
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Kanka
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Ribat-i Malik, also spelled Rabati Malik - ruined caravanserai
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Caravanserais
A caravanserai (or caravansary; ) was a roadside inn where travelers ( caravaners) could rest and recover from the day's journey. Caravanserais supported the flow of commerce, information and people across the network of trade routes covering ...