Concept information
Preferred term
caravanserai
Definition
- The Persian word karawan refers to a group of merchants, pilgrims, soldiers, or other persons traveling together, often over extended distances; the animal most often used for the caravan routes across the Middle East and Arabian desert was the camel, whereas donkeys and horses were used for caravans through the mountains along the Silk Road. The size of the caravan depended upon many factors, including the availability of pack animals, relative security of the route traveled, and volume of trade and commerce. [Source: Encyclopedia of Urban Studies; Caravanserai]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/caravanserai
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