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Princeton's WordNet

  1. caravansary, caravanserai, khan, caravan innnoun

    an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans

Wiktionary

  1. caravanserainoun

    A roadside inn having a central courtyard where caravans can rest.

  2. caravanserainoun

    A home or shelter for caravans.

  3. Etymology: From (kârvânserây), from (kârvân) ‘caravan’ + (sarây) ‘palace, dwelling’ or ‘enclosed courts’.

Wikipedia

  1. 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 Asia, North Africa and Southeast Europe, most notably the Silk Road. Often located along rural roads in the countryside, urban versions of caravanserais were also historically common in cities throughout the Islamic world, and were often called other names such as khan, wikala, or funduq.

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  1. caravanserai

    A caravanserai is a type of inn or rest stop that was historically used by travelers along the Silk Road in the Middle East and Central Asia. These places provided a secure, communal space where travelers could rest, replenish their supplies, and keep their animals before resuming their journey. This term can also refer to similar establishments in North Africa, Spain, and the Ottoman Empire. Caravanserais were usually built with a central open courtyard surrounded by rooms and stalls. They provided essential amenities such as food, water, and often included spaces for trading goods.

Wikidata

  1. Caravanserai

    A caravanserai, or khan, or fondouk, also Han, also known as caravansary, caravansera, or caravansara in English or Sarai in Indian subcontinent was a roadside inn where travelers 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 Asia, North Africa, and southeastern Europe, especially along the Silk Road. These were found frequently along the Persian Empire's Royal Road, a 2,500-kilometre long ancient highway that stretched from Sardis to Susa according to Herodotus: "Now the true account of the road in question is the following:- Royal stations exist along its whole length, and excellent caravansaries; and throughout, it traverses an inhabited tract, and is free from danger."

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Caravanserai

    a large unfurnished inn, with a court in the middle for the accommodation of caravans and other travellers at night in the East.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of caravanserai in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of caravanserai in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of caravanserai in a Sentence

  1. Omar Khayym:

    Think, in this batter'd Caravanserai Whose Portals are alternate Night and Day, How Sultn after Sultn with his Pomp Abode his destined Hour, and went his way.

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