The Persian Caravanserai Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Iran
About The Persian Caravanserai
Just as there are motels and truck stops along today's highways around the world, the roads in historical Persia - today's Iran - had manycaravanserais, roadside inns where voyagers could eat and sleep. In 2023, 54 especially important, well preserved and/or architecturally interesting ones were listed as a world heritage site. A typical caravanserai has several buildings, including stables for the caravans' horses and camels, grouped around a central courtyard. Some are quite large, able to accommodate several caravans. Some are in towns; the more rural ones are often fortified against the local bandits.
The Persian Caravanserai Travel Guide Sections
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