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Caravanserais  

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  • Stations along caravan routes providing overnight accommodations and facilities for caravans and individuals and their animals; generally characterized by large central courtyards, a single entrance and, often, shops. Also use for less fortified urban Islamic structures providing lodging, storage, and commercial space for traveling merchants, as well as some facilities for trading transactions [AAT, alt.]

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Etiquetas alternativas

  • Caravansaries
  • Caravanseries
  • Choltries
  • Choultries
  • Chultries
  • Dharmsalas
  • Khans, caravanserais

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