A caravanserai was a roadside inn where caravans and travelers could rest overnight.
Caravanserais are typically constructed around a central courtyard, can be used as markets and are found from North Africa and the Aegean to India and Western China; although the majority are found between Iran and Turkey. Hundreds of these structures were built over the centuries.
The following is a partial list:
Albania
[edit]Armenia
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- Orbelian's Caravanserai, Vayots Dzor Province
Azerbaijan
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- Ashaghy caravanserai, Shaki
- Multani Caravanserai, Baku
- Shah Abbasi Caravanserai, Ganja
- Shaki Caravanserai, Shaki
Bangladesh
[edit]- Bara Katra, Dhaka
- Chhota Katra, Dhaka
Bosnia and Herzegovina
[edit]Cyprus
[edit]- Büyük Han, Nicosia
- Kumarcilar Han, Nicosia
Egypt
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- Wikala of al-Ghuri, Cairo
- Wikala of Sultan Qaytbay (Bab al-Nasr), Cairo
- Wikala and Sabil-Kuttab of Sultan Qaytbay (al-Azhar), Cairo
- Wikala Bazar'a, (al-Azhar) Cairo
Greece
[edit]India
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- Arab Serai
- Mughal Serai
- Mughal Serai, Doraha
- Mughal Sarai, Surat
- Nampally Sarai
- Sarai Amanat Khan
- Sarai Kale Khan
- Serai Lashkari Khan
- Serai Nurmahal
- Shaikpet Sarai
- Taramati Baradari
- Dakhni Sarai
Iran
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- Amin od-Dowleh Caravansarai, Kashan
- Amin al-tojar Caravansarai, Kashmar
- Amir Chakhmaq Complex, Yazd
- Baba Ghodrat Caravansarai, Mashhad
- Borazjan Castle, Dashtestan County
- Dayr-e Gachin , Qom
- Ganjali Khan Complex, Kerman
- Gaz Caravanserai, Borkhar County
- Izadkhast Caravanserai, Izadkhast
- Jamalabad Caravanserai, Jamalabad
- Madar-e Shah Caravanserai (today's Abbasi Hotel), Isfahan
- Maranjab Caravansarai, Aran and Bidgol
- Mehr Caravanserai, Mehr
- Ribat-i Sharaf, Sarakhs
- Ribat of Zein-o-din, Yazd province
- Sa'd al-Saltaneh Caravanserai, Qazvin
- Sa'in Caravanserai, Nir County
- Sarayan Caravanserai, Sarayan
- Shah Abbasi Caravansarai, Bisotun
- Shah Abbasi Caravanserai, Farsafaj
- Shah Abbasi Caravanserai, Karaj
- Shah Abbasi Caravanserai, Nishapur
- Shah Abbasi Caravanserai, Ray
- Titi Caravanserai, Siahkal County
- Yengi Emam Caravansari, Yengi Emam
- Zafaraniyeh Caravanserai, Zafaraniyeh
Iraq
[edit]Kyrgyzstan
[edit]North Macedonia
[edit]- Kapan Han, Skopje
- Suli An, Skopje
- Kuršumli An, Skopje
Morocco
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- Funduq Kettanin, Fes
- Funduq al-Najjarin (Fondouk Nejjarine), Fes
- Funduq Sagha, Fes
- Funduq Shamma'in & Funduq Sbitriyyin, Fes
- Funduq al-Tetwaniyyin (Funduq al-Staouniyine), Fes
Pakistan
[edit]Palestine and Israel
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Alphabetically, without taking article into consideration (el-, al-, etc.).
- Arab Suqrir, Israel
- Barquq Castle, Gaza Strip, Palestine (also known as Younis al-Nuruzi Caravansari and Khan Younis)
- Caravanserai at Daughters of Jacob Bridge (Gesher Bnot Ya'akov/Jisr Benat Ya'kub): ruins of Mamluk khan; Israel
- Caravanserai at Jisr el-Majami (Old Gesher): Mamluk khan; Israel
- Khan al-Lubban between al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya and Sinjil, West Bank, Palestine
- Khan al-Tujjar (Mount Tabor), Israel
- Khan al-Tujjar (Nablus), West Bank, Palestine
- Khan al-Umdan, Acre, Israel
- Khirbat al-Minya: Umayyad qasr reused as a khan; Israel
- Monastery of Euthymius, known in Arabic as Khan el-Ahmar; West Bank, Palestine
Romania
[edit]Serbia
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Spain
[edit]Syria
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- Khan Tuman
- Khan As'ad Pasha, Damascus
- Khan al-Harir, Damascus
- Khan Jaqmaq, Damascus
- Khan Sulayman Pasha, Damascus
- Khan al-Arous
Turkey
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- Ağzıkara Han, Aksaray Province
- Büyük Valide Han, Istanbul
- Büyük Yeni Han, Istanbul
- Caravanserai of Zor, Iğdır
- Hafsa Sultan Caravanserai, Marmaris
- Hanabad caravanserai, Çardak
- Hasan Pasha Han, Diyarbakır
- Koza Han, Bursa
- Kürkçü Han, Istanbul
- Kurtkulağı Kervansarayı, Ceyhan
- Öküz Mehmed Pasha Caravanserai, Kuşadası
- Öküz Mehmet Pasha Complex, Ulukışla
- Rüstem Pasha Caravanserai (Edirne)
- Rüstem Pasha Caravanserai (Ereğli)
- Rüstem Pasha Caravanserai, Erzurum
- Sokollu Mehmet Pasha caravanserai, Payas
- Sultan Han, Aksaray Province
- Sultan Han, Kayseri Province
- Suluhan, Ankara
- Taşhan caravanserai, Hekimhan
Uzbekistan
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