List of caravanserais

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Ribat of Zein-o-din, a former caravanserai near Yazd, Iran

A caravanserai was a roadside inn where caravans and travelers could rest overnight.

They 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

Armenia

Orbelian's Caravanserai, Armenia

Azerbaijan

Shaki Caravanserai in Shaki, Azerbaijan

Bangladesh

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Cyprus

Egypt

Wikala of Sultan al-Ghuri in Cairo, Egypt

Greece

India

Serai Nurmahal, India

Iraq

Iran

Abbasi Hotel in Isfahan, Iran, converted from a former caravanserai
Shah Abbasi Caravanserai in Karaj, Iran

Kyrgyzstan

North Macedonia

Morocco

Funduq al-Najjariyyin in Fes, Morocco

Pakistan

Palestine and Israel

Fair at Khan al-Tujjar, Palestine, c. 1850

Alphabetically, without taking article into consideration (el-, al-, etc.).

Romania

Serbia

Stari Han in Kosjerić, Serbia

Spain

Syria

Khan As'ad Pasha in Damascus, Syria

Turkey

Sultan Han in the eponymous town of Sultanhanı, Turkey

Uzbekistan

Entrance portal of Ribat-i Malik, Uzbekistan