caravansary
Travelers' roadside lodge
A caravansary is an inn built around a courtyard where traveling merchants and their animals could rest along trade routes, especially in the Middle East and Central Asia.
The word evokes dusty roads, loaded camels, and the commerce of the Silk Road.
By extension, any busy inn or gathering place for travelers: The hostel was a caravansary of backpackers from thirty countries.
Lodging for wayfarers
- hostelShared traveler lodging
- guesthouseLodging for visitors
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
- waystationIntermediate stopping point
resthouse · roadhouse · shelter · quarters · chambers · courtyard · stabling · overnight
Those who conduct commerce
- bazaarOpen-air merchant district
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
- goodsThings for sale
- barterDirect goods-for-goods exchange
exchange · commodities · merchandise · dealers · silks · spices · wares · haggling
Humped desert mammals
- desertTo leave behind completely
- oasisFertile desert spot
- routePath from A to B
- PersiaIran's former name
Orient · Samarkand · steppe · nomad · Marco Polo · spice trade · Ottoman · ancient
inn
Lodging for wayfarers
- hostelShared traveler lodging
- guesthouseLodging for visitors
- accommodationShelter or housing provided
waystation · resthouse · roadhouse · shelter · quarters · chambers · courtyard · stabling · overnight · travelers
merchants
Those who conduct commerce
- bazaarOpen-air merchant district
- marketplaceVenue for commerce
- goodsThings for sale
barter · exchange · commodities · merchandise · dealers · silks · spices · wares · haggling · vendors
camels
Humped desert mammals
Persia · Orient · Samarkand · steppe · nomad · Marco Polo · spice trade · Ottoman · ancient · explorer
pilgrimage
Religious journey to shrine
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- trekArduous overland journey
- voyageJourney by sea
itinerant · sojourn · passage · wayfarers · travelers · wanderers · crossing · destination · departure · arrival
courtyard
Enclosed open-air space
- wallsVertical enclosing structures
- gatesMovable barriers at openings
- archesWeight-bearing curved spans
stables · rooms · fortress · enclosure · adobe · stone · Persian · vaulted · portal · khan
- lodgingshotel, motel, inn, hostel, guesthouse
- marketplacesmarket, mall, bazaar, plaza, shops
- Eurasian HistoryOttoman Empire, Mongol Empire, Byzantine, Byzantium, Constantinople
- Orientalismodalisque, orientalism, Egyptology, snake charmer, harems
- Saharadunes, erg, oasis, camel, Tuareg
- wayfarer lodginginn, hostel, guesthouse, way station, wayside inn
caravansarypermanent residence
Fixed long-term dwelling
home · homestead · domicile · dwelling · settlement
caravansaryluxury resort
Lavish vacation accommodation
five-star hotel · Ritz-Carlton · boutique hotel · chain hotel · Hilton
caravansarymobile home
Transportable prefabricated dwelling
camper van · RV · houseboat · tent · covered wagon