The Persian Caravanserai
Overview
Caravanserais were roadside inns, providing shelter, food and water for caravans, pilgrims and other travellers. The routes and the locations of the caravanserais were determined by the presence of water, geographical conditions and security concerns. The fifty-four caravanserais of the property are only a small percentage of the numerous caravanserais built along the ancient roads of Iran. They are considered to be the most influential and valuable examples of the caravanserais of Iran, revealing a wide range of architectural styles, adaptation to climatic conditions, and construction materials, spread across thousands of kilometres and built over many centuries. Together, they showcase the evolution and network of caravanserais in Iran, in different historical stages.
About The Persian Caravanserai
The Persian Caravanserai is a UNESCO World Heritage site composed of 54 different caravanserais. It was inscribed in 2023. Caravanserais were roadside inns, which would provide shelter to travelers.
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Components(54 locations)
- •Gaz1668-017
- •Mehr1668-020
- •Titi1668-038
- •Khoy1668-040
- •Qelli1668-010
- •Khān1668-044
- •Afzal1668-052
- •Parand1668-004
- •Meybod1668-029
- •Sāeen1668-037
- •Rashti1668-049
- •Bastak1668-053
- •Mahyār1668-016
- •Mazinān1668-019
- •Mayāmey1668-025
- •Farasfaj1668-030
- •Bisotūn1668-032
- •Goujebel1668-036
- •Dehdasht1668-039
- •Chameshk1668-051
- •Āhovān1668-003
- •Maranjāb1668-013
- •Sarāyān1668-023
- •Kharānaq1668-048
- •Kūhpāyeh1668-018
- •Miāndasht1668-027
- •Zeynoddīn1668-028
- •Borāzjān1668-050
- •Noushirvān1668-002
- •Amin Ābād1668-014
- •Gabr Ābād1668-015
- •Īzadkhāst1668-031
- •Neyestānak1668-042
- •Tāj Ābād1668-046
- •Zafarāniyeh1668-021
- •Fakhr Ābād1668-022
- •Yengeh Emām1668-034
- •Deh Mohammad1668-045
- •Deyr-e Gachin1668-001
- •Anjireh Sangi1668-007
- •Jamāl Ābād1668-009
- •Abbās Ābād1668-026
- •Ganjali Khān1668-033
- •Khājeh Nazar1668-035
- •Chehel Pāyeh1668-043
- •Chāh kūrān1668-047
- •Anjireh Ājori1668-006
- •Qasr-e Bahrām1668-024
- •Bāgh-e Sheikh1668-041
- •Fakhr-e Dāvūd1668-011
- •Sheikhali Khān1668-012
- •Robāt-e Sharaf1668-005
- •Saʿadossaltaneh1668-054
- •Abbās Ābād Tāybād1668-008
Details
- Countries
- Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- ISO Codes
- IR
- Area
- 30.34 ha
- Coordinates
- 35.0584, 51.4201
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