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caravansary
or caravanserai

Public building used for sheltering caravans and other travelers in the Middle East. The structure is quadrangular in form and enclosed by a massive wall that has small windows near the top and a few narrow air holes near the bottom. The central court, surrounded by an arcade and storerooms, is usually large enough to contain 300–400 camels. It is open to the sky and has a well with a fountain basin in its center. There are rooms upstairs for lodging.

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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
UNESCO plans preservation of Jewish Afghan caravansary
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caravansary
Sep 05, 2008; car·a·van·sa·ry / ˌkærəˈvænsərē / ( also caravanserai /...
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Caravansary.(Poem)
Jun 22, 2007; The day is a landscape escaping from the earth. Every day I moved away from you, past walls of closed doors, through colors...
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Jan 02, 2008; TASHKENT, January 2 (UzReport.com): The exhibition of works of art of Japanese children from Gumma Prefecture has opened at the...
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caravanserai
Jan 01, 1999; caravanserai noun (also caravansary , caravansery , and other variants) L16 Persian ( kārwānsarāy , from...
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