خلاصة:
Caravanserai, meaning a lodging for caravans, has various names and meanings; large and comprehensive rabats, whether inside or outside the city, are called by this name. In addition to rooms and porches, a caravanserai possesses stables, stalls, and warehouses. Studying more about caravanserais and public utility buildings enriches our knowledge of our cultural and social structures. The caravanserai is one of the most important buildings related to roads and caravans. Urban caravanserais have been places for trading commercial goods and also secure locations for the accommodation of travelers and merchants. These caravanserais were mainly located next to markets and were connected to them. In the past, Hamedan served as one of the country's main communication highways and, due to its special geographical position, its location on the routes connecting western cities, and the passage of pilgrims to the holy shrines, it held a special status, which led to the formation of various rows of markets and caravanserais in this city. Among these, the Hamedan market has had significant importance due to the city's location. This market was a place for trading goods transported from east to west and north to south, acting as a crossroads for the country's commercial traffic and even at an international level (the Silk Road). In the present article, the caravanserais of the city of Hamedan are studied and examined.
ملخص الجهاز:
Keywords: Caravanserai, caravan, Silk Road, Hamadan Introduction The most precious architectural monuments of Iran are caravanserais, whose origin and existence in the vast land of Iran began in the very distant past and, over many centuries, have gradually developed and evolved due to various economic, political, cultural, military, and religious reasons.
Its bazaar and caravanserais were a place for the exchange of goods that were transported from east to west and from north to south, and functioned like a crossroads for the commercial movements of the western part of the country and even on an international level (the Silk Road); the aim of this article is to introduce and demonstrate the position of the caravanserais within the urban fabric (Piri and Afshari, 1394: 208).
ir Roads, Caravans, and Caravanserais in Iran The commercial-cultural road known as the Silk Road Throughout history, this road held great importance in terms of establishing cultural and commercial connections; in fact, it started from the easternmost part of Asia and from Khanbaliq (Beijing, Peking, Xian 1) and passed through the southern parts of the Gobi Desert 2 and via two routes, north and south of the Taklamakan Desert, until it reached Kashgar, Samarkand, Bukhara, Nishapur, and Rey via Khotan (Xinjiang 3 = Chinese Turkestan) or through Turpan and the eastern shores of the sea, then to Hamadan and the Royal Road.
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