caravanserais

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caravansary
(isim) kervansaray
caravansary
{i} kervansaray
Englisch - Englisch
plural of caravanserai
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
caravansary
an inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
caravansary
{i} inn which accommodates caravans (in the Orient); inn or hotel
caravansary
an inn with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
caravansary
A kind of inn, in the East, where caravans rest at night, being a large, rude, unfurnished building, surrounding a court