Long before modern hotels and motorways, weary travellers crossing the vast landscapes of the Middle East and Central Asia relied on caravanserais. These were sturdy roadside inns built along ancient trade routes, offering accommodation, protection and shelter for merchants, their animals and precious goods. Caravanserais were especially important along the legendary Silk Road — the great network of routes that linked East and West for centuries…
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