caravanserai
type of roadside inn
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Summary
caravanserai ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,516 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: hostel[2], halting site[3], public accommodation[4], historic building[5]
- Commons category: Caravanserais[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Caravanserais[7]
- OpenStreetMap tag: historic=caravanserai[8]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[10], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12]
- Partially coincident with: post station[13]
- Native label: کاروانسرای[14]
- Different from: Caravanserai[15], Sarai[16]
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Influence
Things named for caravanserai include Khan Yunis[17], a city[18], in United Arab Republic[19], founded in 1389[20] and Kervansaray[21], a village of Turkey[22], in Turkey[23].
Why It Matters
caravanserai has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] caravanserai is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]
Entities named for caravanserai include Khan Yunis[17], a city[18], in United Arab Republic[19], founded in 1389[20] and Kervansaray[21], a village of Turkey[22], in Turkey[23].