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The word caravan has a Persian root and in ancient times it was used for a group of people who were traveling by camel or horse on the silk road. Car means mission and van means people and guardian. A caravanserai (also Persian كاروانسرا), means home or shelter for caravans. Caravans are often formed by militaries as well. A caravansara was a roadside inn where caravans could rest and recover from the day's journey. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary logo Wiktionary[1] is a Wikimedia Foundation project intended to be a free wiki dictionary (including thesaurus and lexicon) in every language. ... Persian (known variously as: فارسی Fârsi, local name in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan, پارسی Pârsi, older, local name still used by some speakers, Tajik, a Central Asian dialect, or Dari, another local name in Tajikistan and Afghanistan) is a language spoken in Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Armenia... For other uses, see Silk Road (disambiguation). ... Persian (known variously as: فارسی Fârsi, local name in Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan, پارسی Pârsi, older, local name still used by some speakers, Tajik, a Central Asian dialect, or Dari, another local name in Tajikistan and Afghanistan) is a language spoken in Iran, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Armenia... Inns are establishments where travellers can procure food, drink, and lodging. ...


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Caravan is also a proper name for: A convoy is a group of vehicles or ships traveling together for mutual support. ... A camel train is a series of camels carrying goods or passengers in a group as part of a regular or semi-regular service between two points. ... A wagon train is a long chain of wagons, each moving together and forming a line. ... A travel trailer, or caravan, is a small trailer in which people can live and travel simultaneously. ... Recreational Vehicle (or RV) is a term used in North America to describe a large enclosed piece of equipment with wheels designed to be moved from place to place for people to temporarily live in and be protected from the elements while away from their permanent home. ...

The Dodge Caravan and Dodge Grand Caravan are minivans manufactured by DaimlerChrysler (they were sold by the Chrysler Corporation until 1998). ... The Cessna 208 Caravan is a single turboprop short-haul regional airliner and utility aircraft built in the USA by Cessna. ... Caravan Industry Training Caravan Industry Training (more commonly known simply as CITO) is recognised by the British Government and the two trade associations as the British caravan industry’s official training organisation. ... Caravan Pictures is a film production arm of Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group, formed by Roger Birbaum and Joe Roth. ... Caravan is a British rock/jazz band from the Canterbury area. ... Thailand retains cultural connections with the two great centers of Asian civilizations, India and China. ... The Caravans was a female gospel group popular during the 1950s and 1960s that launched the careers of a number of artists, including: Queen of Gospel Albertina Walker, Bessie Griffin, Cassietta George, The Great Narrator Dorothy Norwood, Inez Andrews and First Lady of Gospel Shirley Caesar. ... Caravans is a novel by James A. Michener set in 1940s Afghanistan. ... This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... The Hardy Boys is a popular series of detective/adventure books for boys chronicling the fictional adventures of teenage brothers Frank and Joe Hardy. ... The Mysterious Caravan is Volume 54 in the original Hardy Boys book series published by Grosset And Dunlap. ...

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caravan. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (376 words)
Caravan trade is associated with the history of the Middle East as far back as the records of ancient civilizations extend and seems to have been well developed before sea commerce began.
Trade naturally prospered in the period of the great empires, when the caravan routes could be controlled and protected; and it was to secure control of such routes that many wars were fought and conquests made in ancient times.
The closest approach to caravan trade in the New World was the wagon train commerce that developed over the Sante Fe Trail.
caravan: Definition and Much More from Answers.com (992 words)
Caravans have been described since the beginning of recorded history, and they were a major factor in the growth of settlements along their routes.
During the height of caravan travel, which lasted until the 19th century, a single caravan of Muslim pilgrims journeying from Cairo and Damascus to Mecca might employ as many as 10,000 camels.
The word caravan has a Kurdish root and in ancient times it was used for a group of people who were traveling by camel or horse on the silk road.
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