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Khan  

 

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Derived from Persian meaning a 'house with full amenities'. In Islamic architecture khan is used to describe the caravansaries found in Iran, Syria and Anatolia. An alternative name for khan is wikala or ribat. The basic plan consisted of an open court with a well and surrounded by rooms for storing and displaying merchants’ goods. Annexed there is usually an area that would function like a stable for housing the animals of the merchants, mostly horses. The upper floors of a khan are the accommodation areas, with single rooms, duplexes or triplexes for the travellers. The details of the plan differed from one province to the other. Khan can also refer to Turkish nobility, a term commonly used during the reign of the Saljuk and Mongol rulers.  

 

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