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Bafran Rural District, Iran

Now Gonbad Caravanserai

Bafran Rural District, Iran

Now Gonbad Caravanserai
Photo: Ziegler175 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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The Now Gonbad Caravanserai is a brick and mortar structure in Bafran Rural District, Iran, representing the successive architectural traditions of the Safavid and Qajar periods. Built to serve traveling merchants and caravans, this caravanserai exemplifies the functional design characteristic of such waystations along Persian trade routes. The building has been recognized as part of Iran's National Heritage, reflecting its cultural and historical significance in documenting the region's commercial and architectural legacy.

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Type
caravanserai, cultural property
Materials
mortar, brick
Heritage
Iranian National Heritage
Place
Bafran Rural District, Iran

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