It was possible to reach lower Ural and Volga from Urgench, following the road of Ustyurt caravanserais. |
Unlike most other caravanserais that are enclosed within four walls, the tailor's version is a long alley with vaunted archways that opens up onto Abu Ali River. |
Once, as the derelict caravanserais that litter the landscape mutely testify, the Silk Route ran through the Mazandaran. |
Sheki is also known for its huge caravanserais of which it once had five, a time when local silk was a valued commodity on Caucasian trade routes. |
Real images from the past, the lingering aroma of the caravanserais in villages that lay by its side. |
Some of the largest caravanserais I have seen in China are in tali. |