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TEHRAN-- Five historical caravanserais throughout the northeastern Khorasan Razavi province will be momentarily ceded to the private sector
in order to get additional care and upkeep, the deputy provincial tourist chief has said.The historic inns will be handed over to a private
financier through a tender process in the future, Ehsan Zohrevandi explained on Monday
As soon as the properties are completely restored, they can be used by the private sector, the official added.Over the past couple of years,
tens of historic places and monuments have actually been momentarily delivered to the economic sector under the supervision of the
Revitalization and Utilization Fund for Historical Places.Affiliated with the tourism ministry, the Fund is in charge of concession with the
objective of historical sites getting much better maintenance by repurposing them into flourishing boutique hotels, eco-lodges, traditional
restaurants, or other lucrative niches.The country boasts hundreds of archaeological sites such as markets, museums, mosques, bridges,
bathhouses, madrasas, mausoleums, churches, towers, and mansions, of which 26 are engraved on the UNESCO World Heritage list.Possible UNESCO
tag for Iranian caravanseraisIran has put forward a selection of 56 caravansaries as a candidate for collective inclusion on UNESCOS
cultural heritage list.Last year, the tourist ministry announced that Iran was establishing a file for a choice of its historic
caravanserais for a possible inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage list
In this regard, cultural heritage specialists are evaluating such monoliths that are spread across the nation to make a shortlist in terms
of their architecture as well as historical and cultural values.Caravansary (likewise Caravanserai or Caravansaray) is a structure that
served as the inn of the Orient, offering lodging for industrial, pilgrim, postal, and specifically official travelers.According to
Encyclopedia Iranica, from the variety of surviving caravansaries and their sizes, it is clear that in Safavid and Qajar times there was a
state architectural department that was particularly worried about the construction of caravansaries and stations on the overland routes
In the cities, a number of caravansaries were set up as lodging houses, depots, and commercial offices in the area of the bazaars.A common
caravansary consists of a square or rectangle-shaped plan centered around a courtyard with just one entryway and plans for defense if needed
Whether fortified or not, it at least offered security against monsters of prey and attacks by brigands.The earliest caravanserais in Iran
were constructed during the Achaemenid era (550 - 330 BC)
Centuries later on, when Shah Abbas I presumed power from 1588-- to 1629, he bought the construction of a network of caravanserais
throughout the country.For many travelers, remaining in and even going to a centuries-old caravanserai can be a wide experience; they have
an opportunity to feel the past, a time take a trip back to a forgotten age.Such roadside inns were when built along ancient caravan routes
in the Muslim world to shelter individuals, their products, and animals
The former Silk Roads may be the most well-known example dotted by caravanserais.Cozy chambers that are thoroughly laid out around a huge
courtyard might easily stimulate spirits of the past
Its not difficult to expensive the pressure of merchants bargaining on prices, stating their tough journeys to one another while their
camels chewing hay! You can likewise conceive the concept of regional architectural style and material in its heyday.It is not hard to fancy
the stress of merchants bargaining on costs, recounting their strenuous journeys to one another while their camels chewing hay!Passing
significant roadways in the country, one may see collapsing caravanserais, a number of which were abandoned for ages
In the Information Age, such visitor houses have actually largely lost their actual usage.However, a number of years earlier, the Iran
tourism ministry presented a plan to keep them alive and rewarding; 10s of caravanserais are delivered to private investors for better
Now, some are specifically renovated and repurposed into shop hotels and traveler lodgings.They typically had enormous portals supported by
Visitor spaces were built around the yard and stables behind them with doors in the corners of the yard.ABU/
