Khoshab Caravanserai

🕰️When was it built?

The caravanserai is attributed to the Qajar period. It was added to the National Heritage List of Iran on 2 January 2008, under number 20485. The neighbouring Khoshab Stone Carbat dates from the Safavid period, has its own listing number and is older than the caravanserai.

🏛️What was it built for?

The building served caravans resting on the Ferdows-Deyhuk route. It stands at kilometre 45 of this road, before the Shahid Zare junction checkpoint. Caravanserais gave groups a designated place to stay and attend to their goods and pack animals.

👀What you will see

• Two directly opposing iwans define the symmetry of the building and its main architectural character.
• The domed arch of the entrance iwan rises over the approach into the building.
• Recessed arches and seating platforms on either side turn the entrance into a place to pause as well as pass through.
• The all-stone Khoshab Carbat beside the caravanserai: two neighbouring buildings from different historical periods.

🎒Good to know before you go

• Face the iwans to appreciate the symmetry and how the two stand opposite each other.
• Compare the solid form and details of the entrance arch with the recessed arches beside it, without climbing old structures to get closer.