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==Origin==

==Origin==

Italian caravana, from Persian kārvān

Italian caravana, from Persian kārvān

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1588]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1588]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1a : a company of [[travelers]] on a [[journey]] through [[desert]] or hostile regions; also : a train of pack animals  

*1a : a company of [[travelers]] on a [[journey]] through [[desert]] or hostile regions; also : a train of pack animals  

2a : a covered wagon or motor vehicle equipped as traveling living quarters  

2a : a covered wagon or motor vehicle equipped as traveling living quarters  

==Description==

==Description==

A '''caravan''' (Persian: کاروان) is a group of people traveling [[together]], often on a [[Business|trade]] expedition. Caravans were used mainly in [[desert]] areas and throughout the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_Road Silk Road], where traveling in groups aided in [[defense]] against bandits as well as helped to improve [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economies_of_scale economies of scale] in trade.  

A '''caravan''' (Persian: کاروان) is a group of people traveling [[together]], often on a [[Business|trade]] expedition. Caravans were used mainly in [[desert]] areas and throughout the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silk_Road Silk Road], where traveling in groups aided in [[defense]] against bandits as well as helped to improve [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economies_of_scale economies of scale] in trade.  

==See also==

==See also==

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camel_train '''''Camel train''''']

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camel_train '''''Camel train''''']

[[Category: General Reference]]

[[Category: General Reference]]