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==Origin==
Italian caravana, from Persian kārvān
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1588]
==Definitions==
*1a : a company of [[travelers]] on a [[journey]] through [[desert]] or hostile regions; also : a train of pack animals
:b : a [[group]] of vehicles traveling together (as in a [[Sequence|file]])
2a : a covered wagon or motor vehicle equipped as traveling living quarters
==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.
==See also==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camel_train '''''Camel train''''']
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Origin==
Italian caravana, from Persian kārvān
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1588]
==Definitions==
*1a : a company of [[travelers]] on a [[journey]] through [[desert]] or hostile regions; also : a train of pack animals
:b : a [[group]] of vehicles traveling together (as in a [[Sequence|file]])
2a : a covered wagon or motor vehicle equipped as traveling living quarters
==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.
==See also==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camel_train '''''Camel train''''']
[[Category: General Reference]]
