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Ciolek, T. Matthew. 2004-present. A Catalogue of Georeferenced Caravanserais/Khans. Old World Trade Routes (OWTRAD) Project. Canberra: www.ciolek.com - Asia Pacific Research Online. Version 5.0 (Nov 2006).
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Old World Trade Routes (OWTRAD):
A Catalogue of Georeferenced Caravanserais/Khans
v. 5.0 (Nov 2006).

Dr T. Matthew Ciolek,

Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies,
The Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia
tmciolek@ciolek.com

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Page created: 25 Nov 2004. Last updated: 17 Dec 2009

This document provides geographical coordinates, and other details, for data points from the Old World Trade Routes (OWTRAD) project. Until Nov 2006 the document listed information now separately presented in the Catalogue of Georeferenced Travel/Trade Structures.

- a work in progress -

Please note that on 17 Dec 2009 the caravanserai data that were published at this site
have been temporarily taken down for maintenance, corrections, and updates.

Anyone who previously has copied any portion of the OWTRAD's caravanserai materials
(e.g. text, numbers, or images) to their computer, is kindly requested
to refrain from making ANY public use of them until he/she obtains from tmciolek@ciolek.com written advice
on what would constitute - in their case - an acceptable and permissable use of the OWTRAD-owned information.


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|| OWTRAD Home Page || OWTRAD Dromographic Digital Data Archives || Gazetteer || Catalogue of Georeferenced Caravanserais/Khans || Catalogue of Georeferenced Travel/Trade Structures || Trade Routes Glossary || Sources and Bibliography ||

A catalogue of georeferenced caravanserais/khans, funduks, and other rest houses
supporting long-distance communication routes.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

|| Catalogue's Size & Structure || Glossary of Terms || Readers' Input || Acknowledgements || Sources: Geographic Names & Coordinates || Sources: Major Publications || Sources: Minor Publications ||

The Catalogue's Size and Structure

This edition contains information about 1051 variant names of 756 sarais and inns associated with trade routes in Asia, Europe and Africa. It is an improvement over version 4.0 (Oct 2005), which listed 875 variant names of 713 individual structures. The first edition of this gazetteer (version 1.0, Nov 2004) listed 472 variant names of 395 structures.

The Catalogue attempts to collate, from a wide range of sources, verifiable information on thirteen variables:

The catalogue deals with structures built in various parts of the Old World since the antiquity till the introduction of steam-engine technologies.

All values, including construction date and long/lat coordinates, which currently are left undefined, will be gradually researched and published in the subsequent editions of this Catalogue.

Glossary of Terms

Key terms used in this Catalogue are defined in a separate (since Nov 2006) document entitled A Trade Routes' Glossary: Architectural, Geographical, and Historical Terms Relating to Long Distance Trade, Communication and Pilgrimage Routes.

Readers' Input

Readers and, especially, users of this catalogue are warmly encouraged to email the compiler (i.e. tmciolek@ciolek.com) of this document their: (a) corrections to uncovered factual and typing errors; (b) addenda in terms of - (i) the names of extra facilities and the region/country of their location, (ii) dates they were established, (iii) sources of such corrigenda/additions; (iv) suggestions for additional literature on the Old World historical trade routes and the associated facilities and physical infrastructure.

Readers' contributions and suggestions will be gratefully received and fully acknowledged.

Acknowledgements

Addenda and corrections to this catalogue were kindly provided by:

Sources: Geographic Names & Coordinates

Sources: Major Publications

Sources: Minor Publications

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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