an inn in some Eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans

a stable with an associated inn where caravans could rest and recover from the day's journey

Eastern quadrangular inn with a central court where caravans may rest.

lodgings for travellers and animals, around a courtyard

A "motel" for those traveling by caravan.

( Turkish) A large inn or hostelry, built around a large court, for accommodating caravans, travellers on them, and their animals at night.

A courtyard prepared for accommodation of caravans. Pr: inn

A caravanserai (Persian كاروانسرا, Turkish: kervansaray) was a roadside inn where travellers could rest and recover from the day's journey. Caravanserais supported the flow of commerce, information, and people across the network of trade routes covering Asia, North Africa, and South-Eastern Europe.