List of Caravanserais of Iran

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Image	Name	ID (UNESCO)
Alborz
	Yengeh Emām	1668-034
	Karaj Shah'abbasi
Ardabil
	Sāeen	1668-037
	Imam Juma
	Bile Savar
	Razi
	Qelim Balagh
	Kowsar
Bushehr
	Borāzjān	1668-050
	Dalaki
Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari
	Qale Madrasa	1668-036
	Pol Berideh
	Shalil
	Bardguri Rabat Kooh 1 and 2
East Azerbaijan
	Goujebel	1668-036
	Jamalabad
	Khājeh Nazar	1668-035
	Iri
	Shah Abbasi Barazin
	Barazin
	Guichebil
	Tikme Dash
	Dash Atan
	Yam
	Tazeh Qale
	Tepesi
	Khameneh
	Qaraqi
	Khaje Nazar
	Alaki Harzand Atiq
	Lar
	Tepesi
	Tsuj
	Qordik
	Kalibar
	Pirghaj
	Jamal Abad
	Ayrandibi
	Kemanj Alia
	Laleh Bejan
	Ganjali Khān	1668-033
	Chehel Pāyeh	1668-043
Fars
	Izadkhast Caravanserai Banaroviyeh Caravanserai Barmir Caravanserai Bayaz Caravanserai Bonmad Caravanserai Baryjan Caravanserai Tang Nazari Caravanserai Kenar Siah Caravanserai Brushlo Caravanserai Bast Faryab Caravanserai Khajeh Abolhassan Caravanserai Khaneh Kat Caravanserai Abbasi Caravanserai of Briz Deh Bid Caravanserai Esmanjerd Caravanserai Mian Jangal Caravanserai Zanjiran Caravanserai Reza Qoli Khan Caravanserai Babanajem Caravanserai Bozorg Caravanserai of Briz Agha Jamali Caravanserai Poshte Sangar Caravanserai Joim Caravanserai Abd Kathir Caravanserai Gharb Oz Caravanserai (Sifa) Karimi Caravanserai Grash Caravanserai Bavanat Caravanserai Lord Miri Caravanserai Motamed Caravanserai Khaneh Zeinan Caravanserai Tel Bajgah Caravanserai Makhk Caravanserai Chenar Rahdar Caravanserai Dasht Nimeh Caravanserai Tel Caravanserai Deh Sheikh Caravanserai Abgarm Kavar Caravanserai Safi Qoli Caravanserai Khan Khoreh Caravanserai Khawla (Dehra) Caravanserai Khaneh Kat Caravanserai Bajgah Caravanserai Bid Zard Caravanserai No Golshan Caravanserai Dev Dan Caravanserai Garash Caravanserai Zaki Khani Caravanserai Kanas Caravanserai Shorjistan Caravanserai Mansourieh Caravanserai Qavamabad Caravanserai Kenar Takhte Caravanserai Kamaraj Caravanserai Dukuhek Caravanserai Manouchehr Khan Mosul Caravanserai Deh Bid Caravanserai Khaneh Zainan Caravanserai Poshte Sangar Caravanserai Tengab Caravanserai Mian Ketel Caravanserai Shah Abbasi Caravanserai (Maharlu) Shah Abbasi Caravanserai (Mayin) Motamed Caravanserai Mozaffari Caravanserai Shah Abbasi Caravanserai (Sivand) Meydan Caravanserai
Gilan
	Lat Caravanserai Titi Caravanserai Malek Caravanserai (Rasht) Big Arched Caravanserai Small Arched Caravanserai
Golestan
	Qazleq	1668-043
	Dimehlu
	Abbas Ali Square
	Sar Ali Abad
	Robat Sefid
	Sefid
Hamadan
	Tāj Ābād	1668-046
	Farasfaj	1668-030
	Bank
	Taqikhani Caravansera
	Hosseinkhani
	Roohi
	Zaghaliha
	Sharifieh
	Qibla
	Mirza Kazem
	No
	Mostofi
	Yaqub Yari
Hormozgan
	Bastak	1668-053
	Al-Fath Khan
	O Shirino
	Bun Kouh
	Baldin
	Bostano
	Band Hasan Sayeh Khosh
	Bastak
	Baldang
	Behr Turk
	Tang Bastak
	Taqikhani
	Barkeh Sultan
	Kishi Dari
	Hyderabadi
	Garstane
	Sartang
	Barkeh Sefid (Barkeh Nou)
	Khonsorkh
	Senkhud
	Kordan
	Khohorestan
	Kambardeh
	Gagleki
	Gachin
	Lord Mahia
	Mehran
	Nimeh
Ilam
	Qaloodeh	1668-013
Isfahan
	Neyestānak	1668-042
	Aminabad
	Amirabad
	Anushirvan (Isfahan)
	Ab Sanjad Caravanserai
	Anarak Caravanserai
	Islamabad Abbasi Caravanserai
	Baqam Caravanserai
	Bahjatabad Caravanserai
	Barsian Caravanserai
	Balaabad Caravanserai
	Zafarghand Caravanserai
	Shatoor Caravanserai
	Khosroabad Caravanserai
	Zelogir Caravanserai
	Jilanabad Caravanserai
	Shah Abbasi Caravanserai Jilanabad
	Tor Caravanserai
	Tang Garaz Caravanserai
	Chaparkhaneh Caravanserai
	Shah Abbasi Kouh Pa Caravanserai
	Shah Abbasi Caravanserai Islamabad
	Shah Abbasi Caravanserai Abu Zaidabad Caravanserai
	Shah Abbasi Caravanserai Dur
	Malek Caravanserai (Isfahan)
	Malek Caravanserai (Kashan)
	Reza Khan Caravanserai
	Haj Hassan Caravanserai
	Robat Agha Kamal Caravanserai Vazvan
	Safavid Caravanserai Sajzi
	New Gonbad Caravanserai Sajzi
	Hajiabad Caravanserai
	Hasanicheh Caravanserai
	Haj Heydar Jani Caravanserai
	Tarq (Nazan) Caravanserai
	Shurghestan Caravanserai
	Dor Caravanserai
	Khosrowabad Caravanserai
	Meimeh Sardehan Caravanserai
	Shahryaran Caravanserai
	Chaleh-Siyah Caravanserai
	Bazaar Caravanserai
	Koohab Caravanserai
	Natanz Gaz Caravanserai
	Gabrababad Caravanserai
	Qamsar Gavkhuni Caravanserai
	Sefidab Caravanserai
	Habibabad Caravanserai
	Natanz Caravanserai No (Kashan)
	Sefidshahr Caravanserai
	Dor Caravanserai
	Qaleshor Caravanserai
	Maranjab Caravanserai
	Alam Haji Bagheri Caravanserai
	Rabat Chah
	Moshjari Caravanserai
	Shah Mansouri Caravanserai
	Mader Shah Caravanserai
	Zizeh Caravanserai
	San-San Caravanserai
	Danbi Caravanserai
	Seh Caravanserai
	Solar Caravanserai
	Mahyar Caravanserai
	Mahabad Caravanserai
	Mir Panj Caravanserai
	Naistank Caravanserai
	Sheikhali Khān	1668-012
	Maranjāb	1668-013
	Amin Ābād	1668-014
	Mahyār	1668-016
	Gaz	1668-017
	Kūhpāyeh	1668-018
	Neyestānak	1668-042
Kerman
	Anar Caravanserai Ab Bid Caravanserai Ebrahim Caravanserai Tekider Caravanserai Pariz Caravanserai Arg Bam Caravanserai Darband Caravanserai Golshan Caravanserai (Bazaar) Allahvardi Khan Caravanserai Khane Sork Caravanserai Jar Caravanserai Sarasiab Shesh Caravanserai Sahraj Caravanserai Chahar Souq Caravanserai Qavam Abad Caravanserai Shatrakhana Caravanserai Moskoon Caravanserai Shorjistan Caravanserai Chah Kuran Caravanserai Chehel Paye Caravanserai Haj Agha Ali Caravanserai Kohan Qutb-ul-Arifin Caravanserai Gorcho Caravanserai Kabooter Khan Caravanserai Glo Sefte Caravanserai Haj Mehdi Caravanserai Timche Parviz Caravanserai Hoz Panj and Ab Anbar Caravanserai Kashkouieh Caravanserai Shafiabad Aliabad Caravanserai (Mahan) Khargur Caravanserai Saadatabad Caravanserai Sahraj Caravanserai Kozeh Garan Caravanserai Ganjali Khan Caravanserai Ghala Asgar Caravanserai Mirza Hossein Khan Caravanserai Robat Kerman Caravanserai Robat Hajji Pond Hindu Caravanserai Vakil Caravanserai Hor Caravanserai Vahab Zadeh Caravanserai Nasirieh Caravanserai Harjand Caravanserai
Kermanshah
	Shah Abbasi Caravanserai (Beiston) Qasr Shirin Abbasi Caravanserai Shah Abbasi Caravanserai (Mahidasht) Tepeh Bid Sorkh Caravanserai
Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad
	Dehdasht Caravanserai De Plan Caravanserai of Erdem Khan Awaz I Caravanserai Khan Awaz II Caravanserai Tel Gandom Kash Caravanserai of Mohammadabad
Kurdistan
	Tajvanchi Caravanserai
Lorestan
	Seyid Reza Caravanserai Yousefi Caravanserai Yousufiyeh Caravanserai Mishond Caravanserai Ghaleh Nasir Caravanserai Chamshak Caravanserai Goshe Shahenshah Caravanserai
Markazi
	Arak Caravanserai Aveh Caravanserai Haj Mirza Mohammad Akbarzadeh Caravanserai Shah Abbasi Caravanserai Kohk Khoskeh Rud Caravanserai Bagh Sheikh Caravanserai Deh Molla Village Caravanserai Majidabad Caravanserai Majdal Molk Caravanserai Haj Mirza Mohammad Akbarzadeh Caravanserai Robat Aghaj Yal Abad Caravanserai Mashhad Meqan Caravanserai Khanek Caravanserai
Mazandaran
	Kamboj Caravanserai (Gambosh) Hazrat Caravanserai Qoleh Kandovan Stone Caravanserai Gaduk Caravanserai Dodhak Caravanserai Abshar Stone Bridge Abshar Doum Stone Bridge Kandovan Stone Caravanserai Sorhak Caravanserai Sefidab Qo Caravanserai
North Khorasan
	Rabat Qara Bil Caravanserai Rabat Eshgh Caravanserai Rabat Qoli Rabat Qara Bil Qara Tepe Caravanserai Rabat Qara Tepe Rabat Qara Bil Hill Rabat Ravniz Kohene Rabat Rabat Abgarm (North Khorasan)
Qazvin
	Picheh Ben Caravanserai Beheshti Caravanserai Bard Caravanserai of Shiraz Shah Ghadam Caravanserai Hajib Caravanserai Kharzan Caravanserai Ancient Khonda Caravanserai Hossein Abad Caravanserai Mohammad Abad Caravanserai Kharzan Caravanserai Samadieh Caravanserai Shah Ghadam Caravanserai Saad al-Saltaneh Caravanserai Shah Abbasi Caravanserai (Avuj) Dalan Deraz Caravanserai (Haj Rasool) Beheshti Caravanserai Vazir Caravanserai Golshan Caravanserai (Qazvin)
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Razavi Khorasan
	Chāh kūrān	1668-047
	Ganjali Khān	1668-033
	Chehel Pāyeh	1668-043
	Mayāmey	1668-025
	Robāt-e Sharaf	1668-005
	Abbās Ābād Tāybād	1668-008
	Zafarāniyeh
	Fakhr Ābād	1668-022
	Mehr
Semnan
Sistan and Baluchestan
South Khorasan
	Abbās Ābād	1668-026
	Miāndasht	1668-027
	Noushirvān	1668-002
	Āhovān	1668-003
	Qasr-e Bahrām	1668-024
	Mayāmey	1668-025
South Khorasan
	Deh Mohammad	1668-045
	Chehel Pāyeh
	Sarāyān
Tehran
	Parand	1668-004
West Azerbaijan
	Khān	1668-044
	Qotur	1668-040
	Urmia
	Baranduzchai
	Oil Company
Yazd
	Meybod	1668-029
	Zeynoddīn	1668-028
	Rashti	1668-049
	Kharānaq	1668-048
	Anjireh Ājori	1668-006
	Anjireh Sangi	1668-007
Zanjan

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