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be restored in this round of restoration, Seyyed Mohammad-Sadeq Razavian explained.It is a unique Shah-Abbasi caravansary as stone-carved
inscriptions at the entrance read the date of its construction and the name of the architect, the official added.The structure is named
after Shah Abbas the Great (r
The mudbrick structure was inscribed on the National Heritage list in 1986.Situated in Semnan province, the caravansary has two entrances
that sprawl across 8,500 square meters
The courtyard is surrounded by rooms and platforms, and behind the rooms are stables.Unlike most caravansaries, the sanitary facilities of
this one are constructed outside the main building and on the western side.The historical scene of Mayamey includes several caravansarais,
natural sights, and historical sites such as Shah-Abbasi caravansarai, Aqaian Mosque, Aqaian Mansion, Aqaian bathhouse, and Emarat
cistern.Moreover, the restoration project is aimed to prepare the roadside inn for an assessment by experts affiliated with the
International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS).Iran has recently submitted an inclusive dossier on its caravansaris to the United
Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
The dossier comprises the obligatory data about a selection of 56 caravansaries, which are scattered across the ancient land
They often had massive portals supported by elevated load-bearing walls
caravansarais were built during the Achaemenid era (550 -330 BC)
country.For many travelers to Iran, staying in or even visiting a centuries-old caravansarai, can be a wide experience; they have an
opportunity to feel the past, a time travel back into a forgotten age.Those arched inns were once constructed along ancient caravan routes
in the Muslim world to shelter people, their goods, and animals
The former Silk Roads may be the most famous example dotted by caravansarais.Cozy chambers that are meticulously laid out around a vast
courtyard may easily evoke spirits of the past
and bustle of merchants bargaining on prices, recounting their arduous journeys to one another while their camels chewing hay!Passing major
roads in the country, one may see crumbling caravansarais many of which were abandoned for ages
In the Information Age, such guest houses have largely lost their actual usage.A couple of years ago, the Iran tourism ministry introduced a
scheme to keep them alive and profitable; tens of caravansarais are ceded to the private investors for better maintenance
Now, some are exclusively renovated and repurposed into boutique hotels and tourist lodgings.Traditionally, the majority of caravansaries
had massive portals supported by elevated load-bearing walls
Guest rooms were constructed around the courtyard and stables behind them with doors in the corners of the yard.AFM
