Jordan. The renovated site of the Qasr Al Kharanah caravanserai fortress. Hotel and place of sanctuary on the ancient Silk Route established across the Middle East. The fortress is perhaps the best preserved, restored castle in Jordan.

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The renovated Kharanah caravanserai hotel and place of refuge on the ancient Silk Route in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in the Middle East as it was in 1998. The caravanserai were the ancient equivalent of a motel where travellers could rest. Stragetigically they were placed every two to three days apart

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Size: 4539px × 6000px
Location: The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Photo credit: © Allan Hartley / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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