Khan al-Tujjar (Mount Tabor)
Khan al-Tujjar, lit. "Merchant's Caravanserai", also called Suq al-Khan, was a caravanserai in the Lower Galilee, Israel, opposite the entrance to Beit Keshet, now in ruins.
A fair at Khan al-Tujjar around 1850, by W. H. Bartlett
Khan el Tujjar from the 1871-77 PEF Survey of Palestine
Remains of the Khan, in 2014
A caravanserai was a roadside inn where travelers (caravaners) 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 Southeast Europe, most notably the Silk Road. Often located along rural roads in the countryside, urban versions of caravanserais were also historically common in cities throughout the Islamic world, and were often called other names such as khan, wikala, or funduq.
The Izadkhast caravanserai (early 17th century), Fars Province, Iran
The Ganjali Khan Caravanserai (1598), in Kerman, Iran
Khan As'ad Pasha, a caravanserai built in 1752 in Damascus, Syria
Funduq al-Najjarin in Fes, Morocco