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group of people traveling together, often on a trade expedition

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A caravan is a group of people who travel together, often to trade goods across long distances. Caravans were historically important for connecting distant regions through commerce and cultural exchange.

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Edwin Lord Weeks, Arrival of a Caravan Outside the City of Morocco A trade caravan passing the Isle of Graia in the Gulf of Akabah, Arabia Petraea,1839 lithograph by Louis Haghe from an original by David Roberts Camel caravan in Morocco, November 2013 A caravan (from Persian کاروان kârvân) is a group of people traveling together, often on a trade expedition. Caravans were used mainly in desert areas and throughout the Silk Road, where traveling in groups helped in defense against bandits as well as in improving economies of scale in trade.

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