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A LARGE INN, OR CARAVANSKRAI, AT FELUJA, ON THE EUPHRATES 



The caravanserai of Asiatic Turkej^ are strongholds erected by the government on the 

 great caravan routes, where passing caravans may rest for the night secure from marauders. 

 They are large, walled-up, rectangular enclosures, with a single big gateway, furnished with 

 robber-proof doors and chains. Around the central court, which usually is paved, there are 

 grouped store-rooms, and above them the sleeping quarters. A porter lives permanently 

 within the enclosure and extends the government's welcome to the passing caravan seeking 

 rest and shelter. The caravanserai is always kept open from early morning until late at 

 night for the reception of wayfarers. A tip to the porter is the only fee for the use of the 

 caravanserai. 



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