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Caravan Stop in the Desert Caravan Stop in the Desert
Tehrān, Iran Tehrān, Iran

Caravan Stop in the Desert

Caravan Stop in the Desert
This caravansary in Iran’s Dasht-e Lūt desert was built in the 17th century. Caravansaries provided resting places for caravans of traders and pilgrims.
Brian Vikander/Corbis
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Iran; Dasht-e Lūt
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