Khanat caravanserai has been the largest in-town caravanserai of Tehran.
It was built in the last years of Naser al-Din Shah Qajar’s reign. Brickwork architecture style has been used in its construction. It contains two parts: the yard and the entrance hall.
Khanat Caravanserai is the biggest monument within the central part and historical part of Tehran that does not have any specified limits.
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