page_title: Caravan (travellers)
hierarchical_section_title: Caravan (travellers)
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Караван в пустыне. Марокко, Сахара. English: Caravan in the desert. Morocco, Sahara. Français&#160;: Caravane dans le désert. Maroc, Sahara. Italiano: Carovana nel deserto. Marocco, Sahara. Українська: Караван верблюдів на піщаних дюнах Сахари, Марокко.
context_page_description: A caravan 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 aided in defense against bandits as well as helping to improve economies of scale in trade.
context_section_description: A caravan (from Persian: کاروان‎) 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 aided in defense against bandits as well as helping to improve economies of scale in trade.
caption: Camel caravan in Morocco, November 2013.
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