🏯 Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor: Akja Gala Caravanserai
Fortified caravanserai in the Karakum Desert, Turkmenistan
📋 Fast Facts
- UNESCO World Heritage Site (part of Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor designation, inscribed 2016)
- Located in the Karakum Desert, southern Turkmenistan
- Active period: 10th–14th centuries
- Construction: baked brick and stone with central courtyard design
Akja Gala Caravanserai stands in the Karakum Desert as a physical remnant of medieval trade routes connecting the ...