Caravan

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Caravans comprise land-based trading convoys, often utilising the camel as a beast of burden, and generally associated with crossing deserts in Asia or Africa. The word caravan is of Persian origin.

For similar phenomena in Australia, see camel train. For a North American analogue, see wagon train.

See also caravanserai, Roma.

Caravan is also the name of a British rock/jazz band from the Canterbury area.

For caravan as mobile housing, see travel trailer and recreational vehicle.

See also Chrysler Caravan a brand of Minivan

See also Cessna 208 Caravan, a utility airplane

See also Caravan Industry Training an Industry Organisation

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