The architecture of the khanate on the caravan roads khanates of Karbala as a model

The city of Karbala w distinguished by its ancient history and civilization, as it played an essential economic commercial role in addition to well-known cultural religious place throughout different ages; this generated need for many related functional buildings. As a result, markets khanate have appeared, where they were geographically distributed between the center old external roads within paths merchants, travelers, pilgrims, that called khans caravans. historical evidence literary references pre-Islamic period did not provide us with tangible establishment facilities served except Islamic era. research will address architecture road or so-called caravans’ Karbala, which emerged Ottoman era, clarify specificity architectural thought forming studied design planning elements specific functions. Thus, there was focus on characteristics formal relation formative khans. problem determined absence clear conception nature relations make up buildings Karbala. Therefore, aims shape type these concluded represented phenomenon, shared urban aspects, typical based aspect (stations travelers' rest). Most pattern close quadrilateral same (The Iowan, courtyard, hallway, entrance main door, domes, arches, fence, towers) basic distinguish building featured united style terms thought. This indicates presence unifying ideal specified characteristics.