The Talin Caravansarai was a 13th century[1] caravansarai located south of Talin, Armenia.[2] The structure dates to the period of the Zakarid Dynasty and was a component of the Seljuk-inspired caravansarai network built by the Zakarids. This network was intended to draw trade towards Ani, and it also included sites like the Aruch Caravansarai.[3] The rectangular structure near Talin is considered large for its type, and it consists of a central common area flanked by two dormitory-like structures.[4] It is a ruin in the modern period.[2]

Caravansarai ruins near Talin

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  1. Vandeput, Lutgarde, ed. (2025). Routes and Roads in Anatolia from Prehistory to Seljuk Times. British Institute at Ankara. p. 134. ISBN 9781912090075.
  2. 1 2 Allen, Tom; Holding, Deirdre (2023). Armenia and Nagorno Karabagh. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 199. ISBN 9781784779436.
  3. Eastmond, Antony (2017). Tamta's World: The Life and Encounters of a Medieval Noblewoman from the Middle East to Mongolia. Cambridge University Press. pp. 168–169. ISBN 9781107167568.
  4. Donabedian, Patrick (2020). "Armenia – Georgia – Islam A Need to Break Taboos in the Study of Medieval Architecture". Eurasiatica. 16. doi:10.30687/978-88-6969-469-1/005. ISBN 978-88-6969-495-0. ISSN 2610-8879.