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
