Karvansara-i Shah Abbasi (Kahak)

Kahak is a tiny village in the hills northwest of Dilijan. Once lying near a road from Arak to Isfahan, a large caravanserai was constructed near the northern edge of the village, on the slope of a hill overlooking the city. The plan and architectural style of the caravanserai suggest that it was constructed during the reign of Safavid Shah Abbas (r. 1588-1629/996-1038 AH).The caravanserai is rectangular in shape with a central courtyard. The exterior walls are divided into sections by large blind niches, and has corner towers. The entrance, on the south side, takes the form of an iwan-portal at the center of a projecting block with angled corners.Sources:IranShahrPedia: Encyclopedia of Iranian Architectural History entry: http://iranshahrpedia.com/view/22223Registration number in Fihrist-i Asar-i Milli-i Iran: 6974. Registered 10/10/1381 (Solar Hijri)منابع فارسى: دانشنامۀ تاریخ معماری و شهرسازی ایران‌شهرhttp://iranshahrpedia.com/view/22223 شمارهٔ ثبت در فهرست آثار ملى ايران: ۶۹۷۴. تاریخ ثبت: ۱۳۸۱/۱۰/۱۰