Behdasht Caravansary
Mohammad Yusef Kiani
Reprinted from: Traditions Architecturales en Iran, Tehran, No. 2 and 3, 1976


This ruined caravansary is located at Bedasht village, 8 Km east of Shahroud City. The structure, oblong in shape, is built on 4-verandas plan, 54x60 Sq. m.

Its portal entrance is on the west side and measures 3.20 m long. The central courtyard, with 24 chambers situated around it, is rectangular, 30x34 m. In each of the corner of the Caravansary, it is located a stable.

The building materials consist of stone, brick and plaster. There was a marble inscription, giving the date of erection of the caravansary, 1645.