The area of Cappadocia was located on the silk road (trade route from Europe to Asia Minor) and was repeatedly subjected to robberies and raids, with the consequence that, for greater security, the local people moved to the underground city, and the Christians who lived in the rocks, took refuge in the rocky monasteries, churches and in the cells. For this reason, there appeared many Inns.

The caravanserai or caravan house is a large public building, located on the important trade routes to the East, in cities, on roads and in unpopulated areas, which served as a shelter, an overnight stay and Parking for travelers and trade caravans. Sometimes they are luxuriously built, but without utensils, whereupon the traveler must bring your own bed and carpets, and vital supplies for themselves and their animals, there is only water, sometimes brought from afar, with great cost. Often caravanserai — square house with a well in the middle. When the construction is often taken into consideration the possibility of an attack of robbers. Current caravanserais are now only in Persia, and there but they gradually disappear as the result of better roads. In Eastern Asia Minor there were many of them in ruins.

A shining example of this kind of architectural art of the local region is Agzikarahan, built in 1231 on the way from Nevsehir to Aksaray close to Kayseri, which is one of the world's richest refuge birds - Kichi Jannati (Paradise birds). It is dated to the Seljuk period and is now open to the public.

Six kilometers to the North and five to the South-East of Avanos, along the new road to Kayseri in the valley of Dams, is a beautiful and lovingly restored one of the largest in Anatolia caravanserai saruhan Seljuk period. Saray means Palace. It was built in 1249 under Sultan Izzettin Keykavus II of stone blocks yellow, pink, and yellow-brown.

For a small percentage of the local Sultan with each transaction, numerous caravans enjoyed free services such roadside hotels, was Smoking in a cool room hookah, solve business issues, soared in the bath. Almost modern Motel is only Parking for camels. Today it is the cultural centre, near which every morning (usually at 9.00) held a presentation ceremony SEMA (dance of the whirling dervishes).

Near the village Nigde, off road Aksaray – Konya (42 kilometers from Aksaray) is the largest caravanserai in Anatolia Sultan Khan, built in 1229 by the Sultan Alaaddin Keykubat I. it traders could have a good rest and restock needed to further ways. He's better than other caravans this area has been preserved to our days. In 1278, its area was greatly expanded. Its magnificent entrance portal decorated with patterns of geometric shapes.

Sultan Khan was located almost on the border of Cappadocia and was well protected from the raids of nomadic robbers. Merchants and travelers could wait out the killing heat or bad weather this roadside yard. There Wanderers were stables, a doctor and Hamam. The courtyard can accommodate up to a thousand guests with baggage and camels.

In the middle of the courtyard is the mosque of small size, which can climb the big steps and visit the caravanserai at the top. Even today, the mosque is the tallest building in the city which grew around Sultan Khan already to several tens of thousands of residents.

Winter in the closed part of the caravanserai were sleeping. From the inside it looks like a huge Cathedral, although not carried never religious tasks. On the sides are the rooms where they kept the supplies. In the warmer months slept under galleries.

Stayed in Sultan Khan not only Muslim merchants and traders from France, Italy, Cyprus, and perhaps even from Russia. After all, nobody knows where he spent the night Tver merchants, "going beyond three seas". If you talk about different views on faith and how to achieve bliss, it's usually these conversations, by local agreement, wayfarers were left outside the gates of the caravanserai. Here I tried not to mix politics and trade at all times.

What is most striking in Sultan Khan is the carpets in the streets. On them drive cars, motorcycles, walking the horses and camels.