Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Arabic term or phrase:
محطة للقوافل
English translation:
Caravan station
Added to glossary by
Lamis Maalouf
Oct 25, 2011 15:45
12 yrs ago
Arabic term
Egypt
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محطة للقوافل
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Tourism & Travel
Tourism
مدينة غدامس والتي تقع في الجنوب الغربي لليبيا وجدت بها منحوتات ونقوش حجرية تدل على وجود حياة في هذه المنطقة منذ 10000سنة وقد احتلها القرطاجنيون سنة 795ق.م ثم احتلها الرومان سنة 19ق.م وافتتحها العرب في القرن الثامن الميلادي. وقد كانت غدامس قديماً واحدة من أشهر المدن الأفريقية الشمالية التي لعبت دورا تجارياً مهماً بين شمال وجنوب الصحراء الكبرى بكونها محطة للقوافل، وصنّفت منظمة التربية والعلوم والثقافة التابعة للأمم المتحدة "اليونسكو" غدامس القديمة مدينة تاريخية ومحمية من قبل المنظمة (انظر الشكل 3.2،
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +3 | Caravan station |
Lamis Maalouf
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| 4 +1 | A caravan stopover |
John Colangelo
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| 4 | way-station for merchant caravans |
drmutaier
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| 3 | Stopping place for [trade] caravans |
Ibrahim I. Ibrahim (X)
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Nov 2, 2011 12:21: Lamis Maalouf Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Lamis Maalouf
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John Colangelo
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A caravan stopover
1 a : a stop at an intermediate point in one's journey : an interruption in a journey <driving north with leisurely stopovers to look at the animals -- Alan Moorehead> b : the act of breaking one's journey (as by train) with the privilege of continuing on a later conveyance of the same carrier
2 : a stopping place on a journey <the village is a delightful stopover for travelers -- American Guide Series: Michigan>
2 : a stopping place on a journey <the village is a delightful stopover for travelers -- American Guide Series: Michigan>
Example sentence:
Morića Han was a tavern when Sarajevo was a caravan stopover on the ancient trading route between East and West.
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way-station for merchant caravans
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Note added at 29 mins (2011-10-25 16:14:25 GMT)
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It is also caravan way-stations
Please see teh caption under the picture on this photo
http://majormultimedia.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Turkey...
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Note added at 29 mins (2011-10-25 16:14:25 GMT)
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It is also caravan way-stations
Please see teh caption under the picture on this photo
http://majormultimedia.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/Turkey...
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Stopping place for [trade] caravans
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