Karawan __socratesPageHistoryEdit Visual Text KARAWAN كاروان Persian. "A caravan." The Arabic term is Qafilah. A party of merchants proceeding on a journey under the direction of a leader who is called a Qafilah Bashi. Based on <a href="https://www.juancole.com/library/books/encyclopedias/dictionary-of-islam-hughes ">Hughes, Dictionary of Islam</a> CancelTweetShareRedditEmail