Are you ready to have a tour of Iran in the Gilan region together? Any time of the year we travel to this region, it has its own pleasure. Today, we pack our bags around Iran and go to one of the most spectacular attractions of Gilan province, namely the Titi caravanserai in Siahkal. Although Titi Caravanserai is considered as one of the main attractions of Gilan today, in the past it had one of the most important strategic positions in this region.
This caravanserai, as we said at the beginning, is located in Siahkal city and in different directions is located 25 km from Lahijan city and 75 km from Rasht city and on the right side of Shimrood beach and the confluence of Shimrood and Baba Kooh waters. Titi Caravanserai in Siahkal was registered in the list of national monuments of Iran in 1375 with the number 1784.
You may be interested to know that Titi Caravanserai means Blossom Caravanserai because Titi means blossom in Gilaki language.
When this caravanserai was built, at a time when very few caravanserais were being built in the north of the country, the Titi caravanserai was built in this area. The construction of this caravanserai shows a corner of the importance of the Siahkal transit route and the strategic position of this city.
Of course, there are stories about building this caravanserai.
One of these stories says that at one time, Ms. Titi, who was the aunt of one of the kings of the Safavid dynasty, decided to build a beautiful caravanserai in her name in the Siahkal region, and this was where the first steps were taken for the construction of one of the oldest buildings in Siahkal.
Another story says that this caravanserai was built during the local rule of the Kiais who ruled Lahijan during the Timurid era, and was later destroyed by the Safavid government, and the remnants of them have been registered as the Safavid period. The building of Titi Caravanserai in Siahkal is made of stone and brick, and of course the date of construction of this building dates back to the Safavid dynasty.
Many people may not have been to this caravanserai, but in any case, we have to tell you about the Titi caravanserai in Siahkal that at the crossroads of the Babakuh and Meysam Rood rivers you will See a building made of stone that has been built on the main route of the Deylaman caravan route to Lahijan.
This historical complex has a central courtyard. This caravanserai is located exactly 10 km from Siahkal to Deylaman road and on a relatively high and very green hill, which in the past was the main road of the caravan from Lahijan to Deylaman and Taleghan.
If we want to know the climate of the region where this caravanserai is located, due to its geographical location, it has a humid climate, which is affected by the cooler climate of the foothills, and therefore when When you go to see Titi Caravanserai in Siahkal, be sure to bring warm clothes with you.
Today, not only the Titi caravanserai is very important, but also the Siahkal region is one of the sights of Gilan province in terms of richness in terms of natural landscapes and also historical value. Siahkal is in fact the land of the ancient people of Deylam, who after passing through this city along the Shim Rood route to the mountainous heights of Deylaman, settled here and formed Siahkal. One of the architectural features of the Titi caravanserai in Siahkal is that this caravanserai is a model of caravanserais whose architecture is based on having 2 porches.
When you enter the space of this caravanserai, you will see that the entrance of this caravanserai is located on its northern side. When you enter, after passing the entrance space of the caravanserai, you will see that the porch space is located.
On the south front of this caravanserai, there is a royal residence and on the other two sides, there are 2 rooms like the northern part of the caravanserai. In the middle of the caravanserai is a small pond and in its four corners is a square room with an area of 14 square meters, which is a place for caravans to rest and protect themselves from bandits and wild animals.
In the construction of Titi Caravanserai in Siahkal, the principle of symmetry has been observed in its construction, and in a word, the building has an axis of symmetry in its longitudinal direction.
The building dates back to about 500 to 600 years ago, and until the current roads were not built, the means of transportation were horses and mules in this region.
