A caravan or group of merchants traveling together, especially used in Middle Eastern and North African trading contexts.
From Arabic 'qāfila,' meaning a caravan or merchant group. The word reflects centuries of trans-Saharan and trans-Arabian trade networks where safety meant traveling in organized groups.
Cafilas weren't just shopping trips—they were complex organizations with their own economies, hierarchies, and survival strategies, sometimes taking months to cross deserts where a single traveler couldn't survive days.
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