The Jrapi caravanserai is located in the territory of today's village of Jrapi in the Shirak region of the Republic of Armenia and is evidence of the fact that Ancient Armenia was of great economic and geographical importance and was an important trade center. Caravanserais in the medieval Armenia have been built at the intersections of vivid roads. The construction of caravanserais has already been widespread during the reign of the Arshakuni dynasty, but their mature architectural forms are dated back to the developed Middle Ages, i.e. the 12th-14th centuries.
Jrapi caravanserai is a spacious complex, stretched from north to south and built of black hewn tuff of the 11th-12th centuries. The surviving part of the caravanserai is a three-nave hall with a total length of 31 m and a width of 13.65 m. 8 pillars are installed in two rows along the length, which divide the hall into 3 naves connected by arches.
The caravanserai served as an inn for travelers and merchants from Georgia, who visited the capital of Ancient Armenia, Ani, and the northern provinces.
