Anaraba (fromTurkish:araba[2]) (alsoarba oraroba) is acarriage drawn by horses or oxen, used inTurkey and neighboring countries in the 18th and 19th centuries, with crosswise seating and usually with a canopy top to protect occupants from the sun and afford privacy. It is usually heavy and built without springs; when it has springs it is calledyaylı, shorter form of "yaylı araba" or "araba with springs".[1][2][3][4][5]
In modern Turkish, the wordaraba is used for almost any kind of wheeled device including ahand truck or acar (automobile).
This araba was a closed carriage designed for women wanting to go out in privacy. The windows were fitted with a lattice, so they could see out, and the public were unable to see in.
Araba. Turkish wagon of the 18th and 19th centuries, having a canopy top and crosswise seating. Used by women of the harem. Drawn by a pair of oxen or horses, guided by dismounted servants.
Travelling along the road was very easy and pleasant; my baggage was carried in an araba, or cart with four horses, three being harnessed as leaders, and one in the shafts, while I rode myself.
A heavy, springless wagon, usually covered with a screen as shelter from the rays of the sun, drawn by oxen or cows, and used throughout northwestern and central Asia, India, Turkey, and Russia, wherever Tatars have settled.