Saray (disambiguation)

Saray, or seray (also spelt saraya or seraya), is a Turkish word from Persian: سرای, romanized: sarāy, lit. 'palace', traditionally translated as serail or seraglio via Italian influence. The term is usually referred to:

• Saray (building), a castle/palace/headquarters in the Ottoman Empire,

or, per derivation:

• Saray (harem), the sequestered living quarters used by wives and concubines in an Ottoman household

It may also refer to:

Buildings

• Palace of the Shirvanshahs is a 15th-century palace built by the Shirvanshahs and described by UNESCO as "one of the pearls of Azerbaijan's architecture"
• Bogdan Saray, an Eastern Orthodox church in Istanbul, Turkey
• Ismailiyya Palace is a historical building that currently serves as the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan
• Gulustan Palace during the Soviet era is the main state convention center of the Azerbaijani government
• Grand Serail, Ottoman barracks and seat of the prime minister of Lebanon
• Petit Serail, an administrative building in Ottoman Beirut, destroyed in 1951
• Jumeirah Zabeel Saray, a resort located on the west crescent of The Palm in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Agha Gahraman Mirsiyab Saray is an 18th-century Azerbaijani saray and caravanserai located in Karabakh region of Azerbaijan

Places

Azerbaijan

• Saray, Absheron
• Saray, Qubadli

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Sarajevo, the capital city and largest urban centre of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Iran

• Saray, East Azerbaijan
• Saray, Marand, East Azerbaijan Province
• Saray, Osku, East Azerbaijan Province
• Saray, Hamadan
• Saray, Isfahan
• Saray-ye Sheykh Ali
• Saray Mohammad Hoseyn

Iraq

• Saray Azadi, a square in the old town centre in the Kurdish city of Sulaymania

Turkey

• Saray, Kahramankazan, a neighbourhood in Kahramankazan district of Ankara Province
• Saray, Tekirdağ, a district and municipality in Tekirdağ Province
• Saray, Van, a district and municipality in Van Province
• Sarayburnu, a promontory in Istanbul, where the Topkapı Palace stands
• Bahçesaray, Van, a district and municipality in Van Province, literally "garden palace"

Ukraine

• Bakhchisaray (Bağçasaray/Bahçesaray), the former capital of the Crimean Khanate, literally "garden palace"

People

• Saray García (born 1984), Spanish footballer
• Tum Saray (born 1992), Cambodian footballer
• Saray Mulk Khanum (1343–1406), Empress of the Timurid Empire as the chief consort of Timur

Other uses

• Saray Masjid, is a mosque of the 15th century, which is included in Shirvanshah's palace complex in Baku, Azerbaijan
• Saray helva, a popular Turkish confectionery
• Saray (military unit), a military unit in the Arab world

See also

• Sarah (disambiguation)
• Sarai (disambiguation)
• Saraya (disambiguation)
• Seraiah, a Hebrew name
• Seraya (disambiguation)
• Saray hamam, is bath houses, dated back to the 15th century and are a part of the Shirvanshahs' Palace Complex in Azerbaijan
• Galatasaray (disambiguation)
• Caravanserai, a kind of roadside inn