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[edit]

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[edit]

Azerbaijan[edit]

Bosnia and Herzegovina[edit]

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

Iran[edit]

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[edit]

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

Turkey[edit]

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[edit]

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

People[edit]

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[edit]

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