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:

or, per derivation:

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

It may also refer to:

Buildings

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  • 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

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Azerbaijan

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Iran

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Iraq

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

Turkey

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  • 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

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

People

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Other uses

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See also

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