Saray

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Saray or Seray is a word of Persian origin (سرای sarai) which means "palace". It may refer to:

Buildings

Saray (building), a castle/palace/headquarters in the Ottoman Empire
Bogdan Saray, an Eastern Orthodox church in Istanbul, Turkey
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

Places

Azerbaijan

Bosnia and Herzegovina

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

Iran

Iraq

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

Turkey

Saray, Kazan, a village and neighborhood in Kazan district of Ankara Province
Saray, Tekirdağ, a town and district in Tekirdağ Province
Saray (District), Van, a district in Van Province
Sarayburnu, a promontory in Istanbul, where the Topkapı Palace stands
Bahçesaray (District), Van, a district 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 helva, a popular Turkish confectionery

See also

Sarai (disambiguation)
Galatasaray (disambiguation)
Caravanserai, a kind of roadside inn
Seraglio, the sequestered living quarters used by wives and concubines (harem) in an Ottoman household

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