Saray

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

• 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, 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