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Saray (other)
Saray, or seray (also spelt ''saraya'' or ''seraya''), is a Turkish word from fa, سرای, sarāy, palace, link=no, 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, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saray (building)
A seraglio, serail, seray or saray (from fa, wikt:سرای#Persian, سرای, sarāy, palace, via Turkish language, Turkish and Italian language, Italian) is a castle, palace or government building which was considered to have particular administrative importance in various parts of the former Ottoman Empire. "The Seraglio" may refer specifically to the Topkapı Palace, the residence of the former Ottoman sultans in Istanbul (known as Ottoman Constantinople, Constantinople in English at the time of Ottoman rule). The term can also refer to other traditional Turkish palaces (every imperial prince had his own) and other grand houses built around courtyards. Etymology The term ''seraglio'', from Italian language, Italian, has been used in English since 1581. The Italian Treccani dictionary gives two derivations: # one via tr, seray or (with the variants ''seraya'' or ''saraya''), which comes from fa, wikt:سرای#Persian, سرای, sarāy, palace or, per derivation, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saray, Isfahan
Sahamiyeh ( fa, سهاميه, also Romanized as Sahāmīyeh; also known as Nahumīyeh, Sarai, and Sarāy) is a village in Garmsir Rural District, in the Central District of Ardestan County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 36, in 12 families. References Populated places in Ardestan County {{Ardestan-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saray Helva
Saray helva (Turkish ''Saray Helvası'') is a popular Turkish dessert. Ingredients The dessert is made of white sugar, wheat flour, butter, vegetable margarine and vanillin flavor. See also *Sohan papdi *Shekarpareh *Pişmaniye *Sohan (confectionery) * Sohan Halwa *List of Turkish desserts This is a list of desserts from Turkish cuisine. See also * List of desserts * * References {{Lists of prepared foods * Turkish desserts Desserts Dessert is a course that concludes a meal. The course consists of sweet foods, suc ... References Bosnia and Herzegovina cuisine Middle Eastern cuisine Turkish pastries Turkish desserts Iranian desserts {{Turkey-dessert-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palatial Mosque In Baku
Palatial mosque in Baku ( az, Saray məscidi) is a mosque of the 15th century, which is included in Shirvanshah's palace complex in Baku. Architecture The plan of the mosque is rectangular. There is a small hall, small prayer room for women, and serving rooms. The northern portal, turned towards a burial vault of Shirvanshahs, is more solemn than the eastern one. The latter, which came down to an underground exit, was intended for the inhabitants of the palace. Interior Two tier windowed prayer room is covered with cupola with spherical sails. Mihrab is located in the southern end of the palace. Cupola area over one a tier women prayer room ceding to cupola of the hall with its dimensions and replacing its outlines. Aperture of the mosque's portal is clearly described on severe background of prismatic volume, ended with two cupolas with slightly sharpening calottes. Minaret Trunk of the minaret A minaret (; ar, منارة, translit=manāra, or ar, مِئْذَنة, translit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saray Mulk Khanum
Saray Mulk Khanum ( 1341 – 1408) was the Empress consort of the Timurid Empire as the chief consort of Timur, also known as Tamerlane the Great, the founder of the Timurid Empire as well as the Timurid dynasty. By birth, she was a princess of Moghulistan as a daughter of Qazan Khan ibn Yasaur and was also a direct descendant of Genghis Khan. Family and lineage Saray Mulk Khanum was born a princess of Moghulistan in 1341 to Qazan Khan ibn Yasaur, the last Khan (title), Khan of the Chagatai Khanate. Saray's grandfather was Khan Yasa'ur, her father's predecessor and a great-great-grandson of Chagatai Khan. She was therefore, a direct descendant of Genghis Khan, the Great Khan (Emperor) and founder of the Mongol Empire. Saray was thus, a member of the Borjigin, House of Borjigin, the most renowned family clan in Eurasia. Being the daughter of a Khan, Saray held the title of Khanum ("daughter of a Khan or princess") by birth. Marriage to Timur Before her marriage to Timur, Saray ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tum Saray
Tum Saray (born 10 July 1992) is a Cambodian footballer who plays for Electricite du Cambodge in the Cambodian League The Cambodian Premier League ( km, លីគកំពូលកម្ពុជា, ) is the highest professional football division in Cambodia and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Cambodian League 2. Starting with the 2022 se ... and the Cambodia national team. References External links * 1992 births Living people Cambodian footballers[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saray García
Saray García García (born 5 September 1984) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder. She was previously a founding member of AD Torrejón CF. She was a member of the Spain women's national team during the 2007 World Cup and the 2009 European Championship's qualifying stages. Diario Marca Honours Club ;Rayo Vallecano * (1): 2010-2011 ;Madrid CFF * |
Bakhchisaray
Bakhchysarai ( crh, Bağçasaray, italic=yes; russian: Бахчисара́й; ua, Бахчисара́й; tr, Bahçesaray) is a town in Crimea, a territory recognized by a majority of countries as part of Ukraine and annexed by Russia as the Republic of Crimea. It is the administrative center of the Bakhchysarai Raion (district), as well as the former capital of the Crimean Khanate. Its main landmark is Hansaray, the only extant palace of the Crimean Khans, currently open to tourists as a museum. Population: Geography Bakhchysarai lies in a narrow valley of the river, about 30 Kilometers south-west of Simferopol. History The earliest known artifacts of human provenance found in the valley date from the Mesolithic period. Settlements have existed in the valley since Late Antiquity. The founding of Bakhchysarai was preceded by the Qırq Yer fortress (modern Çufut Qale), Salaçıq, and Eski Yurt — these have become incorporated into the urban area of modern Bakhchysarai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bahçesaray, Van
Bahçesaray (, ku, Miks) is municipality and district of Van Province, Turkey. Its area is 426 km2, and its population is 13,495 (2022). It was a bucak in Pervari District of Siirt Province until 1964 and in Gevaş district of Van Province between 1964 and 1987. It is at a distance of from Van. The town is built on the banks of the Bahçesaray River. Etymology The name comes from Persian باغچه سرای "bāghche-sarāy" which means "the Garden Palace". Its former name was Müküs, derived from Armenian '' Mokkʿ'' ( hy, Մոկք) region. In ku, Miks, derived from the Armenian. The word "Mokk in classical Armenian language means: "the place of the magic". According to the legend, Amenap'rkich ("Wholly Saviour") abbey that was nearby Moks, has the grave of a magician by name Gaspar. Probably name of "the place of the magic" or just "Mokk" is connected with this mysterious personality. But scientific sources say that in the Urartu era there existed the Moxene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarayburnu
Sarayburnu ( tr, Sarayburnu, meaning ''Palace Cape''; known in English as the Seraglio Point) is a promontory quarter separating the Golden Horn and the Sea of Marmara in Istanbul, Turkey. The area is where the renowned Topkapı Palace and Gülhane Park stand. Sarayburnu is included in the historic areas of Istanbul, added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1985. History The first settlement on the Sarayburnu goes back to Neolithic, c. 6600 BC. The settlement lasted for almost a millennium before being inundated by the rising level of the sea; however, it might have been moved further inland. The artifacts from this settlement recovered during excavations display some of the distinct features of other artifacts found in other excavations in northwestern Turkey. Another settlement on the Sarayburnu, named Lygos, was founded by Thracian tribes between the 13th and 11th centuries BC, along with the neighbouring Semistra, which Pliny the Elder had mentioned in his historical a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saray, Van
Saray ( ku, Sêrê) is a district and town in the Van Province of Turkey. The current mayor is Caziye Duman from the Peoples' Democratic Party (Turkey), Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) 2020 Iran–Turkey earthquakes, An earthquake in February 2020 shook the region and many villages of the Saray district reported of damages. References Towns in Turkey Populated places in Van Province Districts of Van Province Kurdish settlements in Turkey {{Van-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saray, Tekirdağ
Saray () is a town and district of Tekirdağ Province at the European part of Turkey. The population of the town is 24,960 while in the district a total of 47,522 people live as of 2014. It covers an area of , and the elevation is . The district has cold wet winters and hot dry summers. The district governor is Hüseyin ÖNER , and the mayor is Nazmi ÇOBAN ( CHP). Saray is situated on the junction of state roads and . It is neighboured in the north by Vize, in the east by Çatalca, in the south by Kapaklı and in the west by Ergene. History Thrace has been settled for a long, long time and relics have been found in Saray from the stone-age and the copper-stone periods (5000 to 3000 BC), but up until the Ottoman period there were only small villages here. Then when the Ottomans established their capital in nearby Edirne, the town began to grow. In the 18th century when the Crimean Khanate fell to the Russians, the Giray family of the ruling Khans, descendants of Genghi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
