Sarai, Serai, or Saraj may refer to:

Places

Sarai (city) Sarai (also transcribed as ''Saraj'' or ''Saray'', from Persian ''sarāy'', "mansion" or "court") was the name of possibly two cities near the lower Volga, that served successively as the effective capitals of the Golden Horde, a Turco-Mongol kin ...

, a large medieval city, and the capital city of the Golden Horde *

Saray-Jük Saray-Jük (Сарай-Жүк) / Sarai-Dzhuk (Сарай-Джук), Saraichik or Kishi Saray (Кіші Сарай) in the Kazakh language, Saraychyq (Сарайчык) in modern Tatar, and Saray Maly (russian: Сара́й Ма́лый) literally ...

, the ''Little Sarai'' of the Golden Horde

Azerbaijan

* Sarai Village, an old Turkic village in Absheron, Baku * Saray, Qubadli a village in Karabakh, occupied by Armenians * Sarai Masjid, is a mosque of the 15th century, which is included in Shirvanshah's palace complex in Baku, Azerbaijan *

Gulustan Palace Gulustan Palace ( az, Gülüstan sarayı), formerly known as Gulustan Wedding Palace Complex during the Soviet era is the main state convention center of the Azerbaijani government. It is located on Baku's highland, on Istiglaliyyat Street overloo ...

(Gülüstan Sarai) during the Soviet era is the main state convention center of the Azerbaijani government

Afghanistan

Chaga Serai Asadabad ( prs, اسعدآباد), also called Chaghasarai (), is the capital city of Kunar Province in Afghanistan. It is located in the eastern-northeastern portion of the country. The city is located within a valley at the confluence of the Pe ...

, (Asadabad) in the Kunar River valley, at the confluence of the Pech River

Eritrea

Serai Sarai, Serai, or Saraj may refer to: Places *Sarai (city), a large medieval city, and the capital city of the Golden Horde *Saray-Jük, the ''Little Sarai'' of the Golden Horde Azerbaijan *Sarai Village, an old Turkic village in Absheron, Baku * ...

, An ancient province in the state of

Eritrea Eritrea ( ; ti, ኤርትራ, Ertra, ; ar, إرتريا, ʾIritriyā), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia ...

India

* Aminagar Sarai, Uttar Pradesh * Bal-Sarai, a village in

Amritsar District Amritsar district is one of the twenty three districts that make up the Indian state of Punjab. Located in the Majha region of Punjab, the city of Amritsar is the headquarters of this district. As of 2011, it is the second most populous distr ...

of Punjab, India *

Ber Sarai Ber Sarai is a small neighbourhood located between Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and IIT Delhi in the South West district of Delhi, India. Overview The neighborhood comprises two distinct sections: Ber Sarai Village and Ber Sarai Delhi De ...

, Delhi * Begusarai, Bihar *

Sarai Khas Sarai-Khas (affectionately known as "Biby Pind" and "Sarawa") is a village in Jalandhar district Jalandhar district is a district in Doaba region of the state of Punjab, India. District headquarters is Jalandhar city. Before the Partition ...

, a village in Jalandhar District of Punjab, India *

Jia Sarai Jia Sarai is an urban village in the south of New Delhi New Delhi (, , ''Naī Dillī'') is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the governmen ...

, Delhi * Kheta Sarai, Uttar Pradesh * Laheria Sarai, Darbhanga, Bihar *

Mughal Sarai Mughalsarai (; English: '' Mughal Tavern''), officially known as Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar, is a city and a municipal board in the Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh. Located around from Varanasi, it is an important railway junction ...

, a popular railway junction in Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh *

Mughal Serai Mughal Serai is a caravanserai situated at village Shambhu on Sher Shah Suri Marg, near Rajpura at . History The serai was built during Sher Shah Suri's reign along with many others caravanserais during the construction of Grand Trunk Road in t ...

, Punjab *

Mughal Serai, Doraha Mughal Serai, Doraha or Doraha Sarai is located at Doraha in Ludhiana District. Its popularly known as 'Mughal Caravan Serai'. This is often confused with this place as RDB fort (Serai Lashkari Khan). RDB fort, the fort shown in movie Rang De B ...

, Punjab * Sarai, Raebareli, a village in Raebareli district, Uttar Pradesh * Sarai Aquil, Uttar Pradesh * Sarai Kale Khan, Delhi * Sarai Mir, Uttar Pradesh * Sarai Rohilla railway station, Delhi * Sarai Shishgaran, Uttar Pradesh * Sulem Sarai, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh * Nampally Sarai, Andhra Pradesh * Yusuf Sarai, a locality in Delhi

Iran

* Sarai Village, East Azerbaijan, Iran *

Sarai, East Azerbaijan Saray ( fa, سراي, also Romanized as Sarāy, Sarai, and Seray) is a village in Bedevostan-e Gharbi Rural District, Khvajeh District, Heris County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, a ...

, Iran * Sarai, Isfahan, Iran *

Sarai, Iran Sarai ( fa, سرائي, also Romanized as Sarā’ī) is a village in Jeygaran Rural District, Ozgoleh District, Salas-e Babajani County, Kermanshah Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called ...

, Kermanshah Province, Iran

North Macedonia

* Saraj municipality, a municipality in Greater Skopje ** Saraj, Skopje, a village near Skopje; seat of the Saraj municipality *

Saraj, Bosilovo Saraj ( mk, ) is a village in the municipality of Bosilovo, North Macedonia. It is located near Strumica. Demographics According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 937 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:Macedonian Cens ...

, a village *

Saraj (Resen) The Saraj ( mk, ) is a historic neoclassical estate in Resen, North Macedonia. It was built in the late 19th century by the local Ottoman bey, Ahmed Niyazi Bey. The Saraj's architectural style makes it unique in North Macedonia. The name "Sara ...

, a neoclassical estate in Resen built by Ahmed Niyazi Bey

Pakistan

Sarai Alamgir Sarai Alamgir ( pnb, ) is the main town of Sarai Alamgir Tehsil, located in the Gujrat district in the north of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Sarai Alamgir is one of four tehsils of Gujrat district. Sarai Alamgir covers on the eastern ba ...

, a town in northern Pakistan * Sarai Alamgir Tehsil, a tehsil in the Gujrat District in Punjab, Pakistan * Serai Naurang, a town in Lakki Marwat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan

Russia

* Sarai, Russia, name of several inhabited localities in Russia

Turkey

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 202 ...

, also spelled Sarai

People

*''Sarai'', the original name of the biblical

Sarah Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch and prophetess, a major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a piou ...

Sarai (rapper) Sarai Marie Howard (born January 23, 1981) is an American rapper. Biography 2001–2004: Music Shortly after relocating to Atlanta, Sarai signed a record deal with Epic Records. She thus became the first white female rapper to be represented by ...

(born 1981), female rapper * Sarai (tribe), a Jat clan from Punjab, mostly of the Sikh faith * Sarai Givaty (born 1982), an Israeli actress and model

Other

* Sarai (resting place) or caravanserai, a caravan station where travellers would rest * Sarai, a common name of ''

Shorea robusta ''Shorea robusta'', the sal tree, sāla, shala, sakhua, or sarai, is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. The tree is native to India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Tibet and across the Himalayan regions . Evolution Fossil evidence from lig ...

'', a tree native to the Indian subcontinent * The Sarai Programme at CSDS (the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, an Indian research institute for the social sciences and humanities in Delhi) * Sarai Records, an independent label founded by Teena Marie