Sarai, Serai, or Saraj may refer to:

Places

Sarai (city) Sarai ( Turki/ Kypchak and Persian: سرای; also transcribed as ''Saraj'' or ''Saray''; "mansion" or "court") was the name of possibly two cities near the lower Volga, that served successively as the effective capitals of the Cuman–Kipchak ...

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

Saray-Jük Saray-Jük ( Turki/ Kypchak and Persian: سرایجوق, ''Sarāyjūq''; , ''Kışı Sarai''; , ''Sarayçıq''), was a medieval city on the border between Europe and Asia. It was located 50 km north Atyrau on the lower Ural River, near the ...

, 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, a 15th-century mosque in Shirvanshah's palace complex in Baku *

Gulustan Palace Gulustan Palace (), 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 overlooking the whole city of Baku an ...

, the main state convention center of the Azerbaijani government, referred to as Gülüstan Sarai during the Soviet era

Afghanistan

Chaga Serai Asadabad (), 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 Pech River and Kunar Ri ...

, (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 * Saray, Absheron, Sarai Village, an old Turkic vil ...

, An ancient province in the state of

Eritrea Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa, with its capital and largest city being Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia in the Eritrea–Ethiopia border, south, Sudan in the west, and Dj ...

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, India, 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 ...

of Punjab, India * Ber Sarai, Delhi *

Begusarai Begusarai is the industrial and financial capital of Bihar and the administrative headquarters of the Begusarai district, which is one of the 38 districts of the Indian state of Bihar. The district lies on the northern bank of the river Gan ...

, Bihar * Sarai Khas, a village in Jalandhar District of Punjab, India * Jia Sarai, 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 Chandauli town, the district headquarter ...

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

Mughal Serai Mughal Serai is a caravanserai A caravanserai (or caravansary; ) was an inn that provided lodging for travelers, merchants, and Caravan (travellers), caravans. They were present throughout much of the Islamic world. Depending on the region an ...

, Punjab *

Mughal Serai, Doraha Mughal Serai, Doraha is a caravanserai located at Doraha in Ludhiana District, India. Its popularly known as Mughal Caravan Serai as well as Doraha Sarai . It should not be confused with Serai Lashkari Khan, which is situated at away. His ...

, Punjab *

Sarai, Raebareli Sarai is a village in Lalganj block of Rae Bareli district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located 19 km from Lalganj, the block and tehsil headquarters. As of 2011, it has a population of 902 people, in 173 households. It has one primary sc ...

, a village in Raebareli district, Uttar Pradesh *

Sarai Aquil Sarai Aquil is a town and a nagar panchayat in Kaushambi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Demographics In 2001, the India census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, record ...

, Uttar Pradesh *

Sarai Kale Khan (disambiguation) Sarai Kale Khan, officially known as Birsa Munda Chowk, is a village in Delhi, India. The term may also refer to: * Sarai Kale Khan Inter-State Bus Terminus, a bus terminal complex in Delhi * Sarai Kale Khan Nizamuddin metro station, a metro s ...

, Delhi *

Sarai Mir Sarai Mir is a town and a nagar panchayat in Azamgarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Demographics As per the 2011 Indian Census, Sarai Mir had a total population of 19,055, of which 9,760 were males and 9,295 were females. Popu ...

, Uttar Pradesh *

Sarai Rohilla railway station Delhi Sarai Rohilla (station code: DEE) is a railway station on the Indian Railways network, located 4 kilometres east of the Delhi Junction railway station. Managed by the Delhi Division of the Northern Railway, it serves as a stop for tra ...

, Delhi *

Sarai Shishgaran Sarai Shishgaran is a town in Auraiya district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country b ...

, Uttar Pradesh * Siraz, a region of Jammu division, Jammu and Kashmir *

Sulem Sarai Sulem Sarai is a locality/township of Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh ( ; UP) is a States and union territories of India, state in North India, northern India. With over 241 million inhabitants, it is the List of states and ...

, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh *

Nampally Sarai Nampally Sarai is a heritage resting place located at Nampally in Hyderabad, India. The 'Nampally Sarai' or 'Tipu Khan Sarai' was built by Nawab Tipu Khan Bahadur under the 6th Nizam, Mir Mahboob Ali Khan, in 1919 in memory of First World War T ...

, Andhra Pradesh *

Yusuf Sarai {{Use Indian English, date=December 2022 Yusuf Sarai is a locality in South Delhi. It lies on the Sri Aurobindo Marg close to AIIMS, New Delhi, and accommodates both residential as well as market places . It is named after historic Yusuf Sara ...

, a locality in Delhi * Ekangar Sarai, a place in Nalanda district Bihar * Sarai metro station, Delhi, India

Iran

* Sarai Village, East Azerbaijan, Iran * Sarai, East Azerbaijan, Iran * Sarai, Isfahan, Iran * Sarai, Iran, Kermanshah Province, Iran

Iraq

* Sarai Mosque, late 12th century mosque in Baghdad, Iraq *

Souk al-Sarai A bazaar or souk is a marketplace consisting of multiple small Market stall, stalls or shops, especially in the Middle East, the Balkans, Central Asia, North Africa and South Asia. They are traditionally located in vaulted or covered streets th ...

, old souk in Baghdad *

Zuqaq al-Sarai Zuqaq al-Sarai (), also known as al-Sarai Street (), is an old street in Baghdad, Iraq, adjacent to al-Mutanabbi Street. The street is notable for holding the site of many Ottoman administration buildings, and cultural and historical locations. ...

, an old street in downtown Baghdad

North Macedonia

Saraj municipality Saraj (, ) is one of the ten municipalities that make up the city of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of North Macedonia. * '' Saraj'', which means "palace" in Turkish, is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found. ** It ...

, a municipality in Greater Skopje **

Saraj, Skopje Saraj (, ) is a village in Skopje, within North Macedonia. It is the seat of Saraj Municipality. Demographics According to the 2021 census, the village had a total of 6265 inhabitants. Ethnic groups in the village include:Macedonian Census (2002) ...

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

Saraj, Bosilovo Saraj () 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 Census (20 ...

, a village * Saraj (Resen), a neoclassical estate in Resen built by Ahmed Niyazi Bey

Pakistan

Sarai Alamgir Sarai Alamgir ( , Urdu: سرائے عالمگیر) is the main town of Sarai Alamgir Tehsil, located in the Gujrat district in the north of the Punjab, a province of Pakistan. Sarai Alamgir is one of four tehsils of Gujrat district. The S ...

, 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 * Sarai Salah town, CO Unit of Haripur Hazara Gojaran

Russia

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

Turkey

* Saray, Van, also spelled Sarai

People

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

Sarah Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch, prophet, and 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 pious woma ...

* Sarai (rapper) (born 1981), female rapper * Sarai (tribe), a Jat clan from Punjab, mostly of the Sikh faith * Sarai Bareman, a Samoan New Zealand born former footballer *

Sarai Givaty Sarai Givaty-Luboschits (; ) is an Israeli actress, singer-songwriter, and model. As a musician, she is also known by her stage name ESH. Early life Born Sarai Givaty (or Givati) in Tiberias, Israel, and raised to an Israeli family of both Seph ...

(born 1982), an Israeli actress and model *

Reza Saraj Reza Saraj (; 9 August 1965 – 21 September 2024) was an Iranian politician who was the head of foreign intelligence for the Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). He previously led the Special Operations Unit ...

(1965–2024), Iranian politician who was the head of foreign intelligence for the

Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps () is an Iranian intelligence agency within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and part of Council for Intelligence Coordination. The Intelligence Organization of the Is ...

Other

Sarai (resting place) 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 * Saray, Absheron, Sarai Village, an old Turkic vil ...

or caravanserai, a caravan station where travelers 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 Mary Christine Brockert (March 5, 1956 – December 26, 2010), known professionally as Teena Marie, was an American Soul music, soul and Contemporary R&B, R&B singer, songwriter, and producer. She was known by her childhood nickname Tina before ...