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 ...

, 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 Saray ( fa, ساراي , also Romanized as Sarāy ; also known as Saray and Sarāy) is a village in Jazireh Rural District, Ilkhchi District, Osku County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, ...

, an old Turkic village in Absheron, Baku *

Saray, Qubadli Saray is a village in the Qubadli District of Azerbaijan. Gallery Ruined village of Saray in Qubadli District, Azerbaijan 1.jpg, Ruined memorial spring in the village Ruined village of Saray in Qubadli District, Azerbaijan 4.jpg Ruined villa ...

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 (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 Aminagar Sarai is a town and a '' nagar panchayat'' in Baghpat district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the oldest town in the Meerut commissionary area. Demographics At the 2001 India census, Aminagar Sarai had a population of ...

, 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 Begusarai is the industrial and financial capital of Bihar and the administrative headquarters of the Begusarai district, which is one of the thirty-eight districts of the Indian state of Bihar. The district lies on the northern bank of th ...

, Bihar * Sarai Khas, a village in Jalandhar District of Punjab, India * Jia Sarai, Delhi *

Kheta Sarai Kheta Sarai is a town and a nagar panchayat in Jaunpur district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. khetasarai is important from mythological point. Sage angira uses to live on the bank of a pond Rikhitasar..and the word khetasarai is modifi ...

, Uttar Pradesh * Laheria Sarai, Darbhanga, Bihar * Mughal Sarai, 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, 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 schoo ...

, a village in Raebareli district, Uttar Pradesh *

Sarai Aquil Sarai Akil 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 is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about t ...

, Uttar Pradesh *

Sarai Kale Khan ''For other places with the same name, see Wazirabad (disambiguation)'' Sarai Kale Khan is a village in South East Delhi district in Delhi. This is a Gurjar village of clan Basista/Bosatta. This place is remotely connected to other parts of ...

, 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. Popula ...

, Uttar Pradesh *

Sarai Rohilla railway station Delhi Sarai Rohilla railway station (station code: DEE) is situated about from old Delhi railway junction in India. It is managed by Delhi Division of Northern Railway zone. Many trains from Delhi to Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat st ...

, Delhi *

Sarai Shishgaran Sarai Shishgaran is a town in Auraiya district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous ...

, Uttar Pradesh *

Sulem Sarai Sulem Sarai is a locality/township of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh (; , 'Northern Province') is a state in northern India. With over 200 million inhabitants, it is the most populated state in India as well as the most p ...

, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh *

Nampally Sarai Nampally Sarai" Tipu Khan sarai" is a heritage resting place (caravanserai) located at Nampally in Hyderabad, India. The 'Nampally Sarai' or 'Tipu Khan Sarai"' was built by Nawab Tipu Khan Bahadur who was High Ranking Official, Elite Mansabdar ...

, Andhra Pradesh *

Yusuf Sarai 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 Sarai, one of many sarais (inns or rest ho ...

, a locality in Delhi

Iran

, East Azerbaijan, Iran * Sarai, East Azerbaijan, Iran *

Sarai, 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 popu ...

, Iran * Sarai, Iran, Kermanshah Province, Iran

North Macedonia

* Saraj municipality, a municipality in Greater Skopje **

Saraj, Skopje Saraj ( mk, , sq, 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:Maced ...

, 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 ...

, a town in northern Pakistan * Sarai Alamgir Tehsil, a tehsil in the Gujrat District in Punjab, Pakistan *

Serai Naurang Sarai Naurang ( ps, سرای نورنګ; ur, سرائے نورنگ) is a tehsil located in Lakki Marwat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The population is 296,908 according to the 2017 census. It is a mostly rural area, but it does con ...

, a town in Lakki Marwat District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan

Russia

Sarai, Russia Sarai (russian: Сараи) is the name of several inhabited localities in Russia. ;Urban localities * Sarai, Ryazan Oblast, a work settlement in Sarayevsky District of Ryazan Oblast ;Rural localities * Sarai, Altai Krai, a '' selo'' in Stu ...

, name of several inhabited localities in Russia

Turkey

Saray, Van Saray ( ku, Sêrê) is a district and town in the Van Province of Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country ...

, 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 pio ...

* Sarai (rapper) (born 1981), female rapper *

Sarai (tribe) The Jat people ((), ()) are a traditionally agricultural community in Northern India and Pakistan. Originally pastoralists in the lower Indus river-valley of Sindh, Jats migrated north into the Punjab region in late medieval times, and su ...

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

Other

Sarai (resting place) A caravanserai (or caravansary; ) was a roadside inn where travelers ( caravaners) could rest and recover from the day's journey. Caravanserais supported the flow of commerce, information and people across the network of trade routes covering ...

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 l ...

'', a tree native to the Indian subcontinent *

The Sarai Programme at CSDS The Centre for the Study of Developing Societies (CSDS) is an Indian research institute for the social sciences and humanities. It was founded in 1963 by Rajni Kothari and is largely funded by the Indian Council of Social Science Research Govt ...

(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 singer-songwriter, musician, composer, arranger, and producer. She was known by her childhood nickname Tina before taking the sta ...

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