Sarai
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Places
- Saraj (Resen)Saraj (Resen)The Saraj is a historic neoclassical estate in Resen, Macedonia. It was built in the early 20th century by local Ottoman bey, Ahmed Niyazi Bey. The Saraj's architectural style makes it unique in Macedonia....
, an historic estate in Resen built by Ahmed Niyazi Bey - Bal-Sarai, a village in Amritsar DistrictAmritsar DistrictAmritsar district is one of 22 districts in the state of Punjab in West India. It has a population of 3,074,207 and covers an area of 5075 km²...
of Punjab, India - Sarai (city)Sarai (city)Sarai was the name of two cities, which were successively capital cities of the Golden Horde, the Mongol kingdom which ruled Russia and much of central Asia in the 13th and 14th centuries...
, the capital city of the Golden Horde - Saraj municipalitySaraj municipalitySaraj is one of the ten municipalities that make up the city of Skopje, the capital of the Republic of Macedonia. Saraj, which means "palace" in Turkish, is also the name of the village where the municipal seat is found.-Geography:...
, a municipality in Greater Skopje, Republic of Macedonia - Saraj (Skopje)Saraj (Skopje)Saraj is a village in Skopje, in the Republic of Macedonia. It is the seat of the Saraj municipality. The majority of its inhabitants are of Albanian ethnicity.-References:...
, a village near Skopje, Republic of Macedonia; seat of the Saraj municipality - Saraj (Strumica)Saraj (Strumica)Saraj is a village in the Republic of Macedonia near Strumica. It is in the Bosilovo municipality....
, a village near Strumica, Republic of Macedonia, in the Bosilovo municipality - Sarai (urban-type settlement), an urban-type settlement in Ryazan OblastRyazan OblastRyazan Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Ryazan, which is the oblast's largest city. Population: -Geography:...
, Russia - Sarai , a caravanCaravan (travellers)A caravan is a group of people traveling together, often on a trade expedition. Caravans were used mainly in desert areas and throughout the Silk Road, where traveling in groups aided in defence against bandits as well as helped to improve economies of scale in trade.In historical times, caravans...
station where traders and travellers and their horses, camels, etc. would rest. - Sarai AlamgirSarai AlamgirSarai Alamgir Sarai Alamgir (Urdu: سرائے عالمگیر) Sarai Alamgir (Urdu: سرائے عالمگیر) (pop. 175, 288 (as per DCR 1998) is the chief town of the tehsil of the same name. It is part of Gujrat district in the north of Punjab province. The town is located on the eastern bank of the Jhelum River...
, a town in northern Pakistan - Sarai Alamgir TehsilSarai Alamgir TehsilSarai Alamgir Tehsil is one of three Tehsils in District of Gujrat. The Tehsil is located on the eastern bank of the Jhelum River across from the larger town of Jhelum...
, a tehsil in the Gujrat District in Punjab, Pakistan - Sarai-khasSarai-khasSarai-Khas is a village in Jalandhar, Punjab. The small village has a population of around 7,000 people, many of whom are farmers.-Notable residents:* Jagdish Singh - Singh Sarai...
, a village in Jalandhar District of Punjab, India
Other meanings
- The Biblical figure SarahSarahSarah or Sara was the wife of Abraham and the mother of Isaac as described in the Hebrew Bible and the Quran. Her name was originally Sarai...
- Sarai (tribe)Sarai (tribe)The Sarai are Jat clan found in Punjab, India and Punjab, Pakistan.They are found in Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Jalandhar and Sialkot, as well on the upper and middle Sutlej.-History and origin:...
a JatJat peopleThe Jat people are a community of traditionally non-elite tillers and herders 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 subsequently into the Delhi Territory,...
clan from Punjab, mostly of the Sikh faith - Sarai (rapper)Sarai (rapper)Sarai Marie Howard is a female rapper.-Early life:Born and raised in upstate New York, Sarai Howard didn't exactly imagine herself as a rapper. While her single mother played Fleetwood Mac records, Sarai's older brother exposed his kid sister to the heavy, hard-knock world of hip-hop. Seminal...
, female rapper - The Sarai Programme at CSDSThe Sarai Programme at CSDSSarai is a programme of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies , Delhi. CSDS is an independent social science and humanities research centre, with traditions of dissent and a commitment to public intellectual commitment going back four decades....
, a program for interdisciplinary research and practice on urban space, media and information at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies in Delhi, India - Sarai Records, an independent label founded by Teena MarieTeena MarieMary Christine Brockert, better known by her stage name Teena Marie, was an American singer, songwriter and producer...