Back حرم Arabic Санктуариум Bulgarian Santuari Catalan Helligdom Danish Heiligtum German Santüäri EML Sanktejo Esperanto Santuario (edificio) Spanish Santutegi (eraikina) Basque بست Persian
A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred place, such as a shrine, protected by ecclesiastical immunity. By the use of such places as a haven, by extension the term has come to be used for any place of safety. This secondary use can be categorized into human sanctuary, a safe place for people, such as a political sanctuary; and non-human sanctuary, such as an animal or plant sanctuary.