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From Arabic harIm (literally "something forbidden") and haram (literally "a sanctuary") In Turkey, Persia, and other areas of the Middle East, the harem was a section of a palace where the women of the palace lived. Contrary to popular belief, the harem was not a brothel; that's simply a Western viewpoint. The harem did house the wives (and sometimes concubines) of the Shah, but his female relatives also lived there. Still, there are many cases where a group of females linked sexually to one male (or males linked to one female) is referred to as a harem.
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