Antar

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The term Antar can refer to several articles:

  • Antar, a 6th century pre-Islamic Arab warrior of half African descent, was a subject of romance and distinguished as a great poet.
  • Antares, the star that marks the heart of the Scorpio constellation and which Arab culture associates with Antar, the warrior-poet.
  • Antar, the French petroleum company also known originally as Antar Pétroles de l'Atlantique and later as Antar-Pètroles de l'Aquitaine; see external link.
  • The Thornycroft "Mighty Antar" was a British prime mover used by the military and in oilfields, developed in the late 1940's.
  • ANTaR is the acronym for Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation; see homepage
  • Eddie Antar, owner of the Crazy Eddie chain of electronics stores.
  • A New Zealand based film company owned by Vance Warren. It was formerly called Antar Ltd when it was created in 2001, however, it was later changed to Antar Films in 2003.
  • Antar is also the name of a planet in the Star Wars universe.
  • Antar is the name of the home planet of the aliens in the television show, Roswell.
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