Bandar
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Bandar (in Persian بندر) is a Persian word meaning "port" and "haven". Etymologically it combines Persian بند Band (enclosed) and در dar (gate, door) meaning "an enclosed area" (i.e. protected from the sea). The word travelled with Persian sailors over a wide area leading to several coastal places in Iran and elsewhere having Bandar (haven) as part of their names. In some Indian languages the word Bandar also means "monkey". In Malay language, bandar means "town" or sometimes "city".
- Bandar tribe, a ficitional jungle tribe featured in famous comic series The Phantom
- Bandar Abbas, Iran
- Bandar Anzali, Iran
- Bandar Imam, Iran
- Bandar Lengeh, Iran
- Bandar Torkman, Iran
- Bandar Charak, Iran
- Banda Aceh, Indonesia
- Bandar Lampung, Indonesia
- Bandar Khayran, Oman
- Bandar Jissah, Oman
- Bandar Upazila, Bangladesh
- Bandar Thana, Bangladesh
- Bandar el-Mansura, Egypt
- Bandar Sri Damansara, Malaysia
- Bandar Seri Putra, Malaysia
- Bandar Baru Bangi, Malaysia
- Bandar Samariang, Malaysia
- Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei
- Bandar, Afghanistan
- Bandar, India
- Banjarmasin, Indonesia
- Keti Bandar, Pakistan
- Shamal Bandar, Pakistan
- Bandar Beyla, Somalia
- Bandar Qaasim, Somalia
[edit] People with the name Bandar
- Bandar Ashoor, a Saudi Arabian singer. In 2006 he joined a competition called "munshid al sharjah". He received a joint 6th-7th place out of 13. Her is married and has one child, Fatima. Ashoor lives in Medina, Saudi Arabia.[specify]
- Prince Bandar bin Abdul Aziz is a senior prince in Saudi Arabia.
- Prince Bandar bin Sultan was formerly the Saudi ambassador to the United States.
- Bandar Hasan Al-Ghamdi. born in 18th of jan 1981 in Makkah Al-Mukarramah.
