Lashkar
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Lashkar, a Persian word meaning "military camp", can refer to:
- A town in Madhya Pradesh that is now part of the Gwalior municipality. It was the capital of historical Madhya Bharat state.
- Lashkar-e-Toiba, an Islamist militant organization in South Asia
- Lascar, a type of sailor
[edit] See also
- Lashkar Gah, a city in southern Afghanistan
- Lashkar-e-Qahhar, an Islamist outfit that claimed responsibility for the 11 July 2006 Mumbai Train Bombings
- Lashkar-e-Omar, a Pakistani Islamic fundamentalist organization
- Askar, Arabic word derived from the Persian one