Bahar
Bahar (Persian: بهار) means spring in Persian, Kurdish, Urdu, Azerbaijani, and Turkish.
Baħar also means sea in Maltese, derived from the Arabic word Baḥr (Arabic: بحر). In Arabic itself, though, Bahār (Arabic: بهار) means spice.
It may also refer to:
Given names
- Amina Gul-Bahar, (ca. 1434–1492), the first wife of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II
- Bahar Çağlar (born 1988)i Turkish female basketballer
- Bahar Doğan (born 1974), Turkish female long-distance runner
- Bahar Kızıl (born 1988), German singer of Turkish descent
- Bahar Mert (born 1975), Turkish female volleyball player
- Bahar Movahed Bashiri (born 1979), an Iranian portrait caricaturist, classical vocalist and dentist
- Bahar Soomekh (born 1975), Iranian-American actress
- Bahar Toksoy (born 1988), Turkish female volleyball player
- Hatice Bahar Özgüvenç (born 1984), Turkish footballer
- Mohammad-Taqi Bahar (1884-1951), a renowned Iranian poet and scholar, politician, journalist, historian and Professor of Literature
- Md. Habibullah Bahar (born 1976), Scientist from Bangladesh
Surnames
- Ahmad Bahar (1889-1957), Iranian statesman
- Dany Bahar (born 1971), Turkish chief executive
- Emran bin Bahar (born 1961), a Bruneian diplomat
- Habibullah Bahar Chowdhury (1906–1966), a politician and writer from East Bengal
- Mehrdad Bahar (1930-1994), Iranian linguist, mythologist and Persian historian
- Mohammad-Taghi Bahar (1884-1951), Iranian poet, politician, historian and journalist
Coinage
- Bahar Azadi Coin, an Iranian gold coin minted by Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran
Places
Afghanistan
- Naw Bahar District, a district of Zabul Province, Afghanistan
- Sabzi Bahar, a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan
Armenia
- Bahar, former name of Arpunk, a village in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia
- Bahar, former name of Kakhakn, a town in the Gegharkunik Province of Armenia
Azerbaijan
- Bahar, Azerbaijan, a village and municipality in the Beylagan Rayon of Azerbaijan
- Bahar oilfield, an offshore oil and gas field of Azerbaijan in the Caspian Sea
India
- Bahar, India, a town and subdivision of Patna District of Bihar, India
Iran
- Bahar, Iran, a city in Hamadan Province of Iran
- Bahar County, an administrative subdivision of Hamadan Province
- Bahar, Khuzestan, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran
- Bahar, Markazi, a village in Markazi Province, Iran
- Bahar, North Khorasan, a village in North Khorasan Province, Iran
- Bahar, Razavi Khorasan, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
- Bahar, Tehran, an area of central Tehran, Iran
- Bahar-e Olya, a village in North Khorasan Province, Iran
- Bahar-e Sofla, a village in North Khorasan Province, Iran
- Central District (Bahar County), a district in Bahar County, Hamadan Province, Iran
- Central District (Chah Bahar County), a district in Chah Bahar County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran
- Chah Bahar, a city in and capital of Chah Bahar County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran
- Chah Bahar County, a county in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran
Media
- Aaye Din Bahar Ke, a 1966 Hindi film produced by J. Om Prakash
- Andhar Bahar, a Kannada action movie starring Shivrajkumar and Parvathi Menon
- Bahar, a Persian-language newspaper
- Bahar (film), a 1951 Bollywood movie starring Vyjayanthimala
- Barkha Bahar, a 1973 Bollywood romance film directed by Amar Kumar
- Basant Bahar (film), an Indian romantic and melodramatic film from 1956
- "Başka Bahar", a Turkish pop song from Işın Karaca's Anadilim Aşk album
- X'Qala' l-Bahar, a Maltese documentary programme
Other uses
- Bahar-e-Shariat (1939), an encyclopedia of Islamic fiqh
- Bahar (raga), a raga used in Hindustani classical music
- Bahar (unit), an obsolete unit of length in Iran, and unit of mass in Oman
- Beit Al Bahar Beach Villas Dubai, a part of Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai
- Cafe Bahar, a popular hotel located in Basheerbagh, Hyderabad, India
- Zobe-Felezat Bahar Hamedan F.C., an Iranian football club based in Hamedan, Iran