Iskandar

Iskandar or Eskandar (اسکندر) is the Persian variant of the name Alexander, after Alexander the Great, derived from the original Old Persian variant Sikandar.^[1]).

It can also refer to:

• 9K720 Iskander, a Russian ballistic missile
• Iskandar Malaysia, the new main southern development corridor in Johor, Malaysia
• Iscandar, fictional planet in Space Battleship Yamato a.k.a. Star Blazers
• Eskandar, East Azerbaijan, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
• Eskandar, South Khorasan, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran

People with the given name

• Iskandar-i Shaykhi
• Iskandar (Timurid dynasty), a ruler of Persia
• Iskander Hachicha, Tunisian judoka
• Iskandar Khatloni, Tajikistani journalist
• Iskandar Muda, famous ruler of Aceh Sultanate
• Sultan Iskandar (disambiguation), names of several Muslim rulers who share the same title and name
• Iskander Mirza, first President of the Republic of Pakistan
• Iskandar Safa, French businessman
• Skanderbeg, 15-th century war lord and national hero of Albania

People with the surname

• Djoko Iskandar, Indonesian zoologist
• Fazil Iskander, Russian novelist

Places

• Eskandar, Iran, a village in Sistan and Baluchestan Province
• Iskanderkul, an alpine lake located in the Fann Mountains of Tajikistan.

See also

• Iskandar (film), a 2003 film
• Sikandar (disambiguation)
• İskender (disambiguation)
• List of Fate/Zero character (anime)

References