Bandar 1337082 224776707 2008-07-10T10:58:37Z Pne 51049 /* People with the name Bandar */ Removed two people whose reason for inclusion is not clear. {{R from alternative name}} '''Bandar''' or '''Bunder''' (in [[Persian language|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 seafaring|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" although Bandargah means "port". In Malaysian [[Malay language]], bandar means "town" or sometimes "city", while in Indonesian Malay it means "port". == Places == ===Bangladesh=== * [[Bandar Upazila]] * [[Bandar Thana]] ===India=== The west coast of India, with its historic links to Persia, has several place names that include the word bunder. The city of [[Bombay]] historically had a number of piers along its waterfronts, each named after the cargo it typically handled (or at times a landmark or important personality). The piers have long gone, but the place names continue to be used today. These include: * [[Apollo Bunder]] * [[Akhtar Bunder]] * [[Arthur Bunder]] * [[Ballard Pier|Ballard Bunder]] * [[Bori Bunder|Boree Bunder]] (boree = sack or bag) * [[Brick Bunder]] * [[Carnac Bunder]] * [[Chendani Bunder]] * [[Chinch Bunder]] * [[Chincholi Bunder]] * [[Colsa Bunder]] (colsa = coal) * [[Dana Bunder]] (dana = grain) * [[Ghodbunder|Ghod Bunder]] (ghod = horses) * [[Haji Bunder]] * [[Hay Bunder]] * [[Kerosene Bunder]] * [[Lakdi Bunder]] (lakdi = timber) * [[Masjid Bunder]] (masjid = mosque - however, this pier was named after the Gate of Mercy Synagogue) * [[Mith Bunder]] * [[Nagla Bunder]] * [[Reti Bunder]] (reti = sand) * [[Tank Bunder]] * [[Wadi Bunder]] * [[Zakaria Bunder]] Similarly, in the state of [[Gujarat]], several town names include the word bunder: * [[Bhavnagar]] ** [[Ferry Bunder]] ** [[Old Bunder]] * [[Billimoria]] ** [[Vakharia Bunder]] * [[Jambusar]] ** [[Kavi Bunder]] ** [[Tankari Bunder]] * [[Jamnagar]] ** [[Bedi Bunder]] ** [[Salaya Bunder]] ** [[Sikka Bunder]] ** [[Rozi Bunder]] ** [[Vadinar Bunder]] * [[Kandla]] ** [[Jafarwadi Bunder]] ** [[Tuna Bunder]] * [[Porbandar|Porbunder]] * [[Valsad]] ** [[Valsad Bunder]] * [[Veraval|Veraval Bunder]] ** [[Bhidiya Bunder]] ** [[Khadi Bunder]] ** [[Nava Bunder]] ** [[Veraval Bunder]] * [[Sanjan]] ** [[Sanjan Bunder]] ===Indonesia=== * [[Banda Aceh]] * [[Bandar Lampung]] * [[Banjarmasin]] ===Iran=== * [[Bandar Abbas]] * [[Bandar Anzali]] * [[Bandar Imam]] * [[Bandar Lengeh]] * [[Bandar Torkman]] * [[Bandar Charak]] ===Malaysia=== * [[Bandar Sri Damansara]] * [[Bandar Seri Putra]] * [[Bandar Baru Bangi]] * [[Bandar Samariang]] ===Oman=== * [[Bandar Khayran]] * [[Bandar Jissah]] ===Pakistan=== * [[Keti Bandar]] * [[Shamal Bandar]] ===Somalia=== * [[Bandar Beyla]] * [[Boosaaso]], formerly known as Bandar Qaasim ===Other countries=== * [[Bandar el-Mansura]], Egypt * [[Bandar Seri Begawan]], capital of [[Brunei]] * Bandar, [[Afghanistan]] * [[Bandar, India|Bandar]], India * [[Bandara]], Linked to original Persian "port", A name, a title, for a clan of chieftains in central highlands of Sri Lanka, whose origins date back to early migrations from Northwest India. ===Fictional=== * [[Bandar tribe]], a fictional jungle tribe featured in famous comic series [[The Phantom]] * A map in the FPS [[War Rock]]. ==People with the name Bandar== * '''Bandar Ashoor''', a [[Saudi Arabia]]n singer. In [[2006 in music|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|date=December 2006}} * [[Bandar bin Abdul Aziz|Prince Bandar bin Abdul Aziz]] is a senior prince in [[Saudi Arabia]]. * [[Bandar bin Sultan | Prince Bandar bin Sultan]] was formerly the Saudi ambassador to the United States. ==See also== * [[Bandari music]] [[Category:Placename etymologies]] [[fa:بندر]]