Askar
Askar may refer to:
Places
- ‘Askar, a Palestinian refugee camp from 2000-2002
- al-‘Askar, the capital of Egypt from 750-868 AD
- Al-‘Askarī Mosque, a Muslim holy site in the Iraqi city of Samarra
- Askar (Bahrain), a town in Bahrain
- Aşkar, Azerbaijan
- Askar, Iran, a village in Kerman Province, Iran
- Askar, a fictional ancient mythical civilisation in Robin Jarvis' Wyrd Museum Trilogy
People
- Ḥasan al-‘Askarī (846-874), Shi'a Imam
- Askar Akayev (b. 1944), President of Kyrgyzstan
- Askar Aitmatov (b. 1959), Foreign Minister in Kyrgyzstan
- ‘Azīz ben ‘Askar (b. 1976), Moroccan soccer player
- Ja‘far al-‘Askarī (1887–1936), Prime Minister of Iraq
- Zaynab al-‘Askarī, Bahraini actress
- Sami al-Askari, Iraqi politician
- Abū Hilāl al-‘Askarī (d. 1005 CE), an Islamic scholar
- Ahmed Askar (1943-2000), Vice president of Suez Canal University
Military units
- Rejimen Askar Wataniah, reserve component of the Malaysian Army
- Rejimen Askar Jurutera DiRaja, Malaysian combat unit
- Rejimen Askar Melayu DiRaja, Malaysian infantry unit
- Royal Brunei Armed Forces (known as Askar Melayu Brunei)
- Pakistan Military (Pak Askar)
Other
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