Bandar
Bandar
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<catset>Category="Placename etymology"</catset><b>Bandar</b> (in <a href="Persian language">Persian</a> <font face='Arial Unicode MS,Code2000'>&#1576;&#1606;&#1583;&#1585;</font>) is a Persian word meaning "port" and "haven". Etymologically it combines Persian <font face='Arial Unicode MS,Code2000'>&#1576;&#1606;&#1583;</font> <i>Band</i> (enclosed) and <font face='Arial Unicode MS,Code2000'>&#1583;&#1585;</font> <i>dar</i> (gate, door) meaning "an enclosed area" (i.e. protected from the sea). This word travelled with Persian sailors across Asia. Today different places in <a href="Iran">Iran</a> and elsewhere have Bandar (haven) as part of their names, such as:<ul><li> <a href="Bandar Abbas">Bandar Abbas</a>, Iran <li> <a href="Bandar-e Anzali">Bandar Anzali</a>, Iran <li> <a href="Bandar Imam">Bandar Imam</a>, Iran <li> <a href="Bandar Lengeh">Bandar Lengeh</a>, Iran <li> Bandar Torkman, Iran <li> Bandar Charak, Iran <li> <a href="Banda Aceh">Bandar Aceh</a>, Indonesia <li> <a href="Bandar Lampung">Bandar Lampung</a>, Indonesia <li> Bandar Khayran, Oman <li> Bandar Jissah, Oman <li> Shamal Bandar, Pakistan <li> Bandar Upazila, Bangladesh <li> Bandar Thana, Bangladesh <li> Maya Bandar, India <li> Bandar el-Mansura, Egypt <li> Bandar Sri Damansara, Malaysia <li> Bandar Seri Putra, Malaysia <li> Bandar Baru Bangi, Malaysia <li> Bandar Samariang, Malaysia <li> <a href="Bandar Seri Begawan">Bandar Seri Begawan</a>, <a href="Brunei">Brunei</a> <li> Bandar, <a href="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a> </ul>