Bandar

Bandar or Bunder (in 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 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 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)
* 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 BunderSimilarly, 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
* Porbunder
* Valsad
** Valsad Bunder
* 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 Baru Bangi
* Bandar Bayan Baru
* Bandar Samariang
* Bandar Seberang Jaya
* Bandar Seri Putra
* Bandar Sri Damansara

Oman

* Bandar Khayran
* Bandar Jissah

Pakistan

* Keti Bandar
* Shamal Bandar

omalia

* Bandar Beyla
* Boosaaso, formerly known as Bandar Qaasim

Other countries

* Bandar el-Mansura, Egypt
* Bandar Seri Begawan, capital of Brunei
* Bandar, Afghanistan
* 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 Arabian singer. In 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
* Prince Bandar bin Abdul Aziz is a senior prince in Saudi Arabia.
* Prince Bandar bin Sultan was formerly the Saudi ambassador to the United States.

ee also

* Bandari music