Afar may refer to:

Peoples and languages

Afar language The Afar language ( aa, Qafaraf, links=no; also known as ’Afar Af, Afaraf, Qafar af) is an Afroasiatic language belonging to the Cushitic branch. It is spoken by the Afar people inhabiting Djibouti, Eritrea and Ethiopia. Classification Afar ...

, an East Cushitic language *

Afar people The Afar ( aa, Qafár), also known as the Danakil, Adali and Odali, are a Cushitic-speaking ethnic group inhabiting the Horn of Africa. They primarily live in the Afar Region of Ethiopia and in northern Djibouti, as well as the entire southern co ...

, an ethnic group of Djibouti, Eritrea, and Ethiopia

Places

Horn of Africa

*Afar Desert or

Danakil Desert The Danakil Desert is a desert in northeast Ethiopia, southern Eritrea, and northwestern Djibouti. Situated in the Afar Triangle, it stretches across of arid terrain. It is inhabited by a few Afar, who engage in salt mining. The area is known f ...

, a desert in Ethiopia *

Afar Region The Afar Region (; aa, Qafar Rakaakayak; am, አፋር ክልል), formerly known as Region 2, is a regional state in northeastern Ethiopia and the homeland of the Afar people. Its capital is the planned city of Semera, which lies on the paved ...

, a regional state of Ethiopia *

Afar Triangle The Afar Triangle (also called the Afar Depression) is a geological depression caused by the Afar Triple Junction, which is part of the Great Rift Valley in East Africa. The region has disclosed fossil specimens of the very earliest hominins; th ...

or Afar Depression, a geological feature in East Africa *

Afar Triple Junction The Afar Triple Junction (also called the Afro-Arabian Rift System) is located along a divergent plate boundary dividing the Nubian, Somali, and Arabian plates. This area is considered a present-day example of continental rifting leading to seaf ...

, a geological rift system which divides the Nubian, Somalian, and Arabian plates *

French Territory of the Afars and the Issas The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (FTAI; french: Territoire français des Afars et des Issas) was the name given to present-day Djibouti between 1967 and 1977, while it was still an overseas territory of France. The area was former ...

, a former French colony (now Djibouti)

Iraq

Tal Afar Tal Afar ( ar, تَلْعَفَر, Talʿafar, ) is a city in the Nineveh Governorate of northwestern Iraq, located 63 km (39 mi) west of Mosul, 52 km (32 mi) east of Sinjar Tel Afar District , settlement_type = District , image_skyline = File:Ninevehdistricts.jpg , imagesize = , image_caption = Tel Afar (orange) in Ninawa governorate , pushpin_map = , pushpin_label_position = right , pus ...

, region in Iraq

Arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Afar'' (album), a synthpop album by Ice Choir * ''Afar'' (magazine), a publication focused on experiential travel *Afar, a ''Combo Rangers'' character

Organizations

Afar Liberation Front The Afar Liberation Front (abbreviated ALF) is an Afar political party and former militant group in Ethiopia. It fought the communist Derg government and the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia from 1975 to 1991. After the Ethiopian Civil ...

, a former Ethiopian militant group *

Afar National Democratic Party The Afar National Democratic Party ( am, የአፋር ብሔራዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ ፓርቲ; ANDP) was a political party in Ethiopia. At the legislative elections held on 15 May 2005, the party won 8 seats, all from the Afar Region. The c ...

, a former Ethiopian political party *

Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front The Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front ( am, የአፋር አብዮታዊ ዴሞክራሲያዊ አንድነት ግንባር; abbreviated ARDUF) is an Afar political party in Ethiopia, founded in 1993. It had been a member of the United ...

, an Ethiopian political party *

American Federation for Aging Research The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) is a private, charitable The practice of charity is the voluntary giving of help to those in need, as a humanitarian act, unmotivated by self-interest. There are a number of philosophies about cha ...

, or AFAR, a private charitable organization {{disambig, geo Language and nationality disambiguation pages