Aker may refer to:
Places
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Aker, Norway, a geographic area in Oslo and a former municipality in Norway
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Vestre Aker, a district of Oslo within former Aker municipality
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Nordre Aker, a district of Oslo within former Aker municipality
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Aker Brygge, a business and entertainment area in central Oslo
Organisations and structures
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Aker ASA, a company based in Oslo, Norway, including its subsidiaries
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Aker Solutions, an engineering company (formerly Aker Kværner)
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Aker American Shipping
American Shipping Company ASA (), formerly known as Aker American Shipping ASA, is a Norwegian-American shipping and shipyard company and part of the Aker Group. Aker ASA originally owned 53.2% of the company, and in 2008 reduced its ownershi ...
, a bareboat company with Aker Philadelphia Shipyard
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Aker Drilling, an oil rig company
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Aker Floating Production
Aker Floating Production () is a Norwegian Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel operator. The company is part of the Aker Group with Aker ASA owning 44.27% of the company. It is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange.
The company was found ...
, a company engaged in ship based petroleum production
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Aker Seafoods, a seafood company
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Aker BioMarine, a krill harvest and processing company
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Akers mekaniske Verksted
Akers mekaniske Verksted (often abbreviated ''Akers mek. Verksted'' or ''Akers Mek.'') was a workshop, later a shipyard which was established in Fossveien by the Aker River in Oslo in 1841. In 1854 the company moved to Holmen on the west side of P ...
, a former shipyard in Oslo
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Aker stadion in Molde, Norway
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Aker University Hospital, a primary hospital in eastern Oslo
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Aker Yards
Aker may refer to:
Places
* Aker, Norway, a geographic area in Oslo and a former municipality in Norway
* Vestre Aker, a district of Oslo within former Aker municipality
* Nordre Aker, a district of Oslo within former Aker municipality
* Aker Br ...
, a European ship yard group
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Old Aker Church, a church in Oslo
Other uses
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Aker (name) Aker is a Scandinavian, English, and Turkish surname. People with the name include:
* Brian Aker (born 1972), American open-source hacker
* Jack Aker (born 1940), American baseball player
* Mustafa Ertuğrul Aker (1892–1961), Turkish soldier ...
, a surname
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Aker (angel) Aker is an angel mentioned in the Greek Apocalypse of Ezra whose name was revealed to Esdras as one of the nine angels who will govern "at the end of the world." The nine angels mentioned are: Michael, Gabriel, Uriel, Raphael, Gabuthelon, Aker, ...
, mentioned only in the Greek Apocalypse of Ezra
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Aker (deity)
Aker was an ancient Egyptian earth and underworld god.
Description
Aker was first depicted as the torso of a recumbent lion with a widely opened mouth. Later, he was depicted as two recumbent lion torsos merged with each other and still look ...
, a god in ancient Egyptian mythology
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Jason Akermanis, former Australian rules footballer
See also
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Acre (disambiguation)
An acre is a unit of measurement used for areas of land.
Acre may also refer to:
Places
*Acre, Israel, a port city in Israel
**Sanjak of Acre, a prefecture of the Ottoman Empire, located in present-day Israel
*Acre (state), a Brazilian state
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Ã…ker (disambiguation)
Ã…ker is the Norwegian and Swedish word for a Field. It may also refer to:
* Ã…ker Ship District, an area in Uppland, Sweden
* Jon Åker (1927–2013), Norwegian hospital director
See also
* Ã…kre (disambiguation) Ã…kre or Aakre may refer to:
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Akershus
Akershus () is a traditional region and current electoral district in Norway, with Oslo as its main city and traditional capital. It is named after the Akershus Fortress in Oslo. From the middle ages to 1919, Akershus was a fief and main county ...
, Norwegian county surrounding Oslo
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Akershus Fortress, castle in central Oslo
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Acker, a surname
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Ackers
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