Askar (
Arabic عسكر, 'army'), (
Somali Caskar , 'Police') Al askar or Ashkar may refer to:
Places
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Askar (camp), a Palestinian refugee camp near Nablus
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Al-Askar, the capital of Egypt in 750–868 AD
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Askar, Bahrain, a village
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Askar, Bangladesh
Askar is a village in Agailjhara Upazila in Barisal District
Barisal District, officially spelled Barishal District from April 2018, is a district in south-central Bangladesh, formerly called Bakerganj district, established in 1797. Its h ...
, a village
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Aşkar
Aşkar is a village in the municipality of Quşçu in the Shamakhi Rayon of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontine ...
, a village in Azerbaijan
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Askar, Iran, a village in Kerman Province
*Askar, a fictional ancient mythical civilisation in
Robin Jarvis' Wyrd Museum Trilogy
People
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Abdimalik Askar
Abdimalik Askar ( so, Cabdimaliik Askar, ar, عبدالملك عسكر) (born 1975/1976) is a Somali-American educator, entrepreneur and politician. He holds an undergraduate degree from Normandale Community College, as well as a BA in Informat ...
(born 1975/1976), a Somali-American educator and politician
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Amin Askar (born 1985), an Ethiopian footballer
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Attila Aşkar (born 1944), a Turkish civil engineer
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Aziz Ben Askar (born 1976), a Moroccan footballer
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Mohamed Askar (born 1986), a Sri Lankan cricketer
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Osama Askar
Lieutenant General Osama Askar is an Egyptian Army officer. He commands the Unified Command of the area east of the canal.
Askar was born in 1957 and attended the Nasser Military Academy. He has commanded a mechanized infantry brigade and the ...
(born 1957), an Egyptian Army officer
Other uses
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Askar Capital, an investment bank in Iceland 2007–2010
*Askar, slang for police as used in the UK.
See also
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Askari (disambiguation)
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Askariyeh
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Asgariyeh
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