Tamar may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media
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''Tamar'' (album), by Tamar Braxton, 2000
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''Tamar'' (novel), by Mal Peet, 2005
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''Tamar'' (poem), an epic poem by Robinson Jeffers
People
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Tamar (name)
Tamar ( he, תָּמָר) is a female name of Hebrew origin, meaning " date" (the fruit), "date palm" or just "palm tree". There are three characters in the Bible with this name. The pronunciation of Tamar depends on each so-named person's language ...
, including a list of people with the name
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Tamar (Genesis)
In the Book of Genesis, Tamar (; ) was the daughter-in-law of Judah (twice), as well as the mother of two of his children: the twins Perez and Zerah.
Genesis narrative
In , Tamar is first described as marrying Judah's eldest son, Er. Because ...
, mother of Perez and Zerah, the twin sons of the biblical Judah
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Tamar (daughter of David)
Tamar was a princess of Israel, the daughter of King David and sister of Absalom in 2 Samuel in the Hebrew Bible. In the biblical narrative (), she is raped by her half-brother Amnon.
Biblical narrative
Tamar was the daughter of King David and ...
, daughter of biblical king David
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Tamar (goddess)
Georgian mythology ( ka, ქართული მითოლოგია, tr) refers to the mythology of pre-Christian Georgians ( /kʌrtˈvɛliənz/; Georgian: ქართველები, romanized: kartvelebi, pronounced ʰɑrtʰv ...
, deity in Georgian mythology
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Tamar of Georgia
Tamar the Great ( ka, თამარ მეფე, tr, lit. "King Tamar") ( 1160 – 18 January 1213) reigned as the Queen of Georgia from 1184 to 1213, presiding over the apex of the Georgian Golden Age. A member of the Bagrationi dynasty ...
(1160s–1213), ruled 1184–1213
* Tamar, also known as
Gürcü Hatun
Gurju Khatun ( ka, გურჯი-ხათუნი, ''Gurji-xatuni'') (''fl.'' 1237-1286) was a Georgian royal princess from Bagrationi dynasty and principal consort of Sultanate of Rum being favorite wife of sultan Kaykhusraw II, whom she marri ...
(fl. 1237–1286), Georgian princess
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Támar (born 1980), American singer
Places
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Tamar, Hong Kong
Tamar ( ) is the administrative centre of Hong Kong located in Admiralty. The headquarters of Hong Kong's Legislative Council and Central Government are located in Tamar. Adjacent to the island's financial heart at the Central harbourfront, ...
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Tamar station
Tamar () is a station on MTR's proposed North Island line (NIL) on the north shore of Hong Kong Island. It will be located on the former site of HMS ''Tamar'' on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. Tamar station will be the eastern terminus of t ...
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Tamar, Mazandaran, Iran
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Tamar, West Azerbaijan
Tamar ( fa, تمر) is a village in Kenarporuzh Rural District, in the Central District of Salmas County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located ...
, Iran
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Tamar, Yazd, Iran
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Tamar block
Tamar block is a CD block that forms an administrative division in the Bundu subdivision of Ranchi district, in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Maoist activities, dissent
Jharkhand is one of the states affected by Maoist activities. , Ranchi di ...
, Ranchi district, Jharkhand, India
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Tamar, India
Tamar is a village in the Tamar CD block in the Bundu subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Tamar is located at .
Area overview
The map alongside shows a part of the Ranchi plateau, most of ...
, Ranchi district, Jharkhand
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Tamar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Tamar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Members of Assembly
*2005: Ramesh Singh Munda, Janata Dal (United)
*2009: Gopal Krishna Patar, Janata Dal (United)
*2009 (By Election): Gopal Krishna ...
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Tamar gas field
The Tamar gas field is a natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel. The field is located in Israel's exclusive economic zone, roughly west of Haifa in waters deep. The Tamar field is considered to have proven reserves o ...
, off the coast of Israel
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Tamar Regional Council
The Tamar Regional Council ( he, מועצה אזורית תמר, ''Mo'atza Ezorit Tamar'') is a regional council in Israel's Southern District, on the south and western edges of the Dead Sea along the Arava valley. The council was established i ...
, a local government in Israel
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Tamar River
The Tamar River, officially kanamaluka / River Tamar, is a estuary located in northern Tasmania, Australia. Despite being called a river, the waterway is a brackish and tidal estuary over its entire length.
Location and features
Formed by the ...
, in northern Tasmania, Australia
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Electoral division of Tamar
The Electoral division of Tamar was an electoral division in the Tasmanian Legislative Council
The Tasmanian Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of Tasmania in Australia. It is one of the two chambers of the Parliament, th ...
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River Tamar
The Tamar (; kw, Dowr Tamar) is a river in south west England, that forms most of the border between Devon (to the east) and Cornwall (to the west). A part of the Tamar Valley is a World Heritage Site due to its historic mining activities.
T ...
, in south west England
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Tamar (valley)
Tamar may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media
* ''Tamar'' (album), by Tamar Braxton, 2000
* ''Tamar'' (novel), by Mal Peet, 2005
* ''Tamar'' (poem), an epic poem by Robinson Jeffers
People
* Tamar (name), including a list of people with ...
, the continuation of the
Planica
Planica () is an Alpine valley in northwestern Slovenia, extending south from the border village of Rateče, not far from another well-known ski resort, Kranjska Gora. Further south, the valley extends into the Tamar Valley, a popular hiking d ...
valley in the Julian Alps, Slovenia
Transportation and military
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''Tamar''-class lifeboat, a British lifeboat class
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HMS ''Tamar'', the name of several ships and a naval station
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RM ''Tamar'', a Royal Marines facility in Plymouth, England
* ''Tamar'', and ''Tamar II'', former and current
Torpoint Ferry
The Torpoint Ferry is a car and pedestrian chain ferry connecting the A374 which crosses the Hamoaze, a stretch of water at the mouth of the River Tamar, between Devonport in Plymouth and Torpoint in Cornwall. The service was established in 17 ...
vessels
* ''Tamar'', a
GWR Caliph Class
The Great Western Railway (GWR) Ariadne Class and Caliph Class were broad gauge 0-6-0 steam locomotives designed for goods train work by Daniel Gooch and are often referred to as his Standard Goods locomotives.
The class was introduced int ...
locomotive
Other uses
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Projeto TAMAR
The Projeto TAMAR (Portuguese for TAMAR Project, with TAMAR being an abbreviation of Tartarugas Marinhas, the Sea Turtles) is a Brazilian non-profit organization owned by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation. The main objecti ...
, a Brazilian non-profit organization
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Tamar FC, a former Australian football club
See also
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Tamara (disambiguation) __NOTOC__
Tamara may refer to:
People
* Tamara (name), including a list of people with this name
* Tamara (Spanish singer) (born 1984)
* Tamara, stage name of Spanish singer Yurena (born 1969)
* Tamara, stage name of Macedonian singer Tamara Tod ...
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Tamir (disambiguation)
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