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 * ''Tamar'' (painting), an 1847 painting by Francesco Hayez

People

* Tamar (name), including a list of people with the name *

Tamar (Genesis) In the Book of Genesis, Tamar (; ) was the daughter-in-law of Judah (son of Jacob), Judah (twice), as well as the mother of two of his children: the twins Perez (son of Judah), Perez and Zerah. Genesis narrative In , Tamar is first described ...

, mother of Perez and Zerah, the twin sons of the biblical Judah *

Tamar (daughter of David) Tamar () was an Israelite princess. Born to David and Maacah, who was from Geshur, she was the only full sibling of Absalom. She is described in the Hebrew Bible as being exceptionally beautiful, as is her brother. In the narrative of 2 Sam ...

, daughter of biblical king David *

Tamar, daughter of David IV of Georgia Tamar ( ka, თამარი) (died after 1161) was a daughter of David IV, King of Georgia, and queen consort of Shirvan as the wife of Shirvanshah Manuchehr III, whom she married 1112. She became a nun at the monastery of Tigva in Georgia i ...

, who was married to Manuchihr III of Shirvan (c. 1112) and later became a nun. * Tamar (goddess), deity in Georgian mythology *

Tamar of Georgia Tamar the Great ( ka, თამარ მეფე, tr , ; 1160 – 18 January 1213) queen regnant, reigned as the List of monarchs of Georgia#Kings of unified Georgia (1008–1490), Queen of Kingdom of Georgia, Georgia from 1184 to 1213, ...

(1160s–1213), ruled 1184–1213 * Tamar, also known as Gürcü Hatun (fl. 1237–1286), Georgian princess * Támar (born 1980), American singer

Places

Tamar, Hong Kong Tamar ( ; zh, 添馬) 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 ...

** Tamar station * Tamar, Mazandaran, Iran *

Tamar, West Azerbaijan Tamar () is a village and capital of the Kenarporuzh Rural District of the Central District of Salmas County, West Azerbaijan province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a coun ...

, Iran * Tamar, Yazd, Iran *

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 *

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 ...

, Ranchi district, Jharkhand **

Tamar (Vidhan Sabha constituency) Tamar Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Members of the Legislative Assembly ^by-election Election results Assembly election 2024 Assembly election 2019 Asse ...

* Tamar gas field, off the coast of Israel *

Tamar Regional Council The Tamar Regional Council (, ''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 in 1955 with the opening of lodging a ...

, a local government in Israel *

Tamar River The Tamar River, officially kanamaluka / River Tamar, is a estuary located in northern Tasmania, Australia. Despite being named a river, the waterway is a brackish and tidal estuary over its entire length. Etymology The Tamar River was named ...

, in northern Tasmania, Australia **

Electoral division of Tamar The Electoral division of Tamar was an electoral division in the Tasmanian Legislative Council of Australia. It existed from 1856 to 1997, when it was renamed Roland. Members See also *Tasmanian Legislative Council electoral divisions The ...

River Tamar The 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 large part of the valley of the Tamar is protected as the Tamar Valley National Landscape (an Area of Outsta ...

, in south west England *

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 * ''Tamar'' (painting), an 1847 painting by Francesco Ha ...

, 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 hikin ...

valley in the Julian Alps, Slovenia

Transportation and military

* ''Tamar''-class lifeboat, a British lifeboat class * HMS ''Tamar'', the name of several ships and a naval station * 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 1 ...

vessels * ''Tamar'', a GWR Caliph Class locomotive

Other uses

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 objectiv ...

, a Brazilian non-profit organization * Tamar FC, a former Australian football club *

Tamar (Lommel) Tamar was a maternity home for unmarried mothers and their children located in the Belgian city of Lommel, run by the Congregation of Kindsheid Jesu. It was established in 1970 on the attic of the Maria Middelares Hospital and moved in 1976 to i ...

, a former Belgian

maternity home A maternity home, or maternity housing program, is a form of supportive housing provided to pregnant women. Maternity housing programs support a woman in need of a stable home environment to reach her goals in a variety of areas including educatio ...

located in Lommel