Omar
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Omar can refer to:
Name
- Omar (name)Omar (name)Omar is a male given name of Arabic origin. Omar is common name in Arab countries and muslim countries and populations in general but also in Spanish speaking countries. In Arabic its pronunciation differs based on the spoken varieties of Arabic and consequently in its transcription...
, including a list of people with the given name or surname Omar, Omer or Umar as well
Places
- Omar, KonarOmar, KonarOmar is a village near the Pech River valley in Konar Province, Afghanistan....
, a village in Afghanistan - Omar, SuluOmar, SuluOmar is a municipality in the province of Sulu, Philippines.It was created out of the 8 barangays of Luuk, Sulu, by virtue of Muslim Mindanao Autonomy Act No...
, a municipality in the Philippines - Great Mosque of GazaGreat Mosque of GazaThe Great Mosque of Gaza also known as the Great Omari Mosque is the largest and oldest mosque in the Gaza Strip, located in Gaza's old city....
, alternatively named al-Omari in honor of Omar ibn al-Khattab
Entertainment
- OmarOmar Lye-FookOmar Lye-Fook and known as Omar, is an internationally acclaimed British soul singer, songwriter and musician. Omar grew up in Canterbury, Kent. He learned his craft classically, playing the trumpet, piano and percussion. Omar also spent two years at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester, and...
, British soul singer, full name Omar Lye-Fook. - The Omar, a society of cyborgs in the computer game Deus Ex: Invisible War
- Omar (album)Omar (album)Omar, is the name of the Slovenian singer Omar Naber's début album. It was released on CD and MC with different tracklistings on each format. It is not quite clear why this was done, however in many cases it is usually because of spacing on both sides of the cassette, whereas on a CD it doesn't...
, album by Don Omar - Umar MarviUmar MarviUmar Marvi or Marui is a Sindh love story that appears in Shah Jo Risalo. It is a love story set in Sindh, Pakistan. Umar Marui is included in seven popular tragic romances from Sindh and Baluchistan...
, a Sindhi love story - Umar (comics), the other-dimensional mother-in-law of Doctor Strange in the Marvel Universe
Other uses
- OmarollukOmarollukOmarolluks, sometimes shortened to "omars," are a distinctive type of glacial erratic that consists of dark siliceous greywacke and exhibits prominent rounded, often deep, hemispherical voids and pits. The hemispherical voids and pits result from the selective dissolution of carbonate concretions...
, a feature sometimes found in sedimentary rocks - Hurricane Omar, a 2008 Atlantic hurricane
- Organization for Mine Clearance and Afghan RehabilitationOrganization for Mine Clearance and Afghan RehabilitationOrganization for Mine Clearance and Afghan Rehabilitation is the chief organisation in the awareness and removal of mines in Afghanistan...
, a charitable non-governmental organisation - Pact of UmarPact of UmarThe Pact of Umar was a treaty supposedly made between the Umayyad caliph Umar II and the ahl al-kitab living on the lands newly conquered and colonized by Muslims...
(c. 717 AD), an edict of the caliph Umar ibn AbdulAziz concerning dhimmi - Umar Khel, a division of the Pashtun tribe KakazaiKakazaiThe Kakazai , also known as Loye Mamund , are a Pashtun tribe originally from the Laghman province of Afghanistan.They came to South Asia during Afghan invasions such as those of Mahmud of Ghazni, settling in various regions....
See also
- OmaghOmaghOmagh is the county town of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is situated where the rivers Drumragh and Camowen meet to form the Strule. The town, which is the largest in the county, had a population of 19,910 at the 2001 Census. Omagh also contains the headquarters of Omagh District Council and...
, the county town of County Tyrone in Northern Ireland - Omar (Vaishya)Omar (Vaishya)The Omar is an Indian Bania caste, found among mainly in Central Uttar Pradesh , Magadh, Awadh and Purvanchal. They claim to have originated from Ayodhia, and then spread to other parts of Awadh, eventually settling in different parts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and Jharkhand...
, Hindu surname - Omar (Bible)Omar (Bible)Omar was the son of Eliphaz, Esau's eldest son in the Bible. His name is mentioned in Genesis 36:11.Although rarely used by most Jews today, it continues to be a popular name among Temani Jews....
, the son of Eliphaz, Esau's eldest son in the Bible