Afar may refer to:

Peoples and languages

Afar language Afar is an Afroasiatic language belonging to the Cushitic branch, primarily spoken by the Afar people, native to parts of Djibouti, Eritrea and Ethiopia. It is an official language in Ethiopia; and a national language in Djibouti and Eritre ...

, an East Cushitic language *

Afar people The Afar (), also known as the Danakil, Adali and Odali, are a Cushitic peoples, Cushitic ethnic group inhabiting the Horn of Africa. They primarily live in the Afar Region of Ethiopia and in northern Djibouti, as well as the entire southern co ...

, an ethnic group of Djibouti, Eritrea, and Ethiopia

Places

Horn of Africa

*Afar Desert or

Danakil Desert The Danakil Desert (or Afar Desert) is a desert in northeast Ethiopia, southern Eritrea, and northwestern Djibouti. Situated in the Afar Triangle, it stretches across of Desert climate, arid terrain. It is inhabited by a few Afar people, Afar, w ...

, a desert in Ethiopia *

Afar Region The Afar Region (; ; ), formerly known as Region 2, is a Regions of Ethiopia, regional state in northeastern Ethiopia and the homeland of the Afar people. Its capital is the planned city of Semera, which lies on the paved Awash, Ethiopia, Awash� ...

, a regional state of Ethiopia *

Afar Triangle The Afar Triangle (also called the Afar Depression) is a geological depression caused by the Afar triple junction, which is part of the Great Rift Valley in East Africa. The region has disclosed fossil specimens of the very earliest hominins; th ...

or Afar Depression, a geological feature in East Africa *

Afar triple junction The Afar triple junction is a triple junction located along a divergent plate boundary dividing the Nubian, Somali, and Arabian plates. This area is considered a present-day example of continental rifting leading to seafloor spreading and prod ...

, a geological rift system which divides the Nubian, Somalian, and Arabian plates *

French Territory of the Afars and the Issas The French Territory of the Afars and the Issas (FTAI; ) was the name given to present-day Djibouti between 1967 and 1977, while it was still an Overseas territory (France), overseas territory of France. The area was formerly known as French Soma ...

, a former French colony (now Djibouti)

Iraq

Tal Afar Tal Afar (, ; ) is a city in the Nineveh Governorate of northwestern Iraq, located west of Mosul, east of Sinjar Tel Afar District Tel Afar District (; ) is a district in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq. Its administrative center is the city of Tal Afar. Other towns include Rabia, Zummar, and al-Ayadia. It is predominantly populated by Iraqi Turkmens, followed by minorities of Ar ...

, region in Iraq

Arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Afar'' (album), a synthpop album by Ice Choir * ''Afar'' (magazine), a publication focused on experiential travel *Afar, a ''Combo Rangers'' character

Organizations

Afar Liberation Front The Afar Liberation Front ( abbreviated ALF) was an Afar political party and former militant group in Ethiopia. It fought the communist Derg government and the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia from 1975 to 1991. After the Ethiopian Civ ...

, a former Ethiopian militant group *

Afar National Democratic Party The Afar National Democratic Party (, ANDP; , QADB) was a political party in Ethiopia. At the legislative elections held on 15 May 2005, the party won 8 seats, all from the Afar Region. The current Minister of Social Affairs and the Deputy Chai ...

, a former Ethiopian political party *

Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front The Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front (; abbreviated ARDUF) is an Afar political party in Ethiopia, founded in 1993. It had been a member of the United Ethiopian Democratic Forces (UEDF) coalition opposition party. Its name is often s ...

, an Ethiopian political party *

American Federation for Aging Research The American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) is a private, charitable, 501(c)(3), organization whose mission is to provide funding for biomedical research on aging Ageing (or aging in American English) is the process of becoming Old age ...

, or AFAR, a private charitable organization {{disambiguation, geo Language and nationality disambiguation pages