Arad or ARAD may refer to:

People

Arad (given name) Arad is a masculine given name. People with the name include: * Arad Simon Lakin (1810–1890), American minister, and university president * Arad McCutchan (1912–1993), American college basketball coach * Arad Sawat (born 1975), Israeli film ...

Arad (surname) Arad (אָרַד) is a surname from the Hebrew word for bronze. Notable people with the surname include: * Atar Arad (born 1945), Israeli-American violist; older brother to Ron * Avi Arad (born 1948), Israeli-American businessperson; current CEO ...

Places and jurisdictions

Bahrain

Arad, Bahrain __NOTOC__ Arad () is a town in Bahrain, located on Muharraq Island. It was originally a small farming village inhabited by Baharna Shia, but later expanded to include new middle-class housing, which brought with it a large Sunni population. As of ...

, a village in Al Muharraq Governorate *

Arad Fort __NOTOC__ Arad Fort (, ''Qal'at 'Arad'') is a 15th-century fort in Arad, Bahrain, Arad, Bahrain. Formerly guarding a separate island of its own, the fort and its surroundings have since been joined to Muharraq Island. Arad Fort was built in the t ...

, located on Arad shore *

Arad Island __NOTOC__ Arad () is a town in Bahrain, located on Muharraq Island. It was originally a small farming village inhabited by Baharna Shia, but later expanded to include new middle-class housing, which brought with it a large Sunni population. As of ...

, a former member of the Bahrain Islands, now joined Muharraq

Iran

Arad, Iran Arad () is a city in, and the capital of, Arad District of Gerash County, Fars province, Iran. It also serves as the administrative center for Arad Rural District. The outskirts of the city include many farming areas and dry open land. A ...

, a city in Fars Province, Iran **

Arad District Arad District () is in Gerash County, Fars province, Fars province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Arad, Iran, Arad. History In November 2008, Beyram District, Beyram, Evaz District, Evaz, and Gerash District, Gerash Districts were separa ...

, an administrative subdivision of Fars Province **

Arad Rural District Arad Rural District () is in Arad District of Gerash County, Fars province, Iran. It is administered from the city of Arad. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the rural district's population (as a part of the ...

, an administrative subdivision of Fars Province * Arad General Hospital in Tehran, Iran *

Arad, Tehran Arad (, also Romanized as Ārād; also known as Arāth and Behbūdī) is a village in Koleyn Rural District, Fashapuyeh District, Ray County, Tehran Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Pe ...

, a village in Tehran Province, Iran

Israel

Arad, Israel Arad ( ) is a city in the Southern District of Israel. It is located on the border of the Negev and the Judaean deserts, west of the Dead Sea and east of Beersheba. The city is home to a diverse population of in , including Ashkenazi and Se ...

, a city in Israel *

Tel Arad Tel Arad () or Tell 'Arad () is an archaeological site consisting of a lower section and a Tell (archaeology), tell or mound, located west of the Dead Sea, about west of the Israeli city of Arad, Israel, Arad in an area surrounded by mountain r ...

, the remains of the ancient city of Arad *

Tel Arad, Israel Tel Arad () or Tell 'Arad () is an unrecognized Bedouin village, located north-west of the town of Arad, with a population of 1,700 residents as of ca. 2020. The archeological site of Tel Arad, after which the village was named, is located near ...

, unrecognised Bedouin village near the ancient site

Jordan

Arad (see) The titular episcopal see of Arad is a Roman Catholic titular see named after the ancient city of Arad (see Tel Arad). List of bishops a"Bishops"link. Sources mention a 6th-century Bishop Stephan. History The titular episcopal see of Arad is ...

, an ancient city and bishopric in (Trans-)Jordan, near Tell 'Arad, now a Latin Catholic titular see

Romania

Arad, Romania Arad () is the capital city of Arad County, at the edge of Crișana and Banat. No villages are administered by the city. It is the third largest city in Western Romania, behind Timișoara and Oradea, and the List of cities and towns in Romania, 1 ...

, the main city of Arad County *

Arad County Arad County () is an administrative division ( județ) of Romania roughly translated into county in the western part of the country on the border with Hungary, mostly in the region of Crișana and few villages in Banat. The administrative cente ...

, at the western edge of Transylvania (Crişana-Banat), Romania *

Arad County (former) Arad County was an administrative unit in the Kingdom of Hungary, the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom and the Principality of Transylvania (1570–1711), Principality of Transylvania. The County (Kingdom of Hungary), county was established along the ...

, a historical county, first Kingdom of Hungary, Austro-Hungarian Empire, later in Romania *

Arad Region Arad Region (Regiunea Arad) was one of the newly established (in 1950) administrative divisions of the People's Republic of Romania, copied after the Soviet style of territorial organisation. It existed until 1956, when its territory was divided ...

, an administrative division of the People's Republic of Romania 1950–1956 *

Archdiocese of Arad The Archdiocese or Archbishopric of Arad (), formerly the Bishopric of Arad (, ) is an episcopal see of the Romanian Orthodox Church, under the administration of the Metropolis of Banat, with jurisdiction over Arad County in Romania. The current ...

, an episcopal see of the Romanian Orthodox Church

Other uses

ARAD (Sumerogram) ARAD, (also ÌR or NITÁ) is the capital letter-(majuscule) Sumerogram for the Akkadian language word ''"ardu"'',Parpola, 1971. ''The Standard Babylonian Epic of Gilgamesh'', Glossary, pp. 119-145, p. 121, ardu, for "servant". for ''servant''. ...

, a letter in Sumerian cuneiform *

CFR Arad CFR Arad was a football club based in Arad, Romania, founded in 1921. History The club was born in 1921, and just after one year they merged with CS Gloria Arad, a team founded in 1913. Under the name Gloria CFR Arad they have the best performa ...

, a Romanian football club 1921–1985 * F.C. Arad, an Israeli football club * IWI ARAD, an Israeli assault rifle * abbreviation of attoradian (arad), a unit of angle {{disambiguation, geo, given name