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Zar, Armenia Zar (), is a village in the Kotayk Province of Armenia Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west ...

Zar, Azerbaijan Zar (; ; , also ''Tzar'') is a village in the Kalbajar District of Azerbaijan. Etymology Armenian architectural historian Samvel Karapetyan writes that the settlement was first mentioned as "Tsar" in 1289. In the records of Dadivank Monaster ...

Žár Žár () is a municipality and village in České Budějovice District in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 300 inhabitants. Žár lies approximately south-east of České Budějovice and south of Prague Prague ...

, Czech Republic * Zar, Iran, in Markazi Province *

Zeraq Zeraq (, also Romanized as Zarraq and Zaraq; also known as Zar, Zaragh, Zāreh, and Zarreh) is a village in Mofatteh Rural District, in the Central District (Famenin County), Central District of Famenin County, Hamadan Province, Iran. At the 2006 ...

, or Zar, Hamadan Province, Iran *

Żar, Łódź Voivodeship Żar is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kluki, within Bełchatów County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately south-west of Kluki, south-west of Bełchatów, and south of the regional capital Łódź ...

, Poland *

Żar (mountain) Żar is a mountain in the mountain range of Little Beskids in southern Poland, 761 m above the sea level. Below the mountain is an artificial lake (the Międzybrodzkie lake) that was created by damming the Soła river. The elevation of the la ...

, in Poland *

Žar Mountain Žar Mountain ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Жар-планина, Žar-planina, separator=" / ", ) is a mountain of Kosovo. It has an elevation of above sea level. The mountain marks the watershed of the drainage basins of the Ibar within the Danube draina ...

, a mountain range in Kosovo *

South African Republic The South African Republic (, abbreviated ZAR; ), also known as the Transvaal Republic, was an independent Boer republics, Boer republic in Southern Africa which existed from 1852 to 1902, when it was annexed into the British Empire as a result ...

(Dutch: ')

People

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Chet Zar Chet Zar (born November 12, 1967, in San Pedro, California) is an American artist notable for his dark visual art, make-up effects, and digital animation. He is most widely known for his work with Tool's music and live videos. He is the stepson ...

(born 1967), American artist; son of James Zar *

Heather Zar Heather J Zar is a South African physician and scientist specialising in the care of children with respiratory diseases like asthma, tuberculosis and pneumonia. Career and impact Professor Zar is the Chair of the Department of Paediatrics and C ...

(born ?), South African pediatrician, respiratory specialist, writer, and professor *

Ibn Abi Zar Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Abī Zarʿ al-Fāsī () (d. between 1310 and 1320) is the commonly presumed original author of the popular and influential medieval history of Morocco known as '' Rawd al-Qirtas'',''Encyclopedia of Arabic literature: A ...

(died between 1310 and 1320), Moroccan historian and poet; presumed author of the medieval history of Morocco, ''Rawd al-Qirtas'' *

James Zar James Zar (1941 – 10 December 2015), also known as The Still Life Magician, was an American artist notable for his oil-based, fantasy art. Although his works vary, his primary subject matter was still life. He was the stepfather of painter and di ...

(1941–2015), American artist; father of Chet Zar * Jerrold Zar (born 1941), American biologist and professor * Lwi Zar (born 1976), Burmese politician * Mordechai Zar (1914–1982), Israeli politician *

Moshe Zar Moshe Zar (; 27 January 1937 – 11 July 2025) was an Israeli settler and convicted terrorist. A Religious Zionism, religious Zionist, he was a member of the Jewish religious terrorism, terrorist organization "Jewish Underground", and was known ...

(born 1938), Israeli settlement leader and religious Zionist * Paul Zar (born 1967), American bobsledder and Olympic competitor *

Pe Thein Zar Pe Thein Zar (8 January 1943 – 30 July 2018) was a Mon student leader, lawyer, revolutionary, and writer who was imprisoned for seven years for his activism. He earned a BA (History) degree from Rangoon University.Nai Pe Thein Zar (2016); Rāj� ...

(1943–2018), Burmese-born Australian student leader, lawyer, revolutionary and freedom fighter, and writer *

Rose Zar Rose Zar (July 27, 1922 – November 3, 2001) was a Holocaust survivor and human rights activist. Biography After World War II, she published '' In the Mouth of the Wolf'', which won the Association of Jewish Libraries's Best Book Award, and toure ...

(1922–2001), a Polish Holocaust survivor, human rights activist, and author * Sarah Zar (born ?), American visual and performance artist, musician, songwriter, and writer

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* Zar Wali Khan (born 1953), Pakistani Islamic scholar * Zar Gul Khan (fl. 2017), Pakistani politician * Zar Lawrence (born 1982), New Zealand rugby player * Zar Randeri (pen name of Bharucha Hasim bin Yusuf; 1887–?), Indian Gujarati poet and translator *

Zar Zar Myint Zar Zar Myint (; born 5 June 1993) is a Burmese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. She has been a member of the Myanmar women's national team. International career Zar Zar Myint represented Myanmar at the 2009 AFC U-16 Women's Championship ...

(born 1993), Burmese footballer * Zar Zari Zar Baksh (' AD 1400), Indian Sufi saint *

Zarsanga Zarsanga or Zar Sanga (; born 1946 in Lakki Marwat) is a Pashto singer from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. She began her singing career singing for Radio Pakistan, Radio Peshawar and some television programmes, and later went on to perform in Eu ...

(or Zar Sanga, born 1946), Pakistani Pashto folk singer

Other uses

Zār In the cultures of the Horn of Africa and adjacent regions of the Middle East, ''Zār'' (, ) is the term for a demon or spirit assumed to possess individuals, mostly women, and to cause discomfort or illness. The so-called ''zār'' ritual or ' ...

, or Zaar, a demon or spirit in the Horn of Africa and adjacent regions of the Middle East * Zar, a band featuring John Lawton * Zar, a fictional land in " The White Ship" by H. P. Lovecraft *

Zar Points Zar Points (ZP) is a statistically derived method for evaluating contract bridge hands developed by Zar Petkov. The statistical research Petkov conducted in the areas of hand evaluation and bidding is useful to bridge players, regardless of their b ...

, a statistical method for evaluating hands in contract bridge *

Rincón Zapotec Rincón Zapotec (Northern Villa Alta Zapotec, Nexitzo) is a Zapotec language of Oaxaca, Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the U ...

, a language of Mexico, ISO 639-3 code zar *

South African rand The South African rand, or simply the rand, (currency sign, sign: R; ISO 4217, code: ZAR) is the official currency of South Africa. It is subdivided into 100 Cent (currency), cents (sign: "c"), and a comma separates the rand and cents. The Sou ...

, the currency of South Africa, ISO 4217 code ZAR

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