Bandar
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Bandar or Bunder is a Persian word meaning "port" and "haven". Etymologically it combines Persian بند Band (enclosed) and در dar (gate, door) meaning "an enclosed area" (i.e. protected from the sea). The word travelled with Persian sailors over a wide area leading to several coastal places in Iran
and elsewhere having Bandar (haven) as part of their names. In some Indian languages the word Bandar also means "monkey" although Bandargah means "port". In Malaysian Malay language
, bandar means "town" or sometimes "city", while in Indonesian Malay
it means "port".
The city of Bombay historically had a number of piers along its waterfronts, each named after the cargo it typically handled (or at times a landmark or important personality). The piers have long gone, but the place names continue to be used today. These include:
Similarly, in the state of Gujarat, several town names include the word bunder:
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
and elsewhere having Bandar (haven) as part of their names. In some Indian languages the word Bandar also means "monkey" although Bandargah means "port". In Malaysian Malay language
Malay language
Malay is a major language of the Austronesian family. It is the official language of Malaysia , Indonesia , Brunei and Singapore...
, bandar means "town" or sometimes "city", while in Indonesian Malay
Indonesian language
Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia. Indonesian is a normative form of the Riau Islands dialect of Malay, an Austronesian language which has been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for centuries....
it means "port".
India
The west coast of India, with its historic links to Persia, has several place names that include the word bunder.The city of Bombay historically had a number of piers along its waterfronts, each named after the cargo it typically handled (or at times a landmark or important personality). The piers have long gone, but the place names continue to be used today. These include:
- Apollo Bunder
- Akhtar Bunder
- Arthur Bunder
- Ballard Bunder
- Boree BunderBori BunderBori Bunder was one of the areas along the Eastern shore line of Mumbai, India which was used as a storehouse for goods imported and exported from Mumbai. In the area's name, 'Bori' mean sack and 'Bandar' means Bhandaar or store; So Bori Bunder literally means a place where sacks are stored...
(boree = sack or bag) - Brick Bunder
- Carnac Bunder
- Chendani Bunder
- Chinch Bunder
- Chincholi Bunder
- Colsa Bunder (colsa = coal)
- Dana Bunder (dana = grain)
- Ghod Bunder (ghod = horses)
- Haji Bunder
- Hay Bunder
- Kerosene Bunder
- Lakdi Bunder (lakdi = timber)
- Masjid BunderMasjid BunderMasjid is a railway station in South Mumbai on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway. It is the penultimate stop for all trains on the Central line in the "up" direction...
(masjid = mosque - however, this pier was named after the Gate of Mercy Synagogue) - MachilipatnamMachilipatnamMachilipatnam is a city and a special grade municipality in the Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is located south east of state capital, Hyderabad.-History:...
or Masulipatnam is also called Bundaru ((Telugu:-బందరు )) by Andhra people in Andhra PradeshAndhra PradeshAndhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third... - Mith Bunder
- Nagla Bunder
- Reti Bunder (reti = sand)
- Tank Bunder
- Wadi Bunder
- Zakaria Bunder
Similarly, in the state of Gujarat, several town names include the word bunder:
- BhavnagarBhavnagar-Topography:Bhavnagar is a coastal city in the eastern coast of Saurashtra, also known as Kathiawar, located at . It has an average elevation of 24 metres . It occupies area of 53.30 km². General slope dips in the northeasterly direction at the apex of Gulf of Khambhat...
- Ferry Bunder
- Old Bunder
- Billimoria
- Vakharia Bunder
- JambusarJambusarJambusar is a city and a municipality in Bharuch district in the Indian state of Gujarat.-Geography:Jambusar is located at . It has an average elevation of 4 metres .-Demographics:...
- Kavi Bunder
- Tankari Bunder
- JamnagarJamnagarJamnagar is a city and a municipal corporation in Jamnagar district in the Indian state of Gujarat. The city was built up substantially by Maharaja Kumar Shri Ranjitsinhji in the 1920s, when the district was known as Nawanagar. The district lies just to the south of the Gulf of Kutch and is...
- Bedi Bunder
- Salaya Bunder
- Sikka Bunder
- Rozi Bunder
- Vadinar Bunder
- KandlaKandlaKandla is a seaport in Kutch District of Gujarat state in western India. Located on the Gulf of Kutch, it is one of major ports on west coast. Kandla was constructed in the 1950s as the chief seaport serving western India, after the partition of India from Pakistan left the port of Karachi in...
- Jafarwadi Bunder
- Tuna Bunder
- PorbunderPorbandarPorbandar is a coastal city in the Indian state of Gujarat, perhaps best known for being the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi and Sudama...
- ValsadValsadValsad , formerly known as Bulsar, is a city and a municipality in the Valsad district of the Indian state of Gujarat. The city has a collectorate, a district court, and a police headquarters with a historic prison...
- Valsad Bunder
- Veraval BunderVeravalVeraval is a city and a municipality in Junagadh district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is located 6 km from Somnath.- History :...
- Bhidiya Bunder
- Khadi Bunder
- Nava Bunder
- Veraval Bunder
- SanjanSanjan (Gujarat)Sanjan is the second railway station in Gujarat on the Western railways just inside the Gujarat-Maharashtra border...
- Sanjan Bunder
Iran
- Bandar AbbasBandar AbbasBandar-Abbas or Bandar-e ‘Abbās , also Romanized as Bandar ‘Abbās, Bandar ‘Abbāsī, and Bandar-e ‘Abbās; formerly known as Cambarão and Port Comorão to Portuguese traders, as Gombroon to English traders and as Gamrun or Gumrun to Dutch merchants) is a port city and capital of Hormozgān Province on...
- Bandar Anzali
- Bandar ImamBandar ImamBandar-e Emam Khomeyni is a city in and the capital of Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni District of Mahshahr County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 67,078, in 14,681 families....
- Bandar LengehBandar LengehBandar Lengeh is a harbor city in, and capital of Bandar-Lengeh County, in Hormozgan province of Iran on the coast of the Persian Gulf. The harbor is 280 km from Lar, 192 km from Bandar Abbas, and 420 km from Bushehr. The weather in Bandar Lengeh is hot and humid, typical of coastal...
- Bandar Torkman
- Bandar CharakBandar CharakBandar Charak is a coastal city in and the capital of Shibkaveh District, in Bandar-Lengeh County, Hormozgan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,958, in 609 families.- References :...
Malaysia
- Bandar Baru BangiBandar Baru BangiBandar Baru Bangi is a township situated in the district of Hulu Langat, in Selangor, Malaysia. It is named after the small town of Bangi situated further south. It is located between Kajang and Putrajaya and is about 25 km away from the capital city, Kuala Lumpur...
- Bandar Bayan Baru
- Bandar Tun RazakBandar Tun RazakBandar Tun Razak is a township as well as parliamentary constituency in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is named after the second Prime Minister of Malaysia, Tun Abdul Razak....
- Bandar Samariang
- Bandar Seberang Jaya
- Bandar Seri PutraBandar Seri PutraBandar Seri Putra is a new township in Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia. This township is developed by UM Land Berhad. Located about --km from Kuala Lumpur and --km from Kuala Lumpur International Airport . It is accessible via a Putra Mahkota Interchange of the North-South Expressway Southern Route...
- Bandar Sri DamansaraBandar Sri DamansaraBandar Sri Damansara is a major township in Klang Valley, Malaysia.It is situated near the Desa Park City and Bandar Utama, and was developed by Land and General Berhad...
Other countries
- Bandar el-Mansura, Egypt
- Bandar Seri BegawanBandar Seri BegawanBandar Seri Begawan, with an estimated population 140,000 , is the capital and largest city of the Sultanate of Brunei...
, capital of BruneiBruneiBrunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia... - Bandar, AfghanistanAfghanistanAfghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
- Bandar, India
- BandaraBandāraIn Sinhala Buddhist beliefs the Bandāra deviyō are a group of guardian deities. Many of the Bandara deities are deification of prominent or legendary political/military leaders. The name was originally the title of high officials in the Sinhala Kingdom. One of the Bandāra is the popular Sinhalese...
, Linked to original Persian "port", A name, a title, for a clan of chieftains in central highlands of Sri Lanka, whose origins date back to early migrations from Northwest India.
Fictional
- Bandar tribe, a fictional jungle tribe featured in famous comic series The PhantomThe PhantomThe Phantom is an American adventure comic strip created by Lee Falk, also creator of Mandrake the Magician. A popular feature adapted into many media, including television, film and video games, it stars a costumed crimefighter operating from the fictional African country Bengalla.The Phantom is...
- A map in the FPS War RockWar RockWar Rock is a multiplayer first-person shooter made by the South Korean company, Dream Execution. The game is distributed as a free-to-play, a common form of freeware EULA and available through online downloading. Outside of the Far East, the game is hosted by K2 Network, who service the game for...
.
- Bandar Eban, a port city in Arad Doman, a fictional nation based partially on ArabiaArabian PeninsulaThe Arabian Peninsula is a land mass situated north-east of Africa. Also known as Arabia or the Arabian subcontinent, it is the world's largest peninsula and covers 3,237,500 km2...
, in the Wheel of TimeThe Wheel of TimeThe Wheel of Time is a series of epic fantasy novels written by American author James Oliver Rigney, Jr., under the pen name Robert Jordan. Originally planned as a six-book series, the length was increased by increments; at the time of Rigney's death, he expected it to be 12, but it will actually...
book series.
People with the name Bandar
- Prince Bandar bin Abdul AzizBandar bin Abdul AzizBandar bin Abdul-Aziz is the oldest living son of the late King Abdul Aziz ibn Saud. Reluctance to partake in government may reflect why Prince Bandar stepped from the royalty succession. Nonetheless, in accordance with both family and tribal tradition, Bandar is believed to exercise a great...
is a senior prince in Saudi ArabiaSaudi ArabiaThe Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
. - Prince Bandar bin SultanBandar bin SultanBandar bin Sultan bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud is a prince of the Saudi royal family and was Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States from 1983 to 2005. He was appointed Secretary-General of the National Security Council by King Abdullah on 16 October 2005...
was formerly the Saudi ambassador to the United States.