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Sangar (Persian: سنگر) is a surname found primarily in the Middle East, primarily in Iran, as well as in various other nations, having a different meaning. It can also be found in India among Brahmins who have Iranian roots, most notably Sakaldwipiyas. It is found as a toponym for numerous locations in numerous nations as well. The word "Sangar" as used in the Middle East originally comes from the Persian word sang and many villages in Iran are named after the surname.

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Sangar may also refer to:

Military usage

  • Sangar (fortification), a small temporary fortified position originally made up of stone, now built of sandbags and similar materials

    • Places

  • Sangar, Afghanistan, a town in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
  • Sangar, Darab, a village in Fars Province, Iran
  • Sangar, Sepidan, a village in Fars Province, Iran
  • Sangar, Iran, a city in Gilan Province, Iran
  • Sangar, Lorestan, a village in Lorestan Province, Iran
  • Sangar, Markazi, a village in Markazi Province, Iran
  • Sangar, Amol, a village in Mazandaran Province, Iran
  • Sangar, Neka, a village in Mazandaran Province, Iran
  • Sangar, Razavi Khorasan, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
  • Sangar, Maku, a village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
  • Sangar, Oshnavieh, a village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran
  • Sangar District, an administrative subdivision of Gilan Province, Iran
  • Sangar Rural District (disambiguation), administrative subdivisions of Iran
  • Sangar Urban Settlement, a municipal formation into which the settlement of Sangar in Kobyaysky District of the Sakha Republic, Russia is incorporated
  • Sangar, Russia, several inhabited localities in Russia
  • Cape Sangar, a historical European name for Cape Tappi, located on the Tsugaru Peninsula, Honshū, Japan
  • Sangar Strait, a historical European name for Tsugaru Strait, Japan
  • Sangar, alternative name of Sang Kar, a village in Fars Province, Iran
  • Sangar, alternative name of Sar Gar, a village in Fars Province, Iran
  • Sangar, alternative name of Sangar-e Chanibeh-ye Do, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran

    • References

    Sangar Wikipedia
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