Attar


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Attar or Attoor (Arabic: عطار‎, ʿAṭṭār) may refer to:

People

  • Attar (name)
  • Fariduddin Attar, 12th-century Persian poet

Places

  • Attar (Madhya Pradesh), the location of Attar railway station, Madhya Pradesh, India
  • Attar, Iran, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
  • Khalid Al Attar Tower 2, Dubai, UAE

Other uses

  • Attar (caste), a Muslim community in Maharashtra, India
  • Attar (god), a western Semitic god
  • Ittar or attar, an essential oil derived from botanical sources
    • Attar of roses, essential oil extracted from the petals of various types of rose
  • Colonel Attar, a character in the movie Planet of the Apes
  • Attar (syrup), a type of sweet syrup

See also

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