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Iskandar or Eskandar is the (Eastern) variant of the given name Alexander after Alexander the Great, as preserved by various cultures such as Persia (now Iran) and others of the Middle East and Central Asia through works such as the Quran and Iskandarnamah. The Arabic version may also add the definite-article prefix al- , giving al-Iskandar. Popularly, people know him as al-Eskandar, that literally adds "the great" to his name. (Note: See linked topics for references)
It can also refer to:
- 9K720 Iskander, a Russian ballistic missile
- Iskandar Malaysia, the new main southern development corridor in Johor, Malaysia
- Iscandar, fictional planet in Space Battleship Yamato a.k.a. Star Blazers
- Eskandar, East Azerbaijan, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran
- Eskandar, South Khorasan, a village in South Khorasan Province, Iran
Iskandar was a ruler of Persia of the Timurid dynasty, ruling from 1412-1414.
Category:15th-century deaths Category:Timurid monarchs Category:Year of birth unknown
Iskandar is a 2003 Malaysian film directed by V. Nagaraj.
Iskandar is a town in Tashkent Region, Uzbekistan. The town population in 1989 year was 26161 people.