Afşar

Afşar, Afshar, or Avşar may refer to:

People

• Afshar people, a branch of the Turkic Oghuz people
  • Afshar language, the Turkic language spoken by the people above
  • Afsharid dynasty, the Iranian dynasty founded by members of this people
  • Afshars of Urmia, a branch of the Afshar people centered in the Iranian city of Urmia
• Afşar (surname)

Places

Afghanistan

• Afshar district, a district of Kabul

Armenia

• Avshar, Ararat, a town in the Ararat Province

Azerbaijan

• Avşar, Aghjabadi, a village and municipality in the Aghjabadi Rayon

Iran

• Afshar District, a district in Khodabandeh County, Zanjan Province
• Afshar Rural District, a rural district in West Azerbaijan Province
• Afshar, Jolfa, a village in Daran Rural District, in the Central District of Jolfa County, East Azerbaijan Province
• Afshar, Meyaneh, a village in Kaghazkonan-e Shomali Rural District, in Kaghazkonan District, Meyaneh County, East Azerbaijan Province
• Afshar-e Olya, a village in Sanjabad-e Jonubi Rural District, Firuz District, Kowsar County, Ardabil Province
• Afshar, Sistan and Baluchestan, a village in Mehrestan County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province
• Afsharlu, a village in Qeshlaqat-e Afshar Rural District, Afshar District, Khodabandeh County, Zanjan Province

Turkey

• Afşar, Bala, a town in the district of Balâ, Ankara Province
• Afşar, Bolu, a village in the district of Bolu, Bolu Province
• Afşar, Çerkeş
• Afşar, Dinar, a village in the district of Dinar, Afyonkarahisar Province
• Afşar, Elmalı, a village in the district of Elmalı, Antalya Province
• Afşar, Güdül, a village in the district of Güdül, Ankara Province
• Afşar, Kalecik, a village in the district of Kalecik, Ankara Province
• Avşar, Kargı
• Afşar, Mengen, a village in the district of Mengen, Bolu Province
• Afşar, Taşköprü, a village
• Afşar Dam, a dam in Manisa Province

Other uses

• Afsar (1950 film), an Indian film
• Afsar (2018 film), an Indian film
• Afshar experiment, a controversial physics experiment
• Afshar Operation, a 1993 military operation in the Afshar district of Kabul, Afghanistan
• Afshar rugs, a handwoven rug style