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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. A coastal town in Andhra
Pradesh by name Machilipatnam is also called
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The west coast of India, with its historic links to Persia, has several place names that include the word bunder. The city of
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Various ports around the world derive their names from the word "bandar". Some of them are listed (country-wise) below.
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30:بندر) is a Persian word meaning "port" and "haven". Etymologically it combines Persian بند
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it means "port" (compare the term "bandar udara", which literally translates to
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and elsewhere having Bandar (haven) as part of their names. In some
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Bandha (to tieup) and Dwara (entrance). The word travelled with
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and is now always taken to mean "city". However, the word
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Bandar by the local people over there. These include:
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over a wide area leading to several coastal places in
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54:the word Bandargah means "port". In
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16:Persian word for "port" or "haven"
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78:languages "bondor" means port.
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269:Similarly, in the state of
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493:Bandar-e Sofla, Mazandaran
749:Bengali words and phrases
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66:the word has undergone a
518:Bandor (disambiguation)
513:Bondar (disambiguation)
739:Place name etymologies
709:Servants of the Sharia
143:(boree = sack or bag)
565:Bandar Sri Damansara
555:Bandar Seberang Jaya
647:Bandar Seri Begawan
503:Bandar, Kermanshah
34:(enclosed) and در
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641:Bandar el-Mansura
560:Bandar Seri Putra
540:Bandar Bayan Baru
535:Bandar Baru Bangi
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550:Bandar Samariang
545:Bandar Tun Razak
361:Jafarwadi Bunder
207:(lakdi = timber)
167:Chincholi Bunder
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200:Kerosene Bunder
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157:Chendani Bunder
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64:Malaysian Malay
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616:Bandar Beyla
508:Bandar, Yazd
458:Bandar Abbas
400:Khadi Bunder
339:Sikka Bunder
283:Ferry Bunder
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243:Nagla Bunder
221:Masulipatnam
205:Lakdi Bunder
172:Colsa Bunder
147:Brick Bunder
141:Boree Bunder
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101:Bandar Thana
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657:Afghanistan
599:Keti Bandar
468:Bandar Imam
446:Banjarmasin
405:Nava Bunder
366:Tuna Bunder
344:Rozi Bunder
329:Bedi Bunder
312:Kavi Bunder
259:Wadi Bunder
254:Tank Bunder
248:Reti Bunder
238:Mith Bunder
190:Haji Bunder
184:Ghod Bunder
178:Dana Bunder
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694:References
436:Banda Aceh
295:Billimoria
288:Old Bunder
231:people in
195:Hay Bunder
90:Bangladesh
72:syahbandar
687:Al Bandar
430:Indonesia
373:Porbunder
278:Bhavnagar
672:Shanghai
668:The Bund
655:Bandar,
628:Banaadir
621:Boosaaso
593:Pakistan
524:Malaysia
324:Jamnagar
307:Jambusar
681:Bandara
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643:, Egypt
271:Gujarat
225:Bundaru
60:airport
40:Avestan
28:Persian
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662:Bandar
651:Brunei
417:Sanjan
378:Valsad
356:Kandla
229:Andhra
113:Bombay
82:Places
62:). In
24:Bunder
20:Bandar
676:China
107:India
713:ISBN
571:Oman
452:Iran
48:Iran
32:Band
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36:dar
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