2-453: Iskandar (name) or Eskandar also Iskander, Skandar, or Scandar is a given name and a surname. Iskandar or Eskandar or their varieties may also refer to: Iskandar (name) Iskandar , Iskander , Skander , Askander , Eskinder , or Scandar ( Arabic : إسكندر ; Persian : اسکندر Eskandar or سکندر Skandar ), is a variant of the given name Alexander in cultures such as Iran (Persia), Arabia and others throughout
4-723: The Middle East , North Africa , Southeast Asia , Caucasus and Central Asia . In Egypt, its bearers are mostly of Christian (Coptic) descent. Originally referring to Alexander the Great , it was transmitted through works such as the Iskandarnameh and the Sirr al-Asrar , and became a popular name for rulers in the medieval period. The Arabic version may also add the definite-article prefix al- , giving al-ʾiskandar ( Arabic : الاسكندر,الإِسْكَنْدَر ). al-Iskandarīyah ("of Alexander")
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