Arad Explained

Arad or ARAD may refer to:

People

• Arad (given name)
• Arad (surname)

Places and jurisdictions

Bahrain

• Arad, Bahrain, a village in Al Muharraq Governorate
• Arad Fort, located on Arad shore
• Arad Island, a former member of the Bahrain Islands, now joined Muharraq

Iran

• Arad, Iran, a city in Fars Province, Iran
  • Arad District, an administrative subdivision of Fars Province
  • Arad Rural District, an administrative subdivision of Fars Province
• Arad General Hospital in Tehran, Iran
• Arad, Tehran, a village in Tehran Province, Iran

Israel

• Arad, Israel, a city in Israel
• Tel Arad, the remains of the ancient city of Arad

Jordan

• Arad (see), an Ancient city and bishopric in (Trans)Jordan, near Tell 'Arad, now a Latin Catholic titular see

Romania

• Arad, Romania, the main city of Arad County
• Arad County, at the western edge of Transylvania (Crişana-Banat), Romania
• Arad County (former), a historical county, first Kingdom of Hungary, Austro-Hungarian Empire, later in Romania
• Arad Region, an administrative division of the People's Republic of Romania 1950–1956
• Archdiocese of Arad, an episcopal see of the Romanian Orthodox Church

Other uses

• ARAD (Sumerogram), a letter in Sumerian cuneiform
• CFR Arad, a Romanian football club 1921–1985
• F.C. Arad, an Israeli football club
• IWI ARAD, an Israeli assault rifle
• abbreviation of attoradian (arad), a unit of angle