Babak Explained

Babak or Babek may refer to:

People

• Papak or Babak (c. 222), Persian prince and father (or stepfather) of Ardashir I, founder of the Sasanian Empire
• Babak (Sasanian general) (6th century)
• Babak Khorramdin (c. 795/798–838), Iranian rebel leader

Places

• Babek (city), Babek Rayon, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan
  • Babek Rayon, Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Azerbaijan
• Babak, Ardabil, a village in Ardabil Province, Iran
• Babak, Hormozgan, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran
• Babak Fort or Babak Castle, northwestern Iran
• Shahr-e Babak County, Kerman Province, Iran
  • Shahr-e Babak, capital of the county
• Babak River, a river in Lombok, Indonesia

Other uses

• Babak (given name)
• Babek (film), a 1979 Azerbaijani film
• Babek (ballet), a ballet by Agshin Alizadeh

See also

• Bibek
• Bobak