Kedar Explained

Kedar and Qedar may refer to:

Indian subcontinent

• Shiva or Kedar, a Hindu god
  • Panch Kedar, five Hindu temples or holy places of the Shaivite sect dedicated to god Shiva
• Kedar (raga), a raga in Indian classical music named after Lord Shiva
• Kedaram, a raga in Carnatic music (South Indian classical music)

Middle East

• Kedar, Israeli settlement east of Jerusalem near Maale Adummim named after Qedar/Kedar
• Qedar or Kedar, the second son of Ishmael
• Qedarites, an Arab tribal confederation

People with the surname

• Benjamin Z. Kedar (born 1938), Israeli historian
• Mordechai Kedar, Israeli scholar of Arabic literature