Ansar

Ansar, Al Ansar, or Al-Ansar may refer to:

Groups and organizations

 * Al-Ansar (Iraq), a Communist guerrilla group in Iraq active from 1979 to 1988
 * Ansar (Islam), citizens from Medina who helped Muhammad
 * Ansar (Sudan), a Sufi religious movement in the Sudan
 * Ansar Brigade, a Syrian rebel group
 * Bangladesh Ansar, an internal security force in Bangladesh

People

 * Ansar Burney, Pakistani-Arab human rights activists
 * Manny Ansar, founder-director of the Festival au Désert in Mali

Iran

 * Ansar, Hamadan, a village in Hamadan Province, Iran
 * Ansar, North Khorasan, a village in North Khorasan Province, Iran
 * Ansar Rural District, in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran

Other places

 * Ansar, India, a village in Siwan district of Bihar, India
 * Ansar, Kazakhstan, a rural locality in Akmola Region
 * Ansar, Lebanon, a village in south Lebanon

Sports teams

 * Al Ansar FC, a Lebanese association football team
 * Al Ansar FC (women), a defunct Lebanese women's association football team
 * Al Ansar Club (Libya), a Libyan association football team
 * Al-Ansar FC (Medina), a Saudi Arabian association football club
 * Al-Ansar (Saudi Arabia, basketball), a Saudi Arabian basketball team
 * Ansar Howara SC, a Lebanese association football team
 * Ansar Al Mawadda SC, a Lebanese association football team

Other uses

 * Anshar, also spelt Anšar, an ancient Babylonian sky god