Jar (disambiguation)

A jar is a type of rigid, cylindrical container.

Jar(s), JAR, or The Jar(s) may also refer to:

Film

 * The Jar, a 1984 American horror film directed by Bruce Toscano
 * The Jar: A Tale From the East, a 2001 Syrian animated film
 * JAR Pictures, an Indian motion picture production company

Literature

 * "The Jar", a 1944 story by Ray Bradbury

Music

 * The Jars, an American new wave band 1978–1982
 * Flybanger, originally Jar, a Canadian metal band
 * JaR, the duo Jay Graydon and Randy Goodrum
 * Jar (album), by Superheaven, 2013
 * "J.A.R.", a song by Green Day, 1995
 * "Jars" (song), by Chevelle, 2009
 * "Jars", a song by Downthesun from Downthesun, 2002
 * "Jars", a song by the Black Dahlia Murder from Nightbringers, 2017

Military and government

 * Jar (unit), an obsolete Royal Navy unit of capacitance
 * Joint Aviation Requirements, issued by Europe's Joint Aviation Authorities
 * Order of the Jar, a medieval Spanish military order

People

 * Alexandru Jar (1911–1988), Romanian poet and novelist
 * Gabriel Jars (1732–1769), French mining and metallurgical specialist

Places

 * Car, Azerbaijan, a village in Zaqatala District, Azerbaijan
 * Jar, Iran, in Isfahan Province
 * Jar, Kurdistan, Iran
 * Jar, Norway, in Bærum
 * Jar station, an Oslo Metro and the Oslo Tramway station
 * Jar IL, a sports club
 * Jars, Cher, France
 * Jewish Autonomous Oblast, or Jewish Autonomous Region, Russia
 * Plain of Jars, Laos

Structures

 * JAR Stadium, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
 * James A. Rhodes Arena, on the campus of the University of Akron, Ohio, US
 * John A. Ryan Arena, a hockey rink in Watertown, Massachusetts, US

Science and technology

 * Jamming avoidance response, of weakly electric fish
 * JAR (file format), Java ARchive file
 * Drilling jar, part of a well drill string

Other uses

 * Jarawa language (Nigeria) (ISO 639-3 code)
 * Jar, a Procter & Gamble brand