Kedar

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