Jar (disambiguation)
# Jar (disambiguation)

A jar is a type of rigid, cylindrical container.

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

## Arts and entertainment

### 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

### 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
