Moor
# Moor

Moor or Moors may refer to:

## Nature and ecology

* Moorland, a habitat characterized by low-growing vegetation and acidic soils.

## Ethnic and religious groups

* Moors, Muslim inhabitants of the Maghreb, Iberian Peninsula, Sicily, and Malta during the Middle Ages
* Moors, a variant name for Melungeon (tri-racial isolate groups) in colonial North America
* Moorish Orthodox Church of America, a syncretic, non-exclusive, and religious anarchist movement
* Moorish Science Temple of America, an African-American Muslim religious group
* Mouros da Terra, native or half-native coastal Muslims in south India such as Mappila (Mouros Malabares/Moors Mopulars)
* Sri Lankan Moor, a minority Muslim group in Sri Lanka
* United Nuwaubian Nation of Moors, an American religious group founded and led by Dwight York, which includes (among others) Yamassee Native American Moors of the Creek Nation

## People with the name

* Karl Marx, 19th century German philosopher and communist. Was known as “The Moor” by family and friends because of his darker complexion.
* Davey Ray Moor, Australian songwriter, singer, composer and producer
* David Moor (1947–2000), British general practitioner who was prosecuted for the euthanasia of a patient
* David Moor (cricketer) (born 1934), English cricketer
* Dmitry Moor (1883–1946), professional name of Dmitry Stakhievich Orlov, Russian artist
* Drew Moor (born 1984), American soccer player
* Edward Moor (1771–1848), British soldier and Indologist
* Els Moor (1937–2016), Surinamese educator, editor and book publisher
* Emánuel Moór (1863–1931), Hungarian composer
* Felix Moor (1903–1955), Estonian journalist and actor
* George Raymond Dallas Moor (1896–1918), recipient of the Victoria Cross
* Henry Moor (1809–1877), Mayor of Melbourne
* Ian Moor (born 1974), English singer
* James H. Moor, American philosopher
* Karl Moor (Swiss banker) (1853–1932), Swiss Communist
* Lova Moor (born 1946), French dancer, real name Marie-Claude Jourdain
* Marie Möör, French singer
* Paul Moor (born 1978), British Ten-pin Bowler
* Peter Moor (born 1991), Zimbabwean cricketer
* Terry Moor (born 1952), American tennis player
* William Moor (died 1765), Canadian sailor and explorer
* Wyman Moor (1811–1869), American politician

## Places

* Moor, Nevada, United States
* Moor, the German spelling of Mór, a town in Fejér county, Hungary
* Moor Crichel, a village in southwest England
* Moor Island, uninhabited Canadian Arctic Archipelago islands in Kivalliq Region, Nunavut
* The Moor, Hawkhurst, a village green in Kent, England
* The Moor Quarter, a street in Sheffield, England
* Lower Moor, Village in Worcestershire, England

## Animals

* Black Telescope (or Black Moor), a variety of goldfish
* Moor frog, native to Europe and Asia

## Arts, entertainment, and media

* Moor (film), a 2015 Pakistani drama by Jamshed Mehmood
* The Moor (novel), the fourth book in Mary Russell detective series by Laurie R. King
* "The Moor" (The Borgias), a 2011 episode of the television series The Borgias
* Berber the Moor, a character in The Bastard Executioner
* The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice, a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 and based on a story of Cinthio
* Un Capitano Moro ("A Moorish Captain"), a story by Cinthio (Giovanni Battista Giraldi), first published in 1565
* "Moor", a song by American metalcore band Every Time I Die from the album From Parts Unknown
* "The Moor", a song by Swedish metal band Opeth from the album Still Life

## Other uses

* Mooring (watercraft), any permanent structure to which a vessel may be secured
* Moors murders, murders of five children by Ian Brady and Myra Hindley between July 1963 and October 1965, in and around Manchester, England
* Massive online open research
* Red Moors, a Sardinian political party
* Moors Sundry Act of 1790, advisory resolution passed by South Carolina House of Representatives, clarifying the status of free subjects of the Sultan of Morocco
