В честь кого «Исканде́р» был назван Искандер?
Iskandar, Eskandar, Iskander, Skandar, or Scandar, Persian: اسکندر، is the Eastern variant of the given name Alexander after Alexander the Great, as preserved by various cultures such as Persia (or Iran) and others of the Middle East and Central Asia through works such as the Quran and Iskandarnamah. The Arabic version (, ) may also add the definite-article prefix "al-", giving "al-Iskandar". Popularly, people may know him as "al-Iskandar." Iskander also has Greek roots, and means "Defender of Mankind."
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