Azad
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Azad means "free" in Kurdish, Armenian, Persian, Urdu and Hindi. It may refer to:
- Azad, a place in Afghanistan.
- Azad Kashmir, disputed autonomous region within the state of Jammu and Kashmir in Central Asia on the Indian subcontinent.
- The Azad, a Bangla newspaper which was founded in Kolkata and later became the leading daily in East Bengal.
- Azad Hind, provisional government of Free India (آزاد ھند अज़द हिन्द) led by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in World War II.
- Azad (fictional game), a fictional game and empire from the book The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks.
- Azadi Stadium, Iran's national and largest stadium.
- Azadi (album), album released by Pakistani rock band, Junoon.
- Azaad A hindi film starring Dilip Kumar
- Azad (rapper), a German rapper of Kurdish descent (formerly a member of Asiatic Warriors).
- Afshan Azad, an actress who played the character of Padma Patil in the Harry Potter films.
- Chandrasekhar Azad, an Indian freedom-fighter.
- Humayun Azad, a Bangladeshi author and scholar.
- Mahmoud Mosharraf Azad Tehrani, an Iranian poet.
- Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, an Indian freedom-fighter.
- Azad, a eunuch and companion in martyrdom of Simeon Barsabae