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, Gush Etzion, an 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