Ibar

Ibar is a term with several uses, including as a Basque toponym meaning valley, as a river name in the Balkans, and as a surname. In Basque, ibar denotes a valley; the term appears in various place names and in family names in Basque-speaking regions. The Ibar River, known in Serbo-Croatian as Ibar (Ибар), is a river in the Balkan peninsula that flows through Kosovo and Serbia, and its valley has been a historic corridor for trade and transportation; settlements such as Kosovska Mitrovica lie along its banks. The name Ibar is also found as a surname across Spanish- and Basque-speaking communities, and is occasionally used as a given name.