Eker

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Eker ({{langx|ar|العكر}}), sometimes spelled Ekar,{{cite news |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/GCC+Secretary+General+condemns+terrorist+bombing+in+Ekar-Bahrain.-a0285895714 |title=GCC Secretary General condemns terrorist bombing in Ekar-Bahrain |agency=Bahrain News Agency |via=The Free Library |date=10 April 2012 |access-date=17 June 2023}} is an area in Bahrain, located near the villages of Nuwaidrat, Ma'ameer and the island of Sitra.

It is divided into 2 regions: East Eker and West Eker, with Shias making up the majority of the former's population.[http://www.saaid.net/book/open.php?cat=120&book=9880 حركة التشيُّع في الخليج العربي ( دراسة تحليليّة نقديّة )] (in Arabic) By Abdulaziz al-Badah, p. 253.

In 2012 there were bombings in the area, injuring 7 policemen, 3 of them seriously.