Aker

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Aker may refer to:

Places

• Aker, Norway, a geographic area in Oslo and a former municipality in Norway
• Vestre Aker, a district of Oslo within former Aker municipality
• Nordre Aker, a district of Oslo within former Aker municipality
• Aker Brygge, a business and entertainment area in central Oslo

Organisations and structures

• Aker ASA, a company based in Oslo, Norway, including its subsidiaries
  • Aker Solutions, an engineering company (formerly Aker Kværner)
  • Aker American Shipping, a bareboat company with Aker Philadelphia Shipyard
  • Aker Drilling, anoil rig company
  • Aker Floating Production, a company engaged in ship based petroleum production
  • Aker Seafoods, a seafood company
  • Aker BioMarine, a krill harvest and processing company
• Akers mekaniske Verksted, a former shipyard in Oslo
• Aker stadion in Molde, Norway
• Aker University Hospital, a primary hospital in eastern Oslo
• Aker Yards, a European ship yard group
• Old Aker Church, a church in Oslo

Other uses

• Aker (name), a surname
• Aker (angel), mentioned only in the Greek Apocalypse of Ezra
• Aker (deity), a god in ancient Egyptian mythology
• Jason Akermanis, former Australian rules footballer

See also

• Acre (disambiguation)
• Åker (disambiguation)
• Akershus, Norwegian county surrounding Oslo
• Akershus Fortress, castle in central Oslo
• Acker, a surname
• Ackers