An alvar is a kind of biological environment poor in soil.

Alvar or Alvars may also refer to: Alvar (given name) Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, a Spanish explorer of the New World Alvar, Armenia, a village in Armenia Alvar, Iran (disambiguation), any of a number of places in Iran Alvars, a collection of Tamil saints "Alvar", a song from Tales of Us, by Goldfrapp

See also Alva (disambiguation) Alwa (disambiguation) Alwar, city in Rajasthan, India Alwar (Lok Sabha Constituency)