Askar (Arabic: عسكر) is a village on the southeastern coast of Bahrain, it is now part of Madinat Khalifa.
It is also home to the shrine of Sa'sa'a bin Sohan, a companion of Imam Ali.
The majority of the inhabitants today are from the tribes of Al-Buainain, Al-Kaabi, Al-Awazem, and Al-Mansoori.
His grave lies in the village of Askar, and is visited by many Shia Muslims.
Askar was believed to be founded Shortly before the arrival of Islam to the islands of Bahrain, It used to be primarily resided by Baharna Shi’ite Muslims however sometime in the 1700s it was abandoned due to Bedouin Raids and large Sunni Migrations, and with no protection the Shia population fled and migrated to the village of Ma’ameer close to the island of Sitra.