Zana
Appearance
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Zana may refer to:
Mythological figures
[edit]- Zână (Romanian mythology), a female figure in Romanian mythology
- Zana (Albanian mythology), an Albanian mythological figure
Places
[edit]- Diana Veteranorum or Zana, an ancient Roman city in Algeria
- Zana, Burkina Faso, a village in Bam Province
- Zana, Ethiopia, a village near Shiraro in the Tigray Region
- Zana, Florida, a ghost town in Florida, U.S.
- Zana, Uganda, a neighborhood in Ssabagabo Municipality, Wakiso District
- Zana Khan District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
- Zaņa Parish, Latvia
- Zaña, a town in northern Peru
- Zaña River. a river in Northern Peru
- Zaña Valley, an archaeological area in northern Peru
People
[edit]The name Zana (Persian: زانا, lit. 'smart, wise, genius, scientist'), also means handsome in the Yazdi dialect.
- Leyla Zana (born 1961), Turkish Kurdish politician
- William L. Zana (born 1966), Retired United States Army major general
- Zana Allée (born 1994), Kurdish-born French footballer
- Zana Briski (born 1966), photographer and filmmaker
- Zana Clarke (born 1965), Australian composer
- Zana Fraillon (born 1981), Australian writer for children and young adults
- Zana Krasniqi (born 1988), beauty queen and fashion model
- Zana Marjanović (born 1983), Bosnian actress
- Zana Muhsen (born 1965), English author
- Zana Nimani (born 1961), Yugoslav singer with the band Zana
- Zana Ramadani (born 1984), German politician and feminist activist
- Žana Novaković (born 1985), alpine skier for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Zana of Tkhina, an Abkhazian "wild-woman" believed by some people to have been a relict hominid
Other uses
[edit]- Zana (band), a Serbian music group
- Zana (film), a 2019 Kosovan drama film directed by Antoneta Kastrati
- Zambia News Agency or ZANA, the official Zambian news agency