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Places

Azerbaijan

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Aran, Aghjabadi Aran (known as Kuybishev until 1999) is a village and municipality in the Aghjabadi Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 1,655. History The village used to be named Kuybışev (English transliteration: Kuybishev) in honor of Valerian ...

Aran, Lerik Aran is a village and municipality in the Lerik Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 417. The municipality consists of the villages of Aran, Lələdulan, and Musavar. References * Populated places in Lerik District {{Leri ...

Aran, Shaki Aran is a village and municipality in the Shaki Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 467. References Populated places in Shaki District {{Shaki-geo-stub ...

Aran, Tovuz Aran is a village and municipality in the Tovuz district of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 481. References Populated places in Tovuz District {{Tovuz-geo-stub ...

Aran, Yevlakh Climate Yevlakh has a semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: ''BSk''). Aran (previously known as İyirmi Səkkiz Aprel, 28 Aprel, and 28 Aprelya) is a village and the most populous municipality in the Yevlakh Rayon of Azerbaijan ...

Iran

Aran, Alborz Aran ( fa, اران, also Romanized as Ārān) is a village in Saidabad Rural District, in the Central District of Savojbolagh County, Alborz Province Alborz Province ( fa, استان البرز, ''Ostān-e Alborz'') is one of the 31 ...

, a village in Alborz Province *

Aran, Nain Arand ( fa, آرند, also Romanized as Ārand; also known as Aran) is a village in Kuhestan Rural District, in the Central District of Nain County Nain County ( fa, شهرستان نائین) is in Isfahan province, Iran Iran ...

, a village in Isfahan Province *

Aran, Kermanshah Aran ( fa, اران, also Romanized as Ārān) is a village in Khezel-e Gharbi Rural District, in the Central District of Kangavar County, Kermanshah Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called ...

, a village in Kermanshah Province * Aran, former name of the city of

Rezvanshahr, Isfahan Rezvanshahr ( fa, رضوانشهر, also Romanized as Reẕvānshahr) is a city in the Central District of Tiran and Karvan County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 3,642, in 1,132 families. References P ...

* Aran, former name of Bileh Savar in Ardabil Province

Russia

Aran, Republic of Dagestan Aran (russian: Аран; rut, Вахый) is a rural locality (a selo) in Ikhrekskoye Rural Settlement, Rutulsky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The population was 365 as of 2010. There are 2 streets. Geography Aran is located 21&nb ...

Elsewhere

* Aran (river), in France *

Aran Islands The Aran Islands ( ; gle, Oileáin Árann, ) or The Arans (''na hÁrainneacha'' ) are a group of three islands at the mouth of Galway Bay, off the west coast of Ireland, with a total area around . They constitute the historic barony of Aran ...

, a group of islands across the mouth of Galway Bay, Ireland *

Arranmore ''Árainn Mhór'' ( English name: Arranmore) is an island off the west coast of County Donegal, Ireland. Arranmore is the largest inhabited island of County Donegal, with a population of 469 in 2016, but has had a gradually falling native popul ...

, also known as Aran Island, off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland *

Val d'Aran Aran (; ; ) (previously officially called in Occitan Val d'Aran, Catalan: ''Vall d'Aran'', Spanish: ''Valle de Arán'') is an administrative entity (formerly considered a comarca) in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain, consisting of the Aran Valley, in ...

, a comarca of Catalonia consisting of the Aran Valley *

Aran Island (disambiguation) Aran Island may refer to several places: *Arranmore or Aran Island, off the coast of County Donegal in Ireland * Aran Islands, three islands in Galway Bay in Ireland *Isle of Arran The Isle of Arran (; sco, Isle o Arran; gd, Eilean Arainn) ...

, several islands

People

Aran Bell Aran Bell (born October 7, 1998) is an American ballet dancer. He was featured in the 2011 documentary '' First Position'', and became a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre at age 21. Early life and training Bell was born on Octobe ...

, American ballet dancer *

Aran Embleton Aran Embleton also called "Azza" by her teammates (born 7 October 1981) is an English footballer. She signed for North Shields Ladies in February 2011, having previously played in midfield or attack for Sunderland Women and Doncaster Belles. Ara ...

(born 1981), English female international footballer * Aran Fox (born 1988), English ice hockey goaltender *

Aran Hakutora is a Russian former sumo wrestler.http://sumodb.sumogames.com/Rikishi.aspx?r=6771 He began his professional career in January 2007 and made the top division in a record eleven tournaments. The highest rank he reached was '' sekiwake''. He was ru ...

(born 1984), Russian sumo wrestler *

Aran Jones Cymuned (translated in English as "community", ) was a Welsh communities pressure group. Established in 2001, the group campaigned on behalf of local communities in Wales, particularly (but not exclusively) Welsh-speaking and rural ones, which it ...

, chief executive of Cymuned, a Welsh pressure group * Aran Tharp (born 1977), New York filmmaker *

Aran Zalewski Aran Zalewski (born 21 March 1991) is an Australian field hockey player who is the captain of the Australian national team. Personal He is from Margaret River, Western Australia. he attended Aquinas College in Perth, Western Australia. As a 1 ...

(born 1991), Australian field hockey player * François-Amilcar Aran (1817–1861), French physician * Aran Sahagun (born 1971), Retirement Plan Specialist

Fictional characters

Samus Aran is a fictional character and the playable protagonist of the video game series '' Metroid'' by Nintendo. She was created by Japanese video game designer Makoto Kano. She was introduced as a player character in the original 1986 video game '' ...

, the protagonist of Nintendo's ''Metroid'' video game series *

Aran Linvail ''Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn'' is a role-playing video game developed by BioWare and published by Interplay Entertainment. It is the sequel to ''Baldur's Gate'' (1998) and was released for Microsoft Windows in September 2000. Like ''Bal ...

, in the role-playing game ''Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn'' *

Aran Ryan is a series of boxing video games created by Genyo Takeda and Makoto Wada, and published by Nintendo. The main protagonist and player character of the series is Little Mac, a short boxer from the Bronx who climbs the ranks of the fictional W ...

, in the Nintendo-produced ''Punch-Out!!'' game series

Other uses

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Haran Haran or Aran ( he, הָרָן ''Hārān'') is a man in the Book of Genesis in the Hebrew Bible. He died in Ur of the Chaldees, was a son of Terah, and brother of Abraham. Through his son Lot, Haran was the ancestor of the Moabites and Am ...

, brother of Abraham in the Bible *

Aran sweater The Aran jumper ( Irish: ''Geansaí Árann'') is a style of jumper that takes its name from the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland. A traditional Aran Jumper usually is off-white in colour, with cable patterns on the body and sleeves. ...

, a sweater manufactured in Ireland * , a former vessel of the Swedish Navy * ''Aran'' (film), a 2006 film in the Tamil language * , ISO 15294 code for the

Nastaliq ''Nastaliq'' (; fa, , ), also romanized as ''Nastaʿlīq'', is one of the main calligraphic hands used to write the Perso-Arabic script in the Persian language, Persian and Urdu languages, often used also for Ottoman Turkish poetry, rarely ...

(Persian and Urdu) script