Banian may refer to: *

Bania (caste) Bania (also spelled Baniya, Banija, Banya, Vaniya, Vani, Vania, and Vanya) is a mercantile caste primarily from the Indian states of Rajasthan and Gujarat, with significant diasporic communities in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, M ...

, Indian mercantile caste * Banian Hospital, veterinary hospitals in pre-modern India *

Banian, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Banian (َUrdu & Pashto بانیاں) is a town, and one of twenty union councils in Battagram District in the Khyber Pukhtunkhwa of Pakistan. The place was named by Bania (caste) Bania (also spelled Baniya, Banija, Banya, Vaniya, Vani, Va ...

, Pakistan *

Banian, Guinea Banian is a town and sub-prefecture in the Faranah Prefecture in the Faranah Region of Guinea Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the ...

* Banian, Iran (disambiguation) *

Banyan (clothing) A banyan is a clothing, garment worn by European men and women in the late 17th and 18th century, influenced by the Japanese kimono brought to Europe by the Dutch East India Company in the mid-17th century. "Banyan" is also commonly used in pre ...

, 18th century loose gown or coat for men *

Banyan merchants In the Indian Ocean trade, Banyan merchants are Indian merchants who are clearly distinguished from others by their Banyan clothing, their diet, and by the manner in which they conduct trade. History The Banyan people are mentioned in the Pe ...

, historical merchants from India *

Banyan A banyan, also spelled banian ( ), is a fig that develops accessory trunks from adjacent prop roots, allowing the tree to spread outwards indefinitely. This distinguishes banyans from other trees with a strangler habit that begin life as ...

tree * Baniyan, an undershirt or vest, primarily an Indian expression in Hindi and Malayalam languages; the traditional wear for fishermen in Kerala

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