Zana may refer to:

Mythological figures

Zână ''Zână'' (plural ''zâne''; ''zînă'' and ''zîne'', ''d̦ână'' and ''d̦âne'' in old spellings) is the Romanian equivalent of the Greek Charites or the fairy godmother. They are the opposite of monsters like Muma Pădurii. These characters ...

, a female mythological figure in Romanian mythology *

Zana (mythology) Zana (''Zanë'' in Gheg or ''Zërë'' in Tosk, pl. ''zanë(t)/zërë(t)'', see other variants below) is an Albanian mythological figure usually associated with mountains, springs and streams, forests, vegetation and animals, and sometimes dest ...

, an Albanian mythological figure

Places

Diana Veteranorum Diana Veteranorum, today a village called Ain Zana (Aïn Zana), was an ancient Roman- Berber city in Algeria. It was located around 40 km northwest of Lambaesis and 85 km southwest of Cirta. History Diana Veteranorum was founded in ...

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 Zana is a neighborhood in Ssabagabo Municipality, Kyaddondo County, Wakiso District, in Central Uganda. The place was named after a powerful business woman in 80s called Zana. Location Zanaa is bordered by Wankulukuku and Namasuba to the no ...

, a neighborhood in Ssabagabo Municipality, Wakiso District * Zana Khan District, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan * Zaņa Parish, Latvia *

Zaña Zaña (also Saña) is the capital of Zaña District in the Chiclayo Province of Lambayeque region in northern Peru. It is located inland from the Pacific Ocean at an elevation of in the valley of the Zaña River. Zaña had a population of 4,5 ...

, a town in northern Peru *

Zaña River The Zaña River (also Saña River) is a small river in northern Peru. The river is in length and begins in the Andes of Cajamarca Region and ends at the Pacific Ocean in Lambayeque Region. In the lower part of the river valley, where the river ...

. a river in Northern Peru *

Zaña Valley Zaña (also Saña) is the capital of Zaña District in the Chiclayo Province of Lambayeque region in northern Peru. It is located inland from the Pacific Ocean at an elevation of in the valley of the Zaña River. Zaña had a population of 4,51 ...

, an archaeological area in northern Peru

People

The name Zana (), also means handsome in the Yazdi dialect. *

Leyla Zana Leyla Zana (born 3 May 1961) is a Kurdish politician from Kurdish descent. She was imprisoned for ten years for her political activism, which was deemed by the Turkish courts to be against the unity of the country. She was awarded the 1995 Sakh ...

(born 1961), Turkish Kurdish politician * Zana Allée (born 1994), Kurdish-born French footballer *

Zana Briski Zana Briski (born 25 October 1966) is a British photographer and filmmaker, best known for '' Born into Brothels'', the 2004 Oscar winner of the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, which she directed. She founded Kids with Cameras, a non ...

(born 1966), photographer and filmmaker * Zana Clarke (born 1965), Australian composer * Zana Fraillon (born 1981), Australian writer for children and young adults *

Zana Krasniqi Zana Krasniqi (born September 17, 1988 in Pristina) is a Kosovar fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Kosovo 2008. She represented Kosovo for the first time in Miss Universe and placed in the Top 10 of the Miss Unive ...

(born 1988), beauty queen and fashion model *

Zana Marjanović Zana Marjanović (born 31 May 1983) is a Bosnian actress best known for her leading role in Angelina Jolie's directorial debut ''In the Land of Blood and Honey'' (2011). She is an alumna of Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo. Filmography ;Fil ...

(born 1983), Bosnian actress *

Zana Muhsen Zana Muhsen (born in 1965 in Birmingham, England), is a British author known for her book ''Sold: Story of Modern-day Slavery'' and its follow-up ''A Promise to Nadia''. The books narrate the experiences that she and her sister Nadia (born 1966) w ...

(born 1965), English author *

Zana Nimani Zana Šiškin (; sr-cyr, Зана Шишкин, ; born in September 1961) is a Serbian former singer, best known as the first frontress of the pop rock band Zana. Biography Zana Nimani was born in 1961 in Belgrade, to Kosovo Albanian parents ...

(born 1961), Yugoslav singer with the band Zana * Zana Ramadani (born 1984), German politician and feminist activist *

Žana Novaković Žana Novaković ( sr-cyrl, Жана Новаковић; born June 24, 1985) is a female alpine skier from Bosnia and Herzegovina who competed for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2010 Winter Olympics. She carried her nation's flag at the 2010 Winte ...

(born 1985), alpine skier for Bosnia and Herzegovina

Other uses

Zana (band) Zana is a Serbian and Yugoslav rock and pop group formed in Belgrade in 1979. Formed by guitarist Radovan Jovićević, keyboardist Zoran Živanović and vocalist Zana Nimani, Zana was initially a part of the Yugoslav new wave scene. With thei ...

, a Serbian music group *

Zana (film) ''Zana'' is a 2019 Kosovan thriller drama film directed by Antoneta Kastrati. It was selected as the Kosovan entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. Plot Haunted by her long suppressed ...

, a 2019 Kosovan drama film directed by Antoneta Kastrati *

Zambia News Agency Zambia News Agency also known as ZANA was the official Zambian news agency. It was established in 1969, and had its headquarters in Lusaka and branches all over Zambia. In 2005, ZANA was merged with the Zambia Information Services (ZIS) to form t ...

or ZANA, the official Zambian news agency * "Zana", an Abkhazian "wild-woman" believed by some people to have been a relict hominid; see

Almas (folklore) In Caucasian Folklore, an almas, alma or almasty, is a cryptid, folk creature or deity said to inhabit the Caucasus, Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains of Central Asia and the Altai Mountains of western Mongolia. Etymology The term "almas" and num ...

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