Balan may refer to:

Places

Bălan Bălan (; , ) is a town in Harghita County, Transylvania, Romania. It has historically been one of Transylvania and Romania's most important centers for copper mining, but its mines are no longer operational. Its Romanian name means "blond", the ...

, a town in Harghita County, Romania *

Bălan, Sălaj Bălan is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Bălan, Chechiș, Chendrea, Gălpâia and Gâlgău Almaşului. It is situated on the river Almaș, a tributary of the Someș. Sights * Wooden Chu ...

, a commune in Sălaj County, Romania *

Bălan (river) The Bălan is a left tributary of the river Râmnicul Sărat in Romania.Ovidiu Gabor - , map page 10 It discharges into the Râmnicul Sărat near Bordeasca Veche. Its length is and its basin size is . References

Rivers of Romania Rivers ...

, a tributary of the Râmnicul Sărat in Vrancea County, Romania *

Balan, Ain Balan () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 391 communes of the Ain department of France. The communes cooperate in the followin ...

, a French commune *

Balan, Ardennes Balan () is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France. The commune has been awarded three flowers by the ''National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom'' in the ''Competition of cities and villages in B ...

, a French commune *

Balan, Iran (disambiguation) Balan () may refer to: * Balan, Kaleybar, East Azerbaijan Province * Balan, Abish Ahmad, Kaleybar County, East Azerbaijan Province * Balan-e Safar Ali, East Azerbaijan Province * Balan, Isfahan * Balan, Nain, Isfahan Province * Balan, Markazi ...

, places in Iran

People

Balan (surname) Bălan is a Romanian surname, Balan a Bulgarian, Indian and Italian one. Notable people with these surnames include: Balan * Aleksandar Teodorov-Balan (1859–1959), Bulgarian linguist * Aparna Balan (born 1986), Indian Badminton player * Pal ...

Balan K. Nair Balakrishnan Kuttiraman Nair, more popularly known as Balan K. Nair (4 April 1933 26 August 2000) was an Indian actor known for his roles in Malayalam cinema. Although he appeared as a villain in most films, he was also noted for his performanc ...

(1933–2000), Indian actor *

Sir Balan Balin the Savage, also known as the Knight with the Two Swords, is a character in Arthurian legend. He is a relatively late addition to the medieval Arthurian world. His story, as told by Thomas Malory in ''Le Morte d'Arthur'', is based upon t ...

, the brother of Sir Balin in Arthurian legend * King Balan of al-Andalus (Moorish Spain), father of

Fierabras Fierabras (from French: ', "brave/formidable arm") or Ferumbras is a fictional Saracen knight (sometimes of gigantic stature) appearing in several ''chansons de geste'' and other material relating to the Matter of France. He is the son of Balan, ...

in the *

Dan Balan Dan Bălan (born 6 February 1979) is a Moldovan musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is the founder of Moldovan Eurodance band O-Zone, and wrote their international hit single "Dragostea Din Tei", which topped the charts in 32 ...

, singer and songwriter

Other uses

Balam (demon) In this article, the demons' names are taken from the goetic grimoire '' Ars Goetia'', which differs in terms of number and ranking from the ''Pseudomonarchia Daemonum'' of Johann Weyer. As a result of multiple translations, there are multiple ...

, sometimes spelled "Balan" * '' Balan: Book of Angels Volume 5'', a 2006 album by the Cracow Klezmer Band composed by John Zorn * ''Balan'' (film), the first Indian talkie film in Malayalam cinema * ''

Balan Wonderworld is a 2021 platformer, platform game developed by Arzest and Balan Company and published by Square Enix. Assuming the role of two children guided by a magical being called Balan, the player explores twelve worlds themed after the hearts of trou ...

'', a 2021 video game