Basan may refer to: *

Basan (legendary bird) The Basan (波山), alternatively referred to as Basabasa (婆娑婆娑) or Inuhōō (犬鳳凰),"幻想世界の住人たち IV 日本編』新紀元社〈Truth in fantasy〉". Katsumi Tada, 1990, pp. 86-87. is a fowl-like bird with origins ste ...

, in Japanese folklore * Basan (character), a fictional character in ''

The Song of Roland The ''Song of Roland'' () is an 11th-century based on the deeds of the Frankish military leader Roland at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass in AD 778, during the reign of the Emperor Charlemagne. It is the oldest surviving major work of French li ...

'' *

Bashan Bashan (; ; or ''Basanitis'') is the ancient, biblical name used for the northernmost region of Transjordan during the Iron Age. It is situated in modern-day Jordan and Syria. Its western part, nowadays known as the Golan Heights, was occupied b ...

, or Basan, a Biblical region * Bażany, ''Basan'' in German, a village in Poland * , a village in

Polohy Raion Polohy Raion () is one of the five raions (districts) of Zaporizhzhia Oblast in southern Ukraine. The administrative center of the region is the town of Polohy. Population: On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the n ...

, Ukraine * and Nova Basan, villages in

Nizhyn Raion Nizhyn Raion () is a Raions of Ukraine, raion (district) of Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. Its administrative centre is located at Nizhyn. Population: On 18 July 2020, as part of the administrative reform of Ukraine, the number of raions ...

, Ukraine *

Basan (crater) Basan may refer to: * Basan (legendary bird), in Japanese folklore * Basan (character), a fictional character in ''The Song of Roland'' * Bashan, or Basan, a Biblical region * Bażany, ''Basan'' in German, a village in Poland * , a village in Polo ...

, a geological features on Iapetus * Basan (leather), sheepskin tanned in oak- or larch-bark, and used for bookbinding, etc.

People with the name

* Eadwig Basan, eleventh-century English monk and scribe *

Pierre-François Basan Pierre-François Basan (23 October 1723, Paris - 12 February 1797, Paris) was a French engraver, editor, and print seller. Biography His father, Claude-Pierre Basan, was a wine merchant and his mother, Nicole née Charpizaux, was a cousin of t ...

(1723–1797), French engraver * Ghillie Basan (born 1962), Scottish writer and cook

People with the name

See also