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Kalan may refer to: * The
sea otter The sea otter (''Enhydra lutris'') is a marine mammal native to the coasts of the northern and eastern Pacific Ocean, North Pacific Ocean. Adult sea otters typically weigh between , making them the heaviest members of ...
, also called kalan, a large otter native to the North Pacific *
Kalan Müzik Kalan Müzik or Kalan Music for the West is a Turkish independent record label company based in Istanbul. It was founded in 1991 by Hasan Saltık. It specializes in releasing Saltık's recordings of classical and traditional ethnic and folk music ...
, Kalan Music, Istanbul, Turkish independent record label of ethnic and folk music


People

* Elliott Kalan (born 1981), U.S. comedy writer and comedian * Kalan Haywood (born 1999), American politician *
Kalan Porter Richard Kalan Porter (born November 11, 1985) is a Canadian singer and songwriter from Medicine Hat, Alberta, and the winner of the reality television series ''Canadian Idol'' in Canadian Idol (season 2), 2004. He started to sing at an early age ...
(born 1985), or just "Kalan", singer, a winner of TV show ''Canadian Idol''


Places

* Kalan (Turkey), name until 1936 of the Dersim Province capital, now
Tunceli Tunceli (, , ) is a municipality (belde) in Tunceli District and capital of Tunceli Province, Turkey. The city has a Zaza majority. It had a population of 35,161 in 2021. Name During Ottoman times, the settlement was called ''Kalan'' or ''Ma ...
* Kalan (France), original Breton name of the Bretagne town of
Calan, Morbihan Calan (; ) is a small town in the Communes of France, commune in the Morbihan Departments of France, department of the Regions of France, region of Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in north-western France. Demographics Inhabitants of ...
* ''Kalán'', Hungarian name for the town of
Călan Călan (; ; ) is a town in Hunedoara County, Romania. Twelve villages are administered by the town: Batiz (''Batiz''), Călanu Mic (''Kiskalán''), Grid, Nădăștia de Jos (''Alsónádasd''), Nădăștia de Sus (''Felsőnádasd''), Ohaba Streiul ...
, Hunedoara County, Romania * Kalan, Ardabil, a village in Ardabil Province, Iran * Kalan, Kaleybar, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Kalan, Varzaqan, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Kalan, Ilam, a village in Ilam Province, Iran * Kalan, Lorestan, a village in Lorestan Province, Iran * Kalan, Qazvin, a village in Qazvin Province, Iran * Kollan, Dalgan, a village in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran * Kalan, Tehran, a village in Tehran Province, Iran * Kalan Rural District, an administrative subdivision in Ilam Province, Iran * Kalan, a tehsil of
Shahjahanpur district Shahjahanpur is a district of Uttar Pradesh India. It is a part of Bareilly division. It was established in 1813 by the British Government. Previously it was a part of district Bareilly. Geographically the main town is Shahjahanpur, which is i ...
, Uttar Pradesh, India * '' Kalan'', Mughal word used in India and Pakistan for "big", administrative suffix or prefix for places: ** In Pakistan, such as Birote Kalan or Dholla Kalan ** In India, such as
Uppal Kalan Uppal is a neighbourhood in Eastern Hyderabad, Telangana, India. It is the mandal headquarters of Uppal mandal in Keesara revenue division in Medchal-Malkajgiri district. It forms Circle No.2 in the L. B. Nagar Zone of Greater Hyderabad Munici ...
or Kalan Wali


See also

* Khurd (disambiguation), the opposite of the place name suffix kalan (big), meaning little *
Kaalan Kaalan ( ) is a Keralite dish from South India, made of yoghurt, coconut The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family (biology), family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The ...
, an Indian dish * Gerald Kallan (born 1979), Austrian luger And: *
Calan Mai ( ' first day of May') or ( 'first day of Summer'), also historically called , is the Welsh celebration of May Day (1 May). It marks the beginning of summer and traditionally it involved festivities around bonfires, maypoles, and carol sin ...
, in Wales, name of 1 May, a holiday *
Calan Gaeaf ''Calan Gaeaf'' is the name of the first day of winter in Wales, observed on 1 November. The night before is ''Nos Galan Gaeaf'' or ''Noson Galan Gaeaf'', an ''Ysbrydnos'' ("spirit night") when spirits are abroad. Traditionally, people avoid ch ...
, in Wales, name of 1 November, first day of winter * Hyacinth Marie de Lalande de Calan (19th century), Governor General for French Indies {{Disambiguation, geo, given name, surname