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Kanda (surname) Kanda refers to three separate surnames, one in Japanese, one in Punjab and one which is common in Zimbabwe. Notable people with the surname include: ;Japanese surname *Sayaka Kanda (1986-2021), Japanese singer, and daughter of Masaki and Seiko Mat ...

Kanda Bongo Man Bongo Kanda (born 1 January 1955), better known by his stage name Kanda Bongo Man, is a Congolese soukous musician and singer. His career debuted in 1973 when he became the singer for the Belle Mambo band, developing a sound influenced by Tabu Le ...

(born 1955), Congolese soukous musician

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Kanda, Tokyo is an area in northeastern Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It encompasses about thirty neighborhoods. Kanda was a ward prior to 1947. When the 35 Special wards of Tokyo, wards of Tokyo were reorganized into 23, it was merged with Kojimachi to form the ...

, an area in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan **

Kanda Station (Tokyo) is a railway station in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. East Japan Railway Company (JR East) and Tokyo Metro operate individual portions of the station. Lines * JR East ** Keihin-Tōhoku Line ** Yamanote Line ** Chūō Line (Rapid) * Tokyo Metro ** Toky ...

, a railway station in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo *

Kanda River The stretches 24.6 km from Inokashira Park in Mitaka, Tokyo, Mitaka to the Sumida River under the Ryōgoku Bridge at the boundary of Taito, Tokyo, Taitō, Chūō, Tokyo, Chūō, and Sumida, Tokyo, Sumida. Its entire length lies within Tok ...

, a river in Tokyo, Japan *

Kanda, Fukuoka 270px, Seiryu Cave is a town located in Miyako District, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 37,626 in 18,877 households, and a population density of 770 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Geogr ...

, a town in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, in which the southern half of Kitakyushu Airport is located **

Kanda Station (Fukuoka) is a passenger railway station located in the town of Kanda, Fukuoka, Kanda, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by JR Kyushu. Lines Kanda Station is served by the Nippō Main Line and is located 18.6 km from the starting point of ...

, a train station in Kanda, Fukuoka * Kanda, Bajhang, Nepal * Kanda, Bajura, Nepal * Kanda, Rapti, Nepal *

Kanda, Uttarakhand Kanda is a small historic town and tehsil in Bageshwar district, in the state of Uttarakhand, India. History Kanda was ruled by the Katyuri Kings from the 7th to the 13th century. Upon the disintegration of the Katyuris in 13th century, Kanda c ...

, a town in Uttarakhand, India *Kanda, a town in

Ngounié Province Ngounié is a province of south-central Gabon covering an area of . Its capital is Mouila. At the 2013 census it had 100,838 inhabitants. In 2016, its governor was Benjamin Nzigou. History The province is named after the Ngounié River, which ...

, Gabon *Kanda Estates, a residential development in

Accra Accra (; or ''Gaga''; ; Ewe: Gɛ; ) is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, , had a population of ...

, Ghana *Kanda, Mohács, Hungary

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Kanda (lineage) Kanda (plural ''makanda''; before 1700 the singular was ''dikanda'' or ''likanda'') in Kikongo is any social or analytical group, but often applied to lineages or groups of associated people who form a faction, band or other group. In Kongo documen ...

, a lineage and often ruling house or dynasty among the BaKongo specifically during the Kingdom of Kongo *

Kanda language Angoram, also known as Pondo and by its speakers as Kanda, is a Papuan language of Papua New Guinea. Maramba, listed in ''Ethnologue ''Ethnologue: Languages of the World'' is an annual reference publication in print and online that provides ...

, also known as Angoram *

Kanda Shrine , is a Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The shrine dates back 1,270 years, but the current structure was rebuilt several times due to fire and earthquakes. It is situated in one of the most expensive estate areas of Tokyo. Kanda ...

, a landmark in Tokyo *

Kanda Matsuri or the Kanda Festival, is one of the three great Shinto Festivals in Tokyo, festivals of Tokyo, along with the Fukagawa Matsuri and Sannō Matsuri. The festival started in the early 17th century as a celebration of Tokugawa Ieyasu's decisive vic ...

, a Japanese festival that takes place in Kanda, Tokyo *

Kanda University of International Studies or KUIS is a private university located in Makuhari, Mihama-ku, Chiba, Japan. The university was founded in 1987 as an extension of Kanda Institute of Foreign Languages in Tokyo and is operated by Sano Educational Foundation. KUIS is a researc ...

, a university in Chiba, Japan *Kanda or kenda, common names for the plant ''

Macaranga peltata ''Macaranga peltata'' is a plant found in northern Thailand, Sri Lanka and India. It is one of the most widely occurring early successional woody species in Sri Lanka, specially in low country wet zone. Some of the many common names include kenda ...

'' *, a Sanskrit word meaning "chapter", used in the names of the chapters of some Hindu books, e.g. the ''

Ramayana The ''Ramayana'' (; ), also known as ''Valmiki Ramayana'', as traditionally attributed to Valmiki, is a smriti text (also described as a Sanskrit literature, Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epic) from ancient India, one of the two important epics ...

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Shatapatha Brahmana The Shatapatha Brahmana (, , abbreviated to 'SB') is a commentary on the Yajurveda, Śukla Yajurveda. It is attributed to the Vedic sage Yajnavalkya. Described as the most complete, systematic, and important of the Brahmanas (commentaries on the ...

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