Zand may refer to: *

Zend Zend or Zand () is a Zoroastrian term for Middle Persian or Pahlavi versions and commentaries of Avestan texts. These translations were produced in the late Sasanian period. ''Zand'' glosses and commentaries exist in several languages, including ...

, a class of exegetical commentaries on Zoroastrian scripture *

Zand District Zand District () is in Malayer County, Hamadan province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Zangeneh. It is the namesake of the Zand dynasty The Zand dynasty () was an Iranian dynasty, founded by Karim Khan Zand (1751–1779) that ini ...

, an administrative subdivision of Iran *

Zand Boulevard Zand street shiraz

Karim Khan Zand Boulevard is a boulevard in ce ...

, in Shiraz, Iran * Z And, a variable star

As a tribal/clan and dynastic name

* Zand tribe, a former Lak tribe of western Iran, a member of which founded the Zand dynasty *

Zand dynasty The Zand dynasty () was an Iranian dynasty, founded by Karim Khan Zand (1751–1779) that initially ruled southern and central Iran in the 18th century. It later expanded to include much of the rest of contemporary Iran (except for the provi ...

(1751-1794), a dynasty that ruled southern and central Iran *

Karim Khan Zand Mohammad Karim Khan Zand (; ) was the founder of the Zand dynasty, ruling all of Iran (Name of Iran, Persia) except for Khorasan province, Khorasan from 1751 to 1779. He also ruled over some of the Caucasus, Caucasian lands and occupied Basra f ...

(''r.'' 1751-1779), founder of the Zand dynasty

As a surname

* Banafsheh Zand-Bonazzi (born 1961), Iranian writer, film producer and human rights activist * Kayvon Zand, musician and NYC nightlife personality *

Lazlo Zand ''Robotech'' is the American adaptation of three Japanese animated series: ''The Super Dimension Fortress Macross'', ''The Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross'', and ''Genesis Climber MOSPEADA'', as a single TV series. The series is divided i ...

, fictional character from ''Robotech'' * Nathalie Zand (1883–1942), Polish Jewish neurologist *

Nosson Zand Nathan Isaac Zand (born December 11, 1981), also known as Nosson Zand, is an American Chasidic rapper from Boston, Massachusetts. Biography Zand was born in Brookline, Massachusetts, on December 11, 1981. He is best known by his Hebrew name N ...

(born 1981), Boston rapper * Shlomo Zand (born 1946), more commonly spelled Shlomo Sand, Israeli professor * Stephen Joseph Zand (1898–1963), engineer {{Disambiguation, surname, geo