Zan or ZAN, may refer to:

Geography

Zhan, Kurdistan Zhan (, also Romanized as Zhān; also known as Zān and Zheyān) is a village in Bisaran Rural District, in the Central District (Sarvabad County), Central District of Sarvabad County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population wa ...

, Iran, also known as Zān *

Zhan, Lorestan Zhan (; ) is a village in, and the capital of, Zhan Rural District of the Central District of Dorud County, Lorestan province, Iran. Demographics Population At the time of the 2006 National Census, the village's population was 1,524 in 3 ...

, Iran, also known as Žān * Zan, Tehran, a village in Tehran Province, Iran *

Zan Zan or ZAN, may refer to: Geography * Zhan, Kurdistan, Iran, also known as Zān * Zhan, Lorestan, Iran, also known as Žān * Zan, Tehran, a village in Tehran Province, Iran * Zan, a town in Lebanon, also known as Zane Ethnicity and language ...

, a town in Lebanon, also known as Zane

Ethnicity and language

Zans The Zans ( ka, ზანები, tr) or Chans ( ka, ჭანები, tr) are a subethnic group of the Kartvelian people, speaking the Zan languages. * Kartvelian peoples **Georgians Georgians, or Kartvelians (; ka, ქართვ� ...

, a subethnic group speaking the Zan languages *

Zan Gula language Zan Gula, or Zan, is an Adamawa language of Chad Chad, officially the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North Africa, North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to Chad–Libya border, the north, Sudan ...

, an Adamawa language of Chad *

Zan languages The Zan languages, or Zanuri ( ka, ზანური ენები) or Colchidian, are a branch of the Kartvelian languages constituted by the Mingrelian and Laz languages. The grouping is disputed as some Georgian linguists consider the two ...

, a proposed collective term for the Megrelian and Laz languages in the 7th century Caucasus

People

Given name

Zan Abeyratne Suzanne Marguerite Abeyratne (born 1961), who performs as Zan or Xan, is an Australian-based singer born in London. Abeyratne was a co-lead vocalist of I'm Talking (1984–87), alongside Kate Ceberano. She provided lead vocals on their single, ...

, backing singer in ''Models'' *

Žan Benedičič Žan Benedičič (born 3 October 1995) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Triglav Kranj. He represented Slovenia at various youth levels. Club career AC Milan After progressing through the youth ranks at AC Mila ...

(born 1994) Slovenian soccer player *

Žan Celar Žan Celar (born 14 March 1999) is a Slovenian association football, footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward for club Queens Park Rangers F.C., Queens Park Rangers and the Slovenia national football team, Slovenia natio ...

(born 1999) Slovenian soccer player *

Zan Ganassa Zan Ganassa (, ; – ) was the stage name of an early actor-manager of ''commedia dell'arte'', whose company was one of the first to tour outside Italy.Senelick 1995a, p. 409. Ganassa's real name was probably Alberto NaseliHartnoll 1983, "Ganassa, ...

(1540–1584) Italian actor *

Zan Wesley Holmes Jr Zan Wesley Holmes Jr. is Pastor Emeritus of St. Luke Community United Methodist Church in Dallas, Texas, where he served as Senior Pastor for 28 years. Life Rev. Dr. Zan Wesley Holmes Jr. graduated cum laude from Huston–Tillotson University in A ...

, U.S. minister *

Žan Jakše Žan Jakše is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2015. He won a bronze medal in the K1 team event at the 2017 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Pau. World Cup individual podiums References ...

, Slovenian canoeist *

Žan Kranjec Žan Kranjec (born 15 November 1992) is a FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer from Slovenia, and primarily competes in the technical events of giant slalom and Slalom skiing, slalom. At the Alpine skiing at the 2022 ...

(born 1992) Slovenian alpine skier *

Žan Marolt Žan Marolt (25 September 1964 – 11 July 2009) was a Bosnians, Bosnian actor and TV personality. He was a regular actor of the Chamber Theatre 55 where he made numerous roles in the theater, in plays such as ''Buba u uhu'', ''Umri muški'', ''Kid ...

(1964–2009) Bosnia-Herzegovina actor * Zan Perrion, Canadian pickup artist, founder of the Ars Amorata philosophy *

Zan Rowe Susanna "Zan" Rowe is an Australian radio and television presenter. Rowe is regular presenter on Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC digital radio station Double J (radio), Double J and host of the podcast and television series Take 5. Row ...

(born 1978) Australian radio personality *

Žan Tabak Žan Tabak (born 15 June 1970) is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player who is now serving as the head coach for Trefl Sopot of the PLK. His basketball career, spanning twenty years, was marked by several notable achievemen ...

(born 1970) Canadian basketball player

Surname

Alessandro Zan Alessandro Zan (born 4 October 1973 in Padua) is an Italian left-wing politician and LGBT activist. Biography Zan is a leading member of the Italian gay organisation Arcigay. Since 2013 he has been a member of Italian Chamber of Deputies. B ...

(born 1973) Italian politician *

Gökhan Zan Gökhan Zan (born 7 September 1981) is a Turkish former professional association football, footballer who played as a centre-back. Club career Zan was born in Antakya. He started his career with Hatayspor and then moved on to Çanakkale Dardane ...

(born 1981) Turkish footballer * Zan (surname), a Chinese surname (昝)

Other people

Zinny J. Zan Zinny J. Zan (born Bo Stagman on 18 January 1964 and earlier known as Bosse Belsen) is a Swedish rock music, rock singer who is the former lead singer for Shotgun Messiah and the founder and frontman for Zan Clan and Easy Action (band), Easy Ac ...

, Swedish singer Bo Stagman (born 1964) * Zan, a soca music singer who has recorded with

Patrice Roberts Patrice Roberts (born 11 April 1986) is a Trinidadian soca singer. She is also a second cousin of singer Bunji Garlin. She came to national attention in 2005 with the hit collaboration "The Islands" alongside cousin Bunji Garlin, written by ...

* Elisha A. Anderson (1866–1941), nicknamed Zan, American lawyer and politician

Fictional characters

* Zan, the eagle in ''

Guardians of Ga'Hoole ''Guardians of Ga'Hoole'' is a fantasy book series written by Kathryn Lasky and published by Scholastic. The series contains a total of 16 books and although originally intended to conclude with the 2008 publication of ''The War of the Ember ...

'' * Zan, the main character in the video game '' Rising Zan: The Samurai Gunman'' * Zan, the male Wonder Twin in the American animated Hanna-Barbera TV series ''Super Friends'' * Zan Owlson, the female acting CEO of Glomgold Industries in the 2017 reboot of ''

DuckTales DuckTales refers to: Film and television * ''DuckTales'' (1987 TV series), original TV series ** '' DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp'' * ''DuckTales'' (2017 TV series), reboot TV series Video games * ''DuckTales'' (video game) ...

'' * Zan Partizane, one of the characters in ''

Kirby Star Allies ''Kirby Star Allies'' is a 2018 Action game, action-platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is the twelfth mainline installment in the ''Kirby (series), Kirby'' series; the player controls ...

Media

* ''Zan'', a Japanese film created by

Yoshitaka Amano is a Japanese visual artist, character designer, illustrator, a scenic designer for theatre and film, and a costume designer. He began his career in 1967 at Tatsunoko Production working on anime such as '' Speed Racer'' and later became the c ...

* ''Zan'' (newspaper), an Iranian newspaper *

Zan TV Zan TV (''Women TV/تلویزیون زن'' in Dari) is an Afghan television channel that almost exclusively employs women, and offers programming that especially addresses issues relevant to women in Afghanistan. Founded by Hamid Samar, a media ...

, Afghan women's TV station

Music

* ''Zan'', an album by

Shohreh Solati Fatemeh Solati Nayebi (, born January 4, 1959), better known by her stage name Shohreh (), is an Iranian singer. Since the Islamic Revolution in Iran, she has continued her music career in exile. Life and career Shohreh Solati was born in Teh ...

* "Zan", a 1999 song by Japanese rock band Dir En Grey on ''

Gauze Gauze is a thin, translucent Textile, fabric with a wikt:loose, loose open Weaving, weave. In technical terms, "gauze" is a weave structure in which the weft yarns are arranged in pairs and are crossed before and after each Warp (weaving), w ...

'' * "Zan", song by Gackt released as "Setsugekka (The End of Silence)"/"Zan" in 2009

Video games

* '' Zan: Yasha Enbukyoku'' * '' Zan II: Spirits''

Other uses

* Zan (簪), the Chinese name for hairpins, called

Kanzashi are hair ornaments used in traditional Japanese hairstyles. The term refers to a wide variety of accessories, including long, rigid hairpins, barrettes, fabric flowers and fabric hair ties. In the English-speaking world, the term is typical ...

in Japan

Acronyms and codes

Zanzibar Zanzibar is a Tanzanian archipelago off the coast of East Africa. It is located in the Indian Ocean, and consists of many small Island, islands and two large ones: Unguja (the main island, referred to informally as Zanzibar) and Pemba Island. ...

, a part of Tanzania, East Africa *

Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center (PAZA/ZAN, radio communications: Anchorage Center) is an Area Control Center operated by the Federal Aviation Administration just outside the main gate of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson at 700 North B ...

in Alaska (identifier) *

Zantop International Airlines Zantop International Airlines, Inc. was a United States charter operator, originally uncertificated by the Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB), the now defunct Federal agency that, at the time, tightly regulated almost all US air transport. ZIA escape ...

, United States (ICAO code)