Balan may refer to:

Places

Bălan Bălan (german: Kupferbergwerk; hu, Balánbánya, ) is a town in Harghita County, Transylvania, Romania. It has historically been one of Transylvania and Romania's most important centers for copper mining, but its mines are no longer operational ...

, a town in Harghita County, Romania *

Bălan, Sălaj Bălan is a commune located in Sălaj County, Crișana, Romania. It is composed of five villages: Bălan, Chechiș, Chendrea, Gălpâia and Gâlgău Almaşului. It is situated on the river Almaș, a tributary of the Someș. Sights * Wooden Chur ...

, a commune in Sălaj County, Romania *

Bălan (river) The Bălan is a left tributary of the river Râmnicul Sărat in Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It b ...

, a tributary of the Râmnicul Sărat in Vrancea County, Romania *

Balan, Ain Balan () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain department of France. The communes cooperate in the following inte ...

, a French commune *

Balan, Ardennes Balan () is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Grand Est region of northern France. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Balanais'' or ''Balanaises''. The commune has been awarded three flowers by the ''National Council of To ...

, a French commune *

Balan, Iran (disambiguation) Balan ( fa, بالان) may refer to: * Balan, Kaleybar Balan ( fa, بالان, also Romanized as Bālān) is a village in Misheh Pareh Rural District, in the Central District of Kaleybar County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 censu ...

, places in Iran

People

Balan (surname) Bălan is a Romanian surname, Balan a Bulgarian, Indian and Italian one. Notable people with these surnames include: Balan * Aleksandar Teodorov-Balan (1859–1959), Bulgarian linguist * Aparna Balan (born 1986), Indian Badminton player * Pietr ...

Balan K. Nair Balakrishnan Nair, more popularly known as Balan K. Nair (4 April 1933 26 August 2000) was an Indian actor known for his roles in Malayalam cinema. Although he appeared as a villain in most films, he was also noted for his performances in stron ...

(1933–2000), Indian actor *

Sir Balan Sir Balin le Savage , also known as the Knight with the Two Swords, is a character in the Arthurian legend. Like Sir Galahad, Sir Balin is a late addition to the medieval Arthurian world. His story, as told by Thomas Malory in ''Le Morte d'Arthu ...

, the brother of Sir Balin in Arthurian legend *

Dan Balan Dan Mihai Bălan (born 6 February 1979) is a Moldovan artist, songwriter, and record producer. He is the founder of Moldovan eurodance band O-Zone, and wrote their international hit single " Dragostea Din Tei", which topped the charts in 32 coun ...

, singer and songwriter

Other uses

Balam (demon) The demons' names (given below) are taken from the ''Ars Goetia'', which differs in terms of number and ranking from the ''Pseudomonarchia Daemonum'' of Johann Weyer. As a result of multiple translations, there are multiple spellings for some of ...

, sometimes spelled "Balan" * '' Balan: Book of Angels Volume 5'', a 2006 album by the Cracow Klezmer Band composed by John Zorn * Balan, the king of Al-Andalus (Moorish Spain) and father of

Fierabras Fierabras (from French: ', "brave/formidable arm") or Ferumbras is a fictional Saracen knight (sometimes of gigantic stature) appearing in several '' chansons de geste'' and other material relating to the Matter of France. He is the son of Balan ...

in the ''chansons de geste'' * ''Balan'' (film), the first talkie film in Malayalam * ''

Balan Wonderworld is a 2021 platform game principally developed by Arzest and published by Square Enix. Assuming the role of two children guided by a magical being called Balan, the player explores twelve worlds themed after the hearts of troubled individuals. ...

'', a 2021 video game {{disambiguation, geo, given name