Banga may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
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''Banga'' (album), a 2012 album by Patti Smith
* A song by Ali Shaheed Muhammad from the 2004 album ''
Shaheedullah and Stereotypes
''Shaheedullah and Stereotypes'' is the debut solo studio album by Ali Shaheed Muhammad better known as a member of A Tribe Called Quest. It features the single "Banga". The album is now out of print and is currently the only solo studio album rel ...
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* The name of Pontius Pilate's dog in Mikhail Bulgakov's novel ''
The Master and Margarita''
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BANGA, a collective of Angolan architects
Food
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Banga (soup)
Palm nut soup is a soup made from palm fruit and it is common in the Ghanaian and Ivorian community. It originated from Akan tribe in Ashanti Region, Ghana. Palm nut soup has become a continental soup. In the Akan language (the native language o ...
, a type of meat, fish and palm fruit soup from Southern Nigeria
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Agastache rugosa'', a culinary herb known as banga in Korea
Places
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Banga, Aklan, a municipality in the Philippines
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Banga, Angola, municipality in Angola
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Banga, Burkina Faso, a town in Burkina Faso
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Banga, Entebbe, Uganda
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Banga, India, a town and nagar panchayat in India
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Banga Assembly Constituency
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Banga, Pakistan, a town in Punjab, Pakistan
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Banga, South Cotabato
Banga, officially the Municipality of Banga ( hil, Banwa sang Banga; ceb, Lungsod sa Banga; tl, Bayan ng Banga; mdh, Inged nu Banga, Jawi: ايڠايد نو باڠ), is a 1st class municipality in the province of South Cotabato, Philippines. A ...
, a municipality in the Philippines
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Vanga Kingdom (also known as the Banga Kingdom), an ancient name for the region of Bengal in India and Bangladesh
People
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Banga Sainis
Saini () is a caste of North India who were traditionally landowners (zamindars) and farmers. Sainis claim to be descendants of a king, Shurasena, as well as of Krishna and Porus, and to be related to the ancient Shoorsaini clan,'' "The ...
, a sub clan of Saini people
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Ajaypal Singh Banga
Ajaypal Singh Banga (born November 10, 1959) is an Indian-American business executive. He is currently Vice Chairman at General Atlantic. He was executive chairman of Mastercard, after having previously served as president and chief executive off ...
, CEO of Mastercard
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Radek Banga Radek is a masculine Christian name of Slavic origin. It is often nickname of Radovan, Ctirad and Radoslav. It is used as a surname and given name. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
* Radek Baborák, Czech conductor and French h ...
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Czech-Romani singer
Other uses
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Banga (pottery)
''Tapayan'' or ''tempayan'' (also known as ''balanga'', ''belanga'', or ''banga'') are large wide-mouthed earthenware or stoneware jars found in various Austronesian cultures in island Southeast Asia. Their various functions include fermenting r ...
, large earthen jars used for water storage in the Philippines
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Banga language
Gwamhi-Wuri (Wurə-Gwamhyə-Mba), or Lyase, is a Kainji language of Nigeria. There are three varieties, which have only slight differences. "Lyase-Ne" means 'mother tongue'.
The Mba people, known in Hausa as Kokanawa, were recently reported ...
, a language of Nigeria
See also
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Banga, Punjab (disambiguation)
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Banka (disambiguation)
Banka, Banca or Bangka (russian: банка, az, bankə) may refer to: Places
* Báng-kah khu, former name of Wanhua District in Taipei, Taiwan
* Banka or Bangka Island, an island between Sumatra and Singapore, see
* Banka, Bihar, a town and muni ...
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Bangka (disambiguation) Bangka may refer to:
* Bangka Island, an island of Indonesia
* Bangka Island (North Sulawesi)
* Bangka Regency, Indonesia
* Bangka Strait, a strait of Indonesia
* Wanhua District, Taipei City
* Bangka (boat), Philippine outrigger sailing ships, al ...
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