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Baran may refer to:
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Baran (name)
Baran is a given name (pronounced bu-run). It’s commonly used as a feminine name in Persian. Baran means rain. Since rain is uncommon in Iran, it is a symbol of god’s mercy and happiness for Iranians, the name Baran has special and romantic con ...
Places
Europe
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Baran, Belarus
Baran ( be, Бара́нь; russian: Барань; pl, Barań; lt, Baranis) is a town in Vitebsk Region, eastern Belarus. It is located in the southeast of the region. Administratively, Baran is subordinate to the city of Orsha. As of 2009, it ...
, a town
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Baran, Lublin Voivodeship
Baran is a Polish village in the administrative district of Gmina Firlej, within Lubartów County, Lublin Voivodeship, in eastern Poland.
History
From 1975 to 1998, the village was administrated under the former Voivodeship of Lublin
Lub ...
, a village in Poland
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Baran, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, a village in Poland
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Uroczysko Baran killing fields
The Uroczysko Baran killing fields ( pl, miejsce zbrodni Uroczysko Baran, lit=Uroczysko Baran crime location), often referred to in Poland as the "Little Katyn" or the "Second Katyn", was the location for secret executions of soldiers and officer ...
near Kąkolewnica, Poland
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Baran, Russia
Baran (russian: Баран) is the name of several rural localities in Russia.
Modern localities
* Baran, Sudislavsky District, Kostroma Oblast, a '' selo'' in Sudislavskoye Settlement of Sudislavsky District in Kostroma Oblast;''Registry of the ...
, several rural localities in Russia
Africa
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Baran, Sool
Baran ( so, Baaraan) is a village in the Sool region of Somaliland/Somalia. It is inbetween Las Anod, the regional capital of Sool, and Kalabaydh
Kalabaydh is a town which is part of the Maroodi Jeex
Marodi Jeh ( so, Maroodi Jeex, ar, مرو ...
, in the Sool province of Somalia
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Badhan, Sanaag, in Somalia, also known as Baran
*Baran, alternative name of
Buraan
Buraan, also known as Hiil Buraan or Hiil Borraan, is a town in the eastern Sanaag region of Somaliland/ Somalia. It is effectively controlled by Puntland, but it is a disputed area with Somaliland.
Overview
Buraan is situated in eastern Sana ...
, a town in Somalia
Asia
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Baran district
Baran district is a district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. The headquarters of the district are located at the city of Baran.
History
Before Indian independence in 1947, most of present-day Baran district was part of the princely state ...
, in the state of Rajasthan in India
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Baran, Rajasthan, a city in Baran district, India
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Bulandshahr, India, earlier known as Baran
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Baran, Khuzestan
Baran ( fa, باران, also Romanized as Bārān) is a village in Susan-e Gharbi Rural District, Susan District, Izeh County, Khuzestan Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is ...
, a village in Iran
*Bārān, alternative name of
Borj-e Balan
Borj-e Balan ( fa, برج بالان, also Romanized as Borj-e Bālān; also known as Bālān and Bārān) is a village in Zalian Rural District, Zalian District, Shazand County, Markazi Province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic R ...
, a village in Markazi Province, Iran
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Baran Duz
Baran Duz ( fa, باراندوز, also Romanized as Bārān Dūz and Bārāndūz) is a village in Baranduz Rural District, in the Central District of Urmia County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 834, in 22 ...
(Castle of Baran), a village in Iran
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Baran, Pakistan
Baran is a village situated on the edge of Baran Nai, a hill torrent that ranges from the Sindh to Balochistan provinces of Pakistan, at the foot of the Kirthar Mountains range.
The population is approximated to be less than ten thousand with the ...
, a village
Arts and entertainment
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''Baran'' (film), by Majid Majidi, released in 2001
*Baran, a
character in the anime/manga series ''Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken''
*Baran, Japanese spelling of
Varan
is a fictional monster, or ''kaiju'', which first appeared in the 1958 film ''Varan the Unbelievable'', directed by Ishirō Honda and produced and distributed by Toho. Varan is depicted as a giant prehistoric reptile capable of gliding flight, ...
, a fictional monster lizard
See also
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Barran (disambiguation) Barran is a commune in France.
Barran may also refer to:
* Barran, Yemen, in the Sanaa Governorate
*Barran Temple, in the Marib Governorate, Yemen
* Barran baronets (United Kingdom)
People with the surname
*Diana Barran, Baroness Barran, British ...
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Barang (disambiguation)
Barang may refer to:
*Barang (Khmer word) ('French')
*Barang (magic), a malevolent use of sympathetic magic by Filipino witches
*Barang Junction railway station, Cuttack, India
* Barang Subdivision, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
*Barang-e Bozorg (' ...
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Borran (disambiguation) Borran may refer to:
* Borran-e Olya, Iran
* Borran-e Sofla, Iran
* Buraan
Buraan, also known as Hiil Buraan or Hiil Borraan, is a town in the eastern Sanaag region of Somaliland/ Somalia. It is effectively controlled by Puntland, but it is a d ...
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Jhalawar–Baran (Lok Sabha constituency), Rajasthan, India
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