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Basan (legendary bird) The Basan (波山), alternatively referred to as Basabasa (婆娑婆娑) or Inuhōō (犬鳳凰),"幻想世界の住人たち IV 日本編』新紀元社〈Truth in fantasy〉". Katsumi Tada, 1990, pp. 86-87. is a fowl-like bird with origins ste ...

, in Japanese folklore *

Basan (character) Basan may refer to: * Basan (legendary bird), in Japanese folklore * Basan (character), a fictional character in ''The Song of Roland'' * Bashan, or Basan, a Biblical region * Bażany, ''Basan'' in German, a village in Poland * , a village in Polo ...

, a fictional character in ''

The Song of Roland ''The Song of Roland'' (french: La Chanson de Roland) is an 11th-century ''chanson de geste'' based on the Frankish military leader Roland at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass in 778 AD, during the reign of the Carolingian king Charlemagne. It is t ...

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Bashan Bashan (; he, הַבָּשָׁן, translit=ha-Bashan; la, Basan or ''Basanitis'') is the ancient, biblical name used for the northernmost region of the Transjordan during the Iron Age. It is situated in modern-day Syria. Its western part, now ...

, or Basan, a Biblical region *

Bażany Bażany is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kluczbork, within Kluczbork County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately south of Kluczbork and north-east of the regional capital Opole. The name of the vil ...

, ''Basan'' in German, a village in Poland * , a village in Polohy Raion, Ukraine * and

Nova Basan Nova Basan ( uk, Нова Басань) is a village (selo) of Ukraine, in Nizhyn Raion, Chernihiv Oblast. It hosts the administration of Nova Basan rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. History In 1897, a post office was opened in No ...

, villages in Nizhyn Raion, Ukraine *

Basan (crater) Basan may refer to: * Basan (legendary bird), in Japanese folklore * Basan (character), a fictional character in ''The Song of Roland'' * Bashan, or Basan, a Biblical region * Bażany, ''Basan'' in German, a village in Poland * , a village in Polohy ...

, a geological features on Iapetus *

Basan (leather) Basan may refer to: * Basan (legendary bird), in Japanese folklore * Basan (character), a fictional character in ''The Song of Roland'' * Bashan, or Basan, a Biblical region * Bażany, ''Basan'' in German, a village in Poland * , a village in Polohy ...

, sheepskin tanned in oak- or larch-bark, and used for bookbinding, etc.

People with the name

Eadwig Basan Eadwig Basan (Latin: Eaduuius Basan) was an eleventh-century monk and scribe of Christ Church Canterbury, who worked on several manuscripts, including the ''Eadwig Gospels'' and ''Eadwig Psalter,'' both of which were named after him, and the '' ...

, eleventh-century English monk and scribe *

Pierre-François Basan Pierre-François Basan (23 October 1723, Paris - 12 February 1797, Paris) was a French engraver, editor, and print seller. Biography His father, Claude-Pierre Basan, was a wine merchant and his mother, Nicole née Charpizaux, was a cousin of t ...

(1723–1797), French engraver *

Ghillie Basan Ghillie Başan (born 30 August 1962) is a Scotland, Scottish-based food and travel writer, cook and workshop host. Her books have been nominated for the Glenfiddich Food and Drink Awards, Glenfiddich, Guild of Food Writers’ and Le Cordon Bleu , ...

(born 1962), Scottish writer and cook

People with the name

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