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Central America

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Darién Gap The Darién Gap (, , es, Tapón del Darién , ) is a geographic region between the North and South American continents within Central America, consisting of a large watershed, forest, and mountains in Panama's Darién Province and the norther ...
, break in the Pan-American Highway between Colombia and Panama *
Darién National Park Darién National Park ( es, Parque Nacional Darién) is a World Heritage Site in Panama. It is about 325 kilometers from Panama City, and is the most extensive of all national parks of Panama and is one of the most important world heritage sites ...
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Darién Province Darién (, , ) is a province in Panama whose capital city is La Palma. With an area of , it is located at the eastern end of the country and bordered to the north by the province of Panamá and the region of Kuna Yala. To the south, it is border ...
* Gulf of Darién * "... a peak in Darien", phrase in Keats's poem "
On First Looking into Chapman's Homer "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer" is a sonnet written by the English Romantic poet John Keats (1795–1821) in October 1816. It tells of the author's astonishment while he was reading the works of the ancient Greek poet Homer, who was fre ...
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United States

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Darien, Connecticut Darien ( ) is a coastal town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. With a population of 21,499 and a land area of just under 13 square miles, it is the smallest town on Connecticut's Gold Coast. It has the youngest population of any n ...
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Darien (Metro-North station) Darien station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in Darien, Connecticut. A small station house is located on the north side of the tracks (New York City-bound side). The station is wheelchair accessib ...
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Darien, Georgia Darien () is a city in and the county seat of McIntosh County, Georgia, United States. It lies on Georgia's coast at the mouth of the Altamaha River, approximately south of Savannah, and is part of the Brunswick, Georgia Metropolitan Statist ...
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Darien, Illinois Darien is a city in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 22,011. A southwestern suburb of Chicago, Darien was named after the town of Darien, Connecticut. Darien is just north of I-55 and Historic U.S. ...
* Darien, Missouri *
Darien, New York Darien is a town in Genesee County, New York, United States. The population was 3,158 at the 2010 census. Darien lies in the southwestern part of Genesee County, southwest of Batavia. History During the early historic period, the area was o ...
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Darien, Wisconsin Darien ( or ) is a village in Walworth County, Wisconsin, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,580 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. The village is located within the Darien (town), Wisconsin, Town of Darie ...
* Darien (town), Wisconsin


People


First name

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Darien Angadi Darien Robert Kabir Angadi (19 March 1949 – 5 December 1981) was an English singer and actor. Biography Darien Angadi was the son of painter and novelist Patricia Angadi (née Patricia Clare Fell-Clarke), (who introduced George Harrison of the ...
(1949–1984), British actor *
Darien Boswell Darien Graham Boswell (23 May 1938 – 11 February 2018) was a New Zealand rower. Boswell was born in Auckland in 1938. At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he won the silver medal as part of the men's eight alongside crew mem ...
(1938–2018), New Zealand rower *
Darien Brockington Little Brother is an American hip hop duo from Durham, North Carolina that consists of rappers Phonte and Big Pooh. DJ and producer 9th Wonder was an original member of the group but departed in 2007. The group has produced five acclaimed studio ...
(born 1979), American singer * Darien Butler (born 2000), American football player *
Darien Fenton Darien Elizabeth Fenton (born 25 February 1954) is a New Zealand politician and was a Member of Parliament from until her retirement in 2014. Personal life and early career Fenton's grandfather, Fred Frost, was a Labour MP for New Plymouth ...
(born 1954), New Zealand politician *
Darien Ferrer Darien Ferrer Delis (also spelled Darienn, born 31 October 1982) is a volleyball player from Cuba, who plays as a middle-blocker for the men's national team. He ended up in second place at the first 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Düs ...
(born 1983), Cuban volleyball player *
Darien Graham-Smith Dr Darien Graham-Smith is a British journalist, scholar and actor, thespian. He was born in London in 1975. Dr Graham-Smith holds the title of Deputy Editor at the British periodical PC Pro, published monthly by Dennis Publishing, where he is r ...
(born 1975), British journalist *
Darien Sills-Evans Darien Evans, better known by his stage name, Darien Sills-Evans, is an American actor, writer, comedian, and director. He is best known for Darien in '' Cosby'' (1998-2000), CSU Tech Foster in ''Third Watch'' (2002-2005) and Andrew in '' The Re ...
(born 1974), American actor


Surname

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Georges Darien Georges Darien (pseudonym for Georges Hippolyte Adrien; 1862–1921) was a French writer associated with anarchism and an outspoken advocate of Georgism Georgism, also called in modern times Geoism, and known historically as the single tax mo ...
(1862–1921), French writer


Ships

* , a turbo-electric refrigerated cargo ship * , World War II refugee ship


Fictional characters

* Camila Darién, in Mexican telenovela ''Pasión'' *
Darien Fawkes ''The Invisible Man'' (also shortened to "''The I-Man''" in Season 2) is a Sci-Fi American television series starring Vincent Ventresca, Paul Ben-Victor, Eddie Jones, Shannon Kenny and Michael McCafferty. It aired for two seasons from June 9, 2 ...
, in ''The Invisible Man'' television series, 2000–2002 * Darien Lambert, a character in the 1990s television series ''Time Trax'' * Darien Maugrim, a character in ''The Fionavar Tapestry'' novels by Guy Gavriel Kay *
Darien Shields Darien may refer to: Places Central America * Darién Gap, break in the Pan-American Highway between Colombia and Panama * Darién National Park * Darién Province * Gulf of Darién * "... a peak in Darien", phrase in Keats's poem "On First Loo ...
( Tuxedo Mask), a protagonist in the anime ''Sailor Moon''


Other uses

*Darién, brand of bananas distributed in the U.S. by
Turbana (company) Established in 1970, grower-owned Turbana Corporation, is a leading importer of tropical produce in North America, including bananas, plantains, pineapples, and ethnic tropicals. Turbana was the first organization to bring Fair Trade Certified ...
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Darien pocket gopher The Darien pocket gopher (''Heterogeomys dariensis'') is a species of rodent in the family Geomyidae. It is occurs in Panama and Colombia. Some authors classify it in the genus ''Orthogeomys'', but recent research has allowed this and its relat ...
, rodent native to Panama *
Darien scheme The Darien scheme was an unsuccessful attempt, backed largely by investors of the Kingdom of Scotland, to gain wealth and influence by establishing ''New Caledonia'', a colony on the Isthmus of Panama, in the late 1690s. The plan was for the co ...
, 17th century attempt to create a Scottish colony called "Caledonia" *Darien Spirit, a progressive rock band signed to
Charisma Records Charisma Records (also known as The Famous Charisma Label) was a British record label founded in 1969 by former journalist Tony Stratton-Smith. He had previously acted as manager for rock bands such as The Nice, the Bonzo Dog Band and Van der ...
*An alternative name for the extinct Cueva language spoken by the Cueva people


See also

* Darian (disambiguation) * Darion (disambiguation) *
Dairen Dalian () is a major sub-provincial port city in Liaoning province, People's Republic of China, and is Liaoning's second largest city (after the provincial capital Shenyang) and the third-most populous city of Northeast China. Located on the ...
, the Japanese name for Dalian, China {{disambiguation, geo, ship, given name, surname