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Khan (inn) A caravanserai (or caravansary; ) was a roadside inn where travelers ( caravaners) could rest and recover from the day's journey. Caravanserais supported the flow of commerce, information and people across the network of trade routes covering ...

, from Persian, a caravanserai or resting-place for a travelling caravan *

Khan (surname) Khan () is a surname of Turko-Mongol origin, commonly found in parts of South Asia and Iran. It is derived from the historic title ''khan'', referring to a military chief or ruler; it originated as a hereditary title among nomadic tribes in the ...

, including a list of people with the name *

Khan (title) Khan ''khan/qan''; tr, han; Azerbaijani: ''xan''; Ottoman: ''han''; Old Turkic: ''kan''; Chinese: 汗 ''hán''; Goguryeo: 皆 ''key''; Buyeo: 加 ''ka''; Silla: 干 ''kan''; Gaya: 旱 ''kan''; Baekje: 瑕 ''ke''; Manchu: ; Persian: � ...

, a royal title for a ruler in Mongol and Turkic languages and used by various ethnicities **

Khagan Khagan or Qaghan (Mongolian:; or ''Khagan''; otk, 𐰴𐰍𐰣 ), or , tr, Kağan or ; ug, قاغان, Qaghan, Mongolian Script: ; or ; fa, خاقان ''Khāqān'', alternatively spelled Kağan, Kagan, Khaghan, Kaghan, Khakan, Khakhan ...

, an imperial title used by monarchs of various regimes

Art and entertainment

* Khan (band), an English progressive rock band in the 1970s * ''Khan!'' (TV series), a 1975 American police detective television series * ''Khan'' (serial), a 2017 Pakistani television drama serial *Khan Maykr, the main villain of Doom Eternal, the leader of the heavenly Urdak realm *

Khan Noonien Singh Khan Noonien Singh is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' science fiction franchise, who first appeared as the main antagonist in the ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' episode "Space Seed" (1967), and was portrayed by Ricardo Montalbán ...

, a prominent ''Star Trek'' villain in an original series episode and the principal antagonist in ''Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'', then later ''Star Trek Into Darkness'' *

Citizen Khan ''Citizen Khan'' is a British sitcom produced by the BBC and created by Adil Ray. Five series have been shown so far. It is set in Sparkhill, South Birmingham, described by its lead character, a British Pakistani man Mr Khan (Ray), as "the capit ...

, a British sitcom about a British-Indian man, Mr Khan

Radio

* KHAN (FM), a defunct radio station (99.5 FM) formerly licensed to serve Chugwater, Wyoming, United States * KBGB, a radio station (105.7 FM) licensed to serve Kensett, Arkansas, United States, which held the call sign KHAN from 2011 to 2013

People

Khan Jamal Khan Jamal (July 23, 1946 – January 10, 2022), born Warren Robert Cheeseboro, was an American jazz vibraphone and marimba player. He founded the band Sounds of Liberation in 1970. He was described by Ron Wynn as "a proficient soloist when p ...

(1946-2022), American musician *

Khan Bonfils Kan (Khan) Bonfils (October 7, 1967– January 5, 2015) was a Korean-Danish actor. Early life He was born in Korea and adopted when he was 5 years old by Knud Erik Bonfils. He was raised in Denmark. He relocated to London to fulfil his dream. ...

, Korean-Danish actor

Places

List of places named Khan Below is the List of Places named after Khan. Some have been named after a person with Khan (surname) while others are on Khan (title). Places named Khan * Bagh Prachanda Khan, village in Beanibazar, Sylhet district, Bangladesh * Dera Ghazi Khan ...

* Khan (Cambodia), an administrative unit of Cambodia * Khan bandar, a border town situated between Afghanistan and Tajikistan *

Khan Market Khan Market, is a shopping district and retail market in New Delhi, India. It was established in 1951 by the newly constituted Republic of India's Rehabilitation Ministry to give economic opportunities to refugees of the Partition of India, es ...

, a market in Delhi * Khan Jleimdun, a village in Hama of Central Syria *

Khan Shaykhun Khan Shaykhun ( ar, خَان شَيْخُون, Ḵān Šayḵūn), sometimes spelled Khan Sheikhoun or Khan Shikhoun, is a town in the Maarrat al-Nu'man District, within the southern Idlib Governorate of northwestern Syria. Khan Shaykhun is locat ...

, a place in Syria *

Khan Khana Khan Khana or Khankhana is a village in Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district of Punjab State, India. It is located away Mukandpur, from Banga, from district headquarter Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar and from state capital Chandigarh. The villa ...

, a village in Punjab *

Khan Mohammadchah Khan Mohammadchah ( fa, خان‌محمدچاه ) is a village in Ladiz Rural District, in the Central District of Zahedan County, Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also ...

, a village in Sistan-Baluchistan Province, Iran * Khanpur, locality in Delhi * Khanpur, a village in Mahisagar, district of Gujarat * Khan Palace, a town located in Bakhchisaray, Crimea *

Khan River The river Khan is an ephemeral river crossing the Erongo region of central Namibia. It is the main tributary of the Swakop River and only occasionally carries surface water during the rain seasons in November and February/March. Khan's catchment ...

, an ephemeral river in Namibia *

Khan River (India) The Kanh river or Kanha river is a river flowing through Indore, the commercial capital of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The river does not carry freshwater, and turned into sewage during the early 90s. Efforts are being made to restore the ...

, also spelled Kahn * Khan Town, a planned suburb in Afghanistan *

Khan Yunis Khan Yunis ( ar, خان يونس, also spelled Khan Younis or Khan Yunus; translation: ''Caravansary fJonah'') is a city in the southern Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Khan Yunis had a population of 142,6 ...

, a city in the southeastern part of Gaza *

Dera Ghazi Khan Dera Ghazi Khan (), abbreviated as D.G. Khan, is a city in the southwestern part of Punjab, Pakistan. It is the 19th largest city of Pakistan by population. Lying west of the Indus River, it is the headquarters of Dera Ghazi Khan District and ...

, a city in Punjab, Pakistan *

Dera Ismail Khan Dera Ismail Khan (; bal, , Urdu and skr, , ps, ډېره اسماعيل خان), abbreviated as D.I. Khan, is a city and capital of Dera Ismail Khan District, located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the 37th largest city of Pakista ...

, a district capital located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan * Feteli Khan, a municipality in Azerbaijan *

Idahlu-ye Khan Idahlu-ye Khan ( fa, ايده لوخان, also romanized as Īdahlū-ye Khān) is a village in Almalu Rural District, Nazarkahrizi District, Hashtrud County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of ...

, a village in Eastern Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Khal Khan, a village in Badakshan province of Afghanistan * Pind Matay Khan, a village in Punjab Province of Pakistan *

Rahim Yar Khan Rahim Yar Khan () is a city in Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the 9th largest city of Pakistan by population. It is the capital of the Rahim Yar Khan District and Rahim Yar Khan Tehsil. The administration of the city is subdivided into ni ...

, a city in Punjab Province of Pakistan * Sarai Kale Khan, a village in Delhi * Sardorov Kara Khan, a town and Jamoat in Tajikistan * Saru khan, a major village in Ghegharkunik Province of Armenia *

Tando Muhammad Khan Tando Muhammad Khan ( sd, ٽنڊو محمد خان; ur, ) is a city and headquarter of the Tando Muhammad Khan District located in Sindh, Pakistan. Is is named after Mir Muhammad Khan Talpur Shahwani. It is the 95th largest city of Pakistan, ...

, a district Headquarter in Sindh, Pakistan

Other uses

Khan Academy Khan Academy is an American non-profit educational organization created in 2008 by Sal Khan. Its goal is creating a set of online tools that help educate students. The organization produces short lessons in the form of videos. Its website also i ...

, a not-for-profit educational organization

Art and entertainment

Radio

People

Places

Other uses

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