Manda may refer to:

Places

Kafr Manda Kafr Manda or Kfar Menda ( ar, كفر مندا, he, כַּפְר מַנְדָא) is an Arab town in the Lower Galilee, on the slopes of Mount Atzmon in Israel's Northern District. Kafr Manda is northwest of the city of Nazareth. In its popu ...

, Arab town in the Lower Galilee *

Manda Upazila Manda ( bn, মান্দা) is an upazila of Naogaon District in the Division of Rajshahi Division, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. History * During the War of Liberation in 1971 the Pak army killed 128 innocent persons at village Pakuria of Bharsho ...

, an upazila in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh *

Manda, Kale Manda is a village in Kale Township, Kale District, in the Sagaing Region of western Burma Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although ...

, a village in Burma * Manda, Guinea, a town in the Labé Region *

Manda, Jammu Manda is a village and an archaeological site in Jammu in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It was excavated by Archaeological Survey of India during 1976-77 by J. P. Joshi. The site contains ruins of an ancient Indus Valley civi ...

, India, a village *

Manda (zamindari) Manda ( hi, मांडा) was a zamindari, with lands located near Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, in northern India. History The predecessor state of Manikpur was founded in 1180, by Raja Manik Chand, brother of Jai Chand, Raja Jai Chand of Kan ...

, an erstwhile feudal estate in India, near Allahabad *

Manda (Tanzanian ward) Manda is an administrative ward in Ludewa District in the Njombe Region of Tanzania. In 2016 the Tanzania National Bureau of Statistics report there were 4,443 people in the ward, from 4,304 in 2012. Manda is a small town along Lake Nyasa ...

, an administrative ward in Dodoma Region, Tanzania *

Manda, Missouri Manda is an extinct town in Gasconade County, in the U.S. state of Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st i ...

, a ghost town in the United States * Manda National Park, Chad *

Manda Island Manda is an island of the Lamu Archipelago of Kenya, known for the prosperous 9th century ports of Takwa and Manda town. The island is now linked by ferry to Lamu and is home to Manda Airport, while Manda Toto island lies to its west. The isla ...

, Lamu Archipelago, Kenya

People

Manda people The Manda are an ethnic and linguistic group based in Ludewa District in the Iringa Region of southern Tanzania, along the eastern shore of Lake Malawi Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, is an Af ...

, an ethnic and linguistic group in southern Tanzania * Manda (name), a list of people with the given name or surname

Fictional characters

Manda Best Manda Best is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Josie Lawrence. Manda was introduced by executive producer Diederick Santer, and made her first appearance on 6 March 2009 and her last on 12 February 20 ...

, in the soap opera ''EastEnders'' *

Manda (kaiju) is a fictional monster, or ''kaiju'', which first appeared in Ishirō Honda's 1963 film ''Atragon'', produced and distributed by Toho. Manda is based on a Japanese dragon, and is depicted as a giant sea-dwelling serpent which can survive on lan ...

, a dragon-based kaiju that appears in Japanese monster films * Manda, a giant snake in the ''

Naruto ''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. T ...

'' manga series

Other uses

* ''Manda'' (beetle), a genus of insects in the family Staphylinidae *

Beth manda A mandi, mashkhanna ( ), or beth manda (''beit manda'', , 'house of knowledge'; also ''bimanda'') is a Mandaean building that serves as a community center and place of worship. A mandi is traditionally built on the banks of a yardna, or flowing ...

, a place of worship for followers of Mandaeism *

Manda (Mandaeism) In Mandaeism, manda ( myz, ࡋࡀࡅࡐࡀ) is the concept of gnosis or spiritual knowledge. Mandaeans stress salvation of the soul through secret knowledge (gnosis) of its divine origin. Mandaeism "provides knowledge of whence we have come and whi ...

, the concept of

gnosis Gnosis is the common Greek noun for knowledge ( γνῶσις, ''gnōsis'', f.). The term was used among various Hellenistic religions and philosophies in the Greco-Roman world. It is best known for its implication within Gnosticism, where it ...

or spiritual knowledge in Mandaeism *

Manda language (disambiguation) Manda may be: * Manda language (Australia) *Manda language (India) * Manda language (Tanzania) *the Manda dialect of the Venda language Venda or Tshivenda is a Bantu language and an official language of South Africa. It is mainly spoken by th ...

, multiple languages *

Manda (goddess) In Hinduism, Manda ( sa, मान्दा, ) or Dhamini ( sa, धामिनी, ) is the second consort of Shani and mother of Gulikan. She is a Gandharva princess and the most famous chief consort of Shani. She is the goddess of Kalā. He ...

, a Hindu deity

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