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Astronomy

Rana (crater) Rana may refer to: Astronomy * Rana (crater), a crater on Mars * Delta Eridani or Rana, a star People, groups and titles * Rana (name), a given name and surname (including a list of people and characters with the name) * Rana (title), a histo ...

, a crater on Mars * Delta Eridani or Rana, a star

People, groups and titles

Rana (name) Rana ( Deva, राणा, ur, رانا) is an Indian Surname of Sanskrit origin meaning "king" in South Asian languages and is the masculine derivative of the Sanskrit word "rānī" meaning "queen". It was commonly used as a princely title b ...

, a given name and surname (including a list of people and characters with the name) * Rana (title), a historical title used today as a hereditary name in South Asia *

Rana dynasty Rana dynasty ( ne, राणा वंश, IAST=Rāṇā vaṃśa , ) is a Chhetri dynasty that imposed totalitarianism in the Kingdom of Nepal from 1846 until 1951, reducing the Shah monarch to a figurehead and making Prime Minister and othe ...

, a ruling dynasty in Nepal (1846–1951) * Rana, a South Asian ethnicity, subgroup of the

Tharu people The Tharu people are an ethnic group indigenous to the Terai in southern Nepal and northern India. They speak Tharu languages. They are recognized as an official nationality by the Government of Nepal. In the Indian Terai, they live foremost ...

Places

* Rana, Burkina Faso, a town in Boulkiemdé Province, Burkina Faso *

Raná (Chrudim District) Raná is a municipality and village in Chrudim District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by ...

, village in Pardubice Region, Czech Republic * Raná (Louny District), village and municipality in Ústí nad Labem Region, Czech Republic *

Rana, Norway Rana is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Mo i Rana, which houses the National Library of Norway. Other population centers i ...

, municipality in Nordland County, Norway *

Råna Råna is a mountain in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The mountain sits on the municipal border between the municipalities of Ørsta and Sykkylven. It is part of Hjelledalstindane mountains in the Sunnmørsalpene range. The tall mountain is ...

, a mountain in Møre og Romsdal County, Norway *

Rana Colony Rana Colony ( pa, ) is a small town in Gujranwala District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Rana Colony has a population of over approximately 5,000 and is located along the Grand Trunk Road The Grand Trunk Road (formerly known as Uttar ...

, a town in Punjab Province, Pakistan *

Ra'na Ra'na ( ar, رعنة) was a village located approximately 26 km northwest of Hebron. It was occupied by the Israeli army during Operation Yo'av in October 1948. It was one of 16 villages in the Hebron district that were depopulated. History ...

, a former village in Palestine * Rana, a medieval principality on

Rügen Rügen (; la, Rugia, ) is Germany's largest island. It is located off the Pomeranian coast in the Baltic Sea and belongs to the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The "gateway" to Rügen island is the Hanseatic city of Stralsund, where ...

, Germany

Other uses

* ''Rana'' (genus), a genus of frogs *

Rana (software) Rana is a female vocal released for Vocaloid 3. Development Rana was originally released for as a special Vocaloid release for the magazine. Those wishing to own her permanently had to buy every issue of the magazine to obtain all 30 tickets fo ...

, a vocal for the Vocaloid 3 singing voice synthesizer *

Rana language (disambiguation) Rana may refer to the following varieties: * Rana Tharu, an Indo-Aryan language of India and Nepal *Rana, a dialect of Kutang, a Sino-Tibetan language of Nepal * Rana, a dialect of Buru Buru (formerly spelled Boeroe, Boro, or Bouru) is the th ...

, several languages *

Rana FM Rana FM was a Pashto language broadcast radio station operating from studios in an undisclosed location in Kingston, Ontario feeding transmitters in Kandahar and Kabul, Afghanistan. History Launched on January 6, 2007 during the 2001 Afghan war ...

, a Canadian Pashto-language radio station *

Rana Institute of Higher Studies RANA University ( fa, پوهنتون رنا) is a higher education University in Afghanistan. The University provides degrees in Information Technology (BIT), Software Engineering (BSE), Law (LLB), Political Science and Business Administration. ...

, a university in Kabul, Afghanistan *

Rana Plaza The 2013 Rana Plaza factory collapse (also referred to as the 2013 Savar building collapse or the Collapse of Rana Plaza) was a structural failure that occurred on 24 April 2013 in the Savar Upazila of Dhaka District, Bangladesh, where an ...

, a building in Dhaka, Bangladesh that collapsed in 2013 * Royal Animal Nursing Auxiliary (RANA), a job title - see

Paraveterinary worker Paraveterinary worker is the professional of veterinary science that performs procedures autonomously or semi autonomously, as part of a veterinary assistance system. The job role varies throughout the world, and common titles include veterinary ...

* ''Rana'', an unfinished Indian film by

K. S. Ravikumar K. S. Ravikumar (born 30 May 1958) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, primarily working in Tamil films. Career 1990–1997 Ravikumar worked as co-director on R. B. Choudary's production ''Pudhu Vasantham'' direct ...

* Rana, a pinning position in professional wrestling * Rana, a codename for an AMD Phenom microprocessor * RANA, a band formed in New Jersey in the 1990s featuring

Scott Metzger Scott Metzger (born October 12, 1977) is an American guitarist. His work touches on many styles including psychedelic rock, soul, country, jazz, and surf rock. His collaborations with other artists include Phil Lesh, John Scofield, Joe Russo, J ...

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