The term Samaná or Samana may mean several things:

Places

Dominican Republic

* Samaná Province, a province in the Dominican Republic *

Samaná (town) Samaná (old spelling: Xamaná), in full Santa Bárbara de Samaná, is a town and municipality in northeastern Dominican Republic and is the capital of Samaná Province. It is located on the northern coast of Samaná Bay. The town is an importan ...

, or Santa Bárbara de Samaná, the capital of Samaná Province * Samaná Peninsula * Samaná Bay, a body of water in the Atlantic next to the Samaná Peninsula * Samaná El Catey International Airport

Other

* Samana Cay, an uninhabited island *

Samaná, Caldas Samaná is a town and municipality in the Colombian Departments of Colombia, Department of Caldas Department, Caldas. It is about 220 km north west of Bogota. Facilities include the Parque Simon Bolívar park and the Fundación Nacional Bat ...

, a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Caldas *

Samaná Norte River The Samaná Norte is a river in Antioquia Department, Colombia and a tributary of the Magdalena River The Magdalena River ( es, Río Magdalena, ; less commonly ) is the main river of Colombia, flowing northward about through the western half of ...

, a river in Antioquia Department, Colombia *

Samana, India Samana ( pa, ਸਮਾਣਾ) is a town and a municipal council in Patiala district in the Indian state of Punjab. Before Independence, Samana was a part of Patiala Kingdom (PEPSU). Now it is a part of Patiala District of Punjab (India). Geog ...

, a town in Patiala district in the Indian state of Punjab ** Samana (Assembly constituency) * Samana Range, a mountain range in Pakistan near Peshawar *

Samana, Guinea Samana is a town and sub-prefecture in the Beyla Prefecture in the Nzérékoré Region of south-eastern Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Gu ...

People

*Samana, , or

śramaṇa ''Śramaṇa'' (Sanskrit; Pali: ''𑀲𑀫𑀦'') means "one who labours, toils, or exerts themselves (for some higher or religious purpose)" or "seeker, one who performs acts of austerity, ascetic".Monier Monier-Williams, श्रमण śr ...

, the name for certain wandering ascetics from the Indian subcontinent, one of whom was Gautama Buddha *Samana, the mother of Imam Ali al-Hadi *

Natthaphong Samana Natthaphong Samana ( th, ณัฐพงษ์ สมณะ, born 29 June 1984), is a Thai professional footballer who last played as a left back for Thai League 2 club Chiangmai United. Natthaphong has also played for Thai Premier League rivals ...

(born 1984), Thai footballer

Other

Samaná Americans The Samaná Americans ( es, Americanos de Samaná) are a minority cultural sub-group of African American descendants that inhabits the Samaná Province in the eastern region of Dominican Republic. History Most of the Samaná Americans are desce ...

, a community of descendants of 19th century U.S. freed people of color in the Dominican Republic *

Samaná English Samaná English (SE and SAX) is a variety of the English language spoken by descendants of black immigrants from the United States who have lived in the Samaná Peninsula, now in the Dominican Republic. Members of the enclave are known as the Sam ...

, spoken by the Samaná Americans * ''Samana'' (moth), a genus of moths in the family Geometridae *

Samana hutia The term Samaná or Samana may mean several things: Places Dominican Republic *Samaná Province, a province in the Dominican Republic *Samaná (town), or Santa Bárbara de Samaná, the capital of Samaná Province *Samaná Peninsula *Samaná Bay, a ...

, an extinct species of rodent in the family Capromyidae * ''Samna'' (film), a 1974 Indian Marathi-language crime drama * Śramaṇa or samana, ascetic orders in ancient India including Jains and Buddhists **

Sramanera A sāmaṇera (Pali); sa, श्रामणेर (), is a novice male monastic in a Buddhist context. A female novice is a ''śrāmaṇerī'' or ''śrāmaṇerikā'' (Sanskrit; Pāli: ''sāmaṇerī''). Etymology The ''sāmaṇera'' is a ...

, a Buddhist novice ** Sramanachegas, 1st-century BC Indian philosopher and monk **

Samanar Tamil Jains (Tamil Samaṇar, from Prakrit '' samaṇa'' "wandering renunciate") are Tamils from Tamil Nadu, India, who practice Jainism (Tamil ). The Tamil Jain is a microcommunity of around 85,000 (around 0.13% of the population of Tamil Nad ...

or samana, term for Jains in Tamil Nadu ***

Samanar Hills Samanar Hills, also known as Samanar Malai or Amanarmalai or Melmalai, is a rocky stretch of hills located near Keelakuyilkudi village, west of Madurai city, Tamil Nadu, India. They stretch east–west over 3 kilometers towards Muthupatti villa ...

, Tamil Nadu, India, holy to the Jains {{disambiguation