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, a uninhabited *

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 Punja * 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 {{disambiguation