Tana may refer to:

Places

Africa

Lake Tana Lake Tana ( am, ጣና ሐይቅ, T’ana ḥāyik’i; previously Tsana) is the largest lake in Ethiopia and the source of the Blue Nile. Located in Amhara Region in the north-western Ethiopian Highlands, the lake is approximately long and wid ...

, a lake in Ethiopia (and a source of the Nile River) *

Tana Qirqos Tana Qirqos (variantly spelled Tana Kirkos; also called Tana Chirqos or Tana Chirkos, etc.; Ge'ez: ጣና ቂርቆስ ''ṭānā qirqos'', ጣና ጪርቆስ ''ṭānā č̣irqos'') is an island in the eastern part of Lake Tana in Ethiopia, near ...

, an island in the eastern part of Lake Tana in Ethiopia, near the mouth of the Gumara River *

Tana River County Tana River County is a county in the former Coast Province of Kenya. It is named after the Tana River, the longest river in Kenya. It has an area of and a population of 315,943 as of the 2019 census. The county borders Kitui County to the we ...

, a county of Coast Province, Kenya *

Tana River (Kenya) The ca. 1000 km long Tana River is the longest river in Kenya, and gives its name to the Tana River County.Nakaegawa T., Wachana C. and KAKUSHIN Team-3 Modeling Group. (2012). "First impact assessment of hydrological cycle in the Tana River Ba ...

, the longest river in Kenya * ''Tana'', a shorthand form of

Antananarivo Antananarivo ( French: ''Tananarive'', ), also known by its colonial shorthand form Tana, is the capital and largest city of Madagascar. The administrative area of the city, known as Antananarivo-Renivohitra ("Antananarivo-Mother Hill" or "An ...

, the capital of Madagascar *

Tana, Guinea Tana is a small rural village in Guinea, nor far from the border with Sierra Leone. , the area around Tana was the last place in West Africa to still be affected by the West African Ebola virus disease epidemic. The village was visited by the Guin ...

, a small village in Guinea

Americas

Tana Glacier Tana Glacier is a long glacier in the U.S. state of Alaska. It begins at Bagley Icefield and flows northwest to its 1950 terminus Terminus may refer to: * Bus terminus, a bus station serving as an end destination * Terminal train station or term ...

, a glacier in the Valdez–Cordova Census Area, Alaska *

Tana River (Alaska) Tana River is a left tributary of the Chitina River in south-central Alaska. Tana River is fed by the Tana Glacier. It flows initially along its eastern edge, later below its glacier tongue in a predominantly northern direction. The West Fork R ...

, a river in the Valdez–Cordova Census Area, Alaska *

Tana River (Cuba) Tana River is a river of southern Cuba. See also *List of rivers of Cuba This is an incomplete list of rivers of Cuba, arranged from west to east, by coast, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. North Coast *Ma ...

, a river of southern Cuba *

Tana (volcano) Tana is an eroded pair of east–west trending stratovolcanic cones east of the more known Cleveland volcano, and is located on the eastern end of the Chuginadak Island of the Islands of Four Mountains of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. Geograph ...

, a volcano on

Chuginadak Island Chuginadak Island ( ale, Tanax̂ Angunax̂; russian: Чугинадак) is the largest island in the Islands of Four Mountains subgroup of the Aleutian archipelago. Chuginadak is an Aleutian name published by Captain Tebenkov in an 1852 map. ...

, Alaska

Asia

* Tanā Chōb, a village in Samangan, Afghanistan * Tana, Iran, a village in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran * Kyzyl-Tana, a village in the Osh Province of Kyrgyzstan * Tana Station, a railway station in the Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan * Tana,

Kukin Tana Thane (; also known as Thana, the official name until 1996) is a metropolitan city in Maharashtra, India. It is situated in the north-eastern portion of the Salsette Island. Thane city is entirely within Thane taluka, one of the seven talukas ...

, or Tana Mayambu, former names of Thane, India

Europe

* Tana or

Tanais Tanais ( el, Τάναϊς ''Tánaïs''; russian: Танаис) was an Ancient Greece, ancient Greek city in the Don River (Russia), Don river delta, called the Maeotian Swamp, Maeotian marshes in classical antiquity. It was a bishopric as Tana ...

, a medieval city and bishopric on the Sea of Azov *

Tana, Norway or is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tana bru. Among the other villages in the municipality are Austertana, Bonakas, Polmak, Rustefjelbma, and Skiippagurra. T ...

, a municipality in Norway **

Tana Bru Tana bru ( sme, Deanušaldi) is the administrative centre of Deatnu-Tana Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village lies on the western bank of the Tana River, along the European route E6 highway. The village has a populati ...

, a village in the municipality **

Tana Church Tana Church ( no, Tana kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Deatnu-Tana Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located in the village of Rustefjelbma. It is the main church for the Tana parish which is part of the ...

, a church in the village of Rustefjelbma, Tana **

Tana River (Norway) The Tana ( fi, Teno or ; sme, Deatnu ; no, Tana/Tanaelva; sv, Tana älv) is a long river in the Sápmi area of northern Fennoscandia. The river flows through Troms og Finnmark county, Norway and the Lapland region of Finland. The Sámi name ...

, the third longest river in Norway

Oceania

* Tana or

Tanna (island) Tanna (sometimes misspelled ''Tana'') is an island in Tafea Province of Vanuatu. Name The name ''Tanna'', first cited by James Cook, is derived from the word ''tana'' in the Kwamera language, meaning "earth". Etymologically, ''Tanna'' goes bac ...

, an island in Vanuatu

People

Tana (rapper) Steven Lewis (born November 14, 2006), known professionally as tana (formerly known as BabySantana), is an American rapper and singer. He rose to popularity within the early months of 2021 with his hit singles "14" (with Ka$hdami) and "Antisoci ...

, Steven Lewis, American rapper known under the name tana (born 2006) * Tana, a variant of the given name

Tanya Tanya may refer to: * Tanya (Judaism),an early work of Hasidic philosophy by Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi. * Tanya (name), a given name and list of people with the name * Tanya or Lara Saint Paul (born 1946) * List of Mortal Kombat characters#Tany ...

Elijah Tana Elijah Tana (born 28 February 1975) is a Zambian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. International career Tana represented the Zambia national team at the African Cup of Nations in 2000 and 2006. See also *List of ...

(born 1975), a former Zambian footballer *

Nick Tana Nick Tana is the former chairman of the Australian association football club Perth Glory. He had been the chairman and the majority shareholder of Perth Glory from the club's inception in 1995 until 2006. Tana is the former owner of fast food ch ...

, the former chairman of the Australian football club ''Perth Glory'' *

Rawat Tana Rawat may refer to: People * Rawat (surname), an Indian surname Individuals * Bipin Rawat (1958-2021), Indian military officer * Harish Rawat, politician * Harisingh Rawat, politician from Rajasthan *Madhulika Rawat (1963–2021), Indian so ...

(born 1977), a wheelchair racer from Thailand who competes at the Olympic level *

Tana and Riri Tana and Riri is an Indian story about two girls born around 1564, who were asked to sing in the court of Akbar. The story has become part of Gujarati folk culture. The twins were from a northern town known as Vadnagar near Visnagar in the state ...

, the twin sisters who chose to die rather than sing in Akbar's court, in India *

Tana Chanabut Tana Chanabut ( th, ธนา ชะนะบุตร; born June 6, 1984), simply known as Man ( th, แมน) is Thai professional football manager and former football player. Club career Tana has also played for Thailand Premier League sid ...

(born 1984), Thai footballer who plays for Pattaya United *

Táňa Fischerová Taťana Fischerová (better known as Táňa Fischerová) (6 June 1947 – 25 December 2019) was a Czech actress, writer, television host, politician and civic activist. From 2002 to 2006, she was a member of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. ...

(1947–2019), Czech actress, writer, television host, politician and civic activist *

Tana French Tana French (born 10 May 1973) is an American-Irish writer and theatrical actress. She is a longtime resident of Dublin, Ireland. Her debut novel ''In the Woods'' (2007), a psychological mystery, won the Edgar, Anthony, Macavity, and Barry aw ...

(born 1973), Irish novelist and theatrical actress *

Tana Hoban Tana Hoban (February 20, 1917 – January 27, 2006) was an American photographer and creator of children's books, including many picture books without any words. Early life and education Tana Hoban was born in Philadelphia to Jeanette (Dim ...

(1917–2006), American author and photographer *

Tana Mongeau Tana Marie Mongeau ( , born June 24, 1998) is an American Internet personality. She is known to make "storytime" videos and similar content posted to her YouTube channel. Early life Tana Mongeau was born on June 24, 1998, to Rick and Rebecca ...

(born 1998), American Internet personality *

Tana Ramsay Cayetana Elizabeth Ramsay ('' née'' Hutcheson; born 23 August 1974) is an English TV broadcaster and author of several cookery books. Early life Ramsay was born in Croydon, South London, United Kingdom, and raised in a barn in Kent. Her fathe ...

(born 1974), British TV broadcaster and author of bestselling books on cooking * Tana Sripandorn (born 1986), a professional footballer from Thailand playing for Samut Songkhram FC *

Tana Umaga Jonathan Ionatana Falefasa Umaga (; ; born 27 May 1973) is a New Zealand former rugby union footballer and former captain of the national team, the All Blacks. Since 2016 he has been coach of the Blues in the Super Rugby competition. He played ...

(born 1973), New Zealand rugby union footballer and former captain of the national team *

Tana Wood Tana Elaine Wood is a Biogeochemistry, biogeochemist and ecosystem scientist with a focus in land-use and climate change. Her research is focused on looking into how these issues affect tropical forested ecosystems and particularly focuses on so ...

, biogeochemist and ecosystem scientist * Pedro Tanausú Domínguez Placeres, commonly known as Tana (born 1990), a Spanish footballer

Fictional characters

* Tana, a character from the video game ''Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones'' *

Tana Moon Tana Moon is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is a Metropolis reporter who was Superboy's first love and introduced as part of the ''Reign of the Supermen'' storyline. Tana Moon first appeared in ...

, a fictional character who was a reporter in Metropolis in the Superboy comics

Organizations

Telugu Association of North America Telugu Association of North America (also referred to as TANA) is a non-profit organization and is one of oldest Indo-American national level organisation primarily for networking of Telugu people Telugu people ( te, తెలుగువా ...

(TANA) *

Tana FC Formation Tana FC Formation is a football (soccer) club from Madagascar based in Analamanga. Their home stadium is Rabemananjara Stadium, which has a capacity of 10,000 people. Achievements *Coupe de Madagascar: 0 ::Runners-up: 2009, 2011 Performance in ...

, a football club from Madagascar *

Tana Oy Tana Oy is a privately-owned, environmental technology company founded in 1971. Tana specializes in machines and equipment for mechanical processing of solid waste. The company manufactures landfill compactors and recycling machinery. Tana is a ...

, a Finnish waste management company

Religion and mythology

Tāne In Māori mythology, Tāne (also called Tāne-mahuta, Tāne-nui-a-Rangi, and several other names) is the god of forests and of birds, and the son of Ranginui and Papatūānuku, the sky father and the earth mother, who used to lie in a tight em ...

, the Māori god of forests and of birds * Tana, claimed to be an early Etruscan name for the Roman goddess Diana according to Charles Godfrey Leland, and recognized as such by some Neopagan groups * The single form of

Tannaim ''Tannaim'' ( Amoraic Hebrew: תנאים , singular , ''Tanna'' "repeaters", "teachers") were the rabbinic sages whose views are recorded in the Mishnah, from approximately 10–220 CE. The period of the ''Tannaim'', also referred to as the Mis ...

, Rabbinic sages whose views were record in the Mishnah

Other uses

1641 Tana Events January–March * January 4 – The stratovolcano Mount Parker in the Philippines) has a major eruption. * January 18 – Pau Claris proclaims the Catalan Republic. * February 16 – King Charles I of England giv ...

, a main-belt asteroid * ''Tana'', a minor Kazakh

Jüz A ''zhuz'' ( kz, ٴجۇز , Жүз, translit=Jüz, , also translated as "horde") is one of the three main territorial and tribal divisions in the Kypchak Plain area that covers much of the contemporary Kazakhstan. It represents the main tribal di ...

, or "tribe" * Tāna (Thaana, Taana), the writing system for the Divehi language spoken in the Maldives * ''Tana'' (film), an Albanian film from 1958 * Tána, "raids", a genre of ancient Irish tales, usually about a "cattle raid" (''Táin Bó'') * Tana (music), a type of musical note pattern in Indian classical music embellishing or exposing a

rāga A ''raga'' or ''raag'' (; also ''raaga'' or ''ragam''; ) is a melodic framework for improvisation in Indian classical music akin to a melodic mode. The ''rāga'' is a unique and central feature of the classical Indian music tradition, and as ...

Tāne Mahuta Tāne Mahuta, also called "God of the Forest", is a giant Agathis australis, kauri tree (''Agathis australis'') in the Waipoua Forest of Northland Region, New Zealand. Its age is unknown but is estimated to be between 1,250 and 2,500 years. It i ...

, a giant Kauri tree in the Northland Region of New Zealand * ''Tana'' (plant), genus in the family Apiaceae * ''Tana'' (fly), a genus in subfamily

Chiromyzinae Chiromyzinae is a subfamily of soldier flies in the family Stratiomyidae. Genera *'' Archilagarinus'' Enderlein, 1932 *'' Barbiellinia'' Bezzi, 1922 *'' Boreoides'' Hardy, 1920 *'' Chiromyza'' Wiedemann, 1820 *'' Clavimyia'' Lindner, 1924 ...