Thana means " police station" in South Asian countries, and can also mean the district controlled by a police station. * Thanas of Bangladesh, former subdistricts in the administrative geography of Bangladesh; later renamed '' upazila'' * in (British) Indian history, a ''thana'' was a group of princely states deemed too small to perform all functions separately * Thane is a city named after the word ''thana'' (police station) because it was important for its barracks back in colonial era, it is located in Konkan division, a province of India * Thana Bhawan (), also known simply as Thana, is a town in Uttar Pradesh, India

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