Watan (
Arabic: وطن) or Al-Watan with the definite article al- (
Arabic: الوطن), meaning homeland,
heimat
''Heimat'' () is a German word
translating to 'home' or 'homeland'.
The word has connotations specific to German culture, German society and specifically German Romanticism, German nationalism, German statehood and regionalism so that it ha ...
, country, or nation, may refer to:
Politics
Al-Watan means 'national' in Arabic and in Persian (وطن), the articles titles on Wikipedia for political parties are sometimes translated as 'national', sometimes as 'al-watan', 'al-watani' or 'watani'. ''Wataniyya'' may also refer to State-based ('patriotic') nationalism (see
Egyptian nationalism), as opposed to ''Qawmiyya'', ethnic-based
Arab nationalism
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Watani Party
The Watani Party ("National Party", ar, ﺍﻟﺤﺰﺐ ﺍﻟﻮﻃﻨﻲ, ''al-Ḥizb al-Waṭanī'') was a nationalist political party in Egypt.
Founded as political movement in 1895, the Watani was led by Mustafa Kamil Pasha, a Francophile ...
or Al-Watani Party, a former Egyptian party
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Homeland Party (Libya)
The Homeland Party or Libyan National Party (also styled ''Alwattan Party'', ar, حزب الوطن ' or ') is a conservative Islamist political party in Libya, founded in November 2011, after the Libyan Civil War and the overthrow of the Libya ...
, or Al-Watan Party, a Libyan party
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National Party (Syria), or Al-Watani Party, a former Syrian party
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Al-Watan Party (Tunisia), or Al-Watan Party, a centrist party in Tunisia
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Watan Party of Afghanistan, an Afghan political party
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Vatan Party, a former Iranian party
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Patriotic Party (Turkey)
The Patriotic Party ( tr, Vatan Partisi, VP) is a political party in Turkey. The Patriotic Party describes itself as "vanguard party" and its chairman, Dogu Perincek, described the party in 2015 as a bringing together of socialists, revolutio ...
, a Turkish political party
Publications
It is commonly used as the name of
Arabic-language newspapers, as well as newspapers in other languages that have borrowed the word:
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''Al-Watan'' (Bahrain), an Arabic daily newspaper published in Bahrain
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Watan News
Watan ''()'' is a weekly Arab-American newspaper published by Watan News LLC. It was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1990 by journalist Nezam Mahdawi. In 1993, the newspaper moved its headquarters to Los Angeles, California.
''Watan News'' starte ...
, online Jordanian news agency
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''Al-Watan'' (Kuwait), a Kuwaiti Arabic-language defunct daily published by the Al Watan publishing house
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Al-Watan Daily
Al Watan Daily was a daily English-language newspaper published in Kuwait.
History and profile
The first issue of ''Al-Watan Daily'' was published on 3 March 2008. The paper was established and was printed by the Dar Al-Watan publishing house, w ...
'', a daily English-language newspaper published in Kuwait
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''Alwatan'' (Oman), an Arabic daily newspaper published in Oman
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''Al-Watan'' (Qatar), a daily morning Arabic-language political newspaper based in Doha, Qatar
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''Al-Watan'' (Saudi Arabia), a daily newspaper in Saudi Arabia
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''Al-Watan'' (Syria), a Syrian Arabic-language daily newspaper published in Syria
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Al-Watwan (Comoros), a Comorian French-language and Comorian Arabic-language daily newspaper published in Moroni, Comoros
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El Watan
''El Watan'' (Arabic:الوطن, meaning ''the Homeland'') is an independent French-language newspaper in Algeria.
History and profile
The paper was founded in 1990 after Omar Belhouchet and nineteen colleagues left the FLN government-owned ne ...
'', an Algerian newspaper
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Nawai Watan'', a Balochi newspaper in Pakistan
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Vatan
''Vatan'' ("Homeland" or "Motherland") is a Turkish daily newspaper founded in 2002 by the Doğan Media Group. The paper was purchased by DK ( Demirören & Karacan) Corporation in April 2011 and was totally acquired by Demirören Holding Demiö ...
'', a Turkish daily newspaper, founded in 2002
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''Vatan'' (former newspaper), former Turkish newspaper (1923–1925, 1940–1978)
Places
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Al-Watan, San‘a’
Sanaa ( ar, صَنْعَاء '), also spelled San'a or Sana, is a governorate of Yemen. Its capital is Sanaa, which is also the national capital. However, the city of Sanaa is not part of the governorate but instead forms the separate governorat ...
, a village in western central Yemen
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Qasr Al Watan, the United Arab Emirates
presidential palace and seat of government.
Other uses
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''Watan'' (film), a 1938 Indian film
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Watan (name)
Watan ( Arabic: وطن) or Al-Watan with the definite article al- ( Arabic: الوطن), meaning homeland, heimat, country, or nation, may refer to:
Politics
Al-Watan means 'national' in Arabic and in Persian (وطن), the articles titles on Wiki ...
, a Formosan given name
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Watan Group Watan Group (translates as ''Nation Group'') is a company based in Afghanistan that provides telecommunications, logistics and security services. It is owned by the Popal brothers who are believed to be cousins of Afghan President, Hamid Karzai. , a telecommunications and security company in Afghanistan
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Pader Watan, a military unit in the Soviet-backed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan
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Watan Order
The is the highest national order of Turkmenistan. It can only be awarded to the current president, and only once in the president's tenure, for "outstanding achievements in domestic and foreign policies." The order was created for Gurbanguly Berd ...
, the highest national order of Turkmenistan
* ''Watan'', a historical land allotment in India owned by a
Watandar
Vatandar, or Watandar is a title of the Koli caste meaning "landholder Kolis". The title was given to landowners, particularly in Maharashtra.
The vatandar generally owned a plot of land or ''vatan'' (or ''watan'') worked by the local people, w ...
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Ardulfurataini (national anthem), national anthem of Iraq from 1981 to 2003
See also
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Vatan (disambiguation)
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