Bayan may refer to:

Educational institutions

Bayan Islamic Graduate School Bayan Islamic Graduate School is a private Islamic graduate school based in Orange, California with its campus located in Chicago, Illinois. It offers accredited Master of Arts degrees in four subject areas: Islamic Studies, Islamic Leadership, ...

, Chicago, IL

Places

*Bayan-Aul, Pavlodar,

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...

*Bayan Mountain, an ancient mountain name for part of

Tarbagatai Mountains The Tarbagatai Mountains are a mountain range straddling the China–Kazakhstan border, located in northwestern Xinjiang, China, and the Abai Region of East Kazakhstan. The name of the mountain derived from the Mongolian word ''tarvaga'', m ...

at Kazakhstan in

Qing Dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing, was a Manchu-led Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China and an early modern empire in East Asia. The last imperial dynasty in Chinese history, the Qing dynasty was preceded by the ...

period *

Bayan Lepas Bayan Lepas is a suburb of George Town in the Malaysian state of Penang. Located near the southeastern tip of Penang Island, south of the city centre, it is home to the Penang International Airport, the third busiest airport in Malaysia, as we ...

, place in Penang, Malaysia which also houses Penang airport *

Bayan Baru Bayan Baru is a neighbourhood of George Town, Penang, George Town in the States and federal territories of Malaysia, Malaysian state of Penang. Located south of the Central George Town, Penang, city centre, it lies within the suburb of Bayan Lepa ...

, a place in Penang, Malaysia ( next to Bayan Lepas ) * Bayan, Dashkasan, Azerbaijan * Bayan, Oghuz, Azerbaijan *

Bayan County Bayan County () is a county of Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China, it is under the administration of the prefecture-level city of Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang. It borders Mulan County to the east, Bin County to the south, Hulan Dis ...

, in Harbin city, Heilongjiang Province, China * ''Bayan'' or ''Piyan'', an old name for

Khorramshahr Khorramshahr (; ) is a city in the Central District of Khorramshahr County, Khuzestan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. It is also known in Arabic by the local ethnically Arab population as Al-Muhamma ...

, Iran *

Bayan, Fars Beyan (, also Romanized as Beyān and Bayān; also known as Baigun, Qal‘eh Beig, Qal‘eh-ye Beyg, and Qal‘eh-ye Beyk) is a village in Shahidabad Rural District, Mashhad-e Morghab District, Khorrambid County, Fars province, Iran I ...

, a village in Fars Province, Iran *

Bayan, Hamadan Bian (, also Romanized as Bīān and Bayān) is a village in Gamasiyab Rural District, in the Central District of Nahavand County, Hamadan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is ...

, a village in Hamadan Province, Iran *

Bayan area Bayan () is a residential area and district in the Hawalli Governorate of Kuwait, consisting of 13 blocks, and situated approximately 15 kilometres away from the core areas of Kuwait City. Its naming was inspired by the fact that it is in an area of ...

an area within the Hawalli governorate of Kuwait *

Bayan (political entity) In early Philippine history, ''barangay'' is the term historically used by scholars to describe the complex sociopolitical units that were the dominant organizational pattern among the various peoples of the Philippine archipelago , . in the ...

, the historic term for a Country or Polity in early Philippine history; used today to describe a municipality, or to denote one's homeland or country. * Bayan, Sistan and Baluchestan, a village in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran *

Bayan, Bayat Bayan is a village in the Bayat District of Çorum Province Çorum () is a province in the Black Sea Region of Turkey, but lying inland and having more characteristics of Central Anatolia than the Black Sea coast. Its area is 12,428 k ...

Mongolia

Bayan (, ''rich, wealth'') is a common place name element in both Mongolia and Inner Mongolia: * two Aimags (provinces) of Mongolia: **

Bayan-Ölgii Province Bayan-Ölgii ( ) is the westernmost of the 21 Aimags of Mongolia, aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. The country's only Islam in Mongolia, Muslim and Kazakh people, Kazakh-majority aimag, it was established in August 1940. Its capital is Ölgii (cit ...

, the westernmost of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia **

Bayankhongor Province The Bayankhongor Province or Bayanhongor Aimag is one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia. It is located in the southwest of the country and, at 116,000 square kilometers, it is one of the largest aimags. The capital of the aimag shares the ...

, one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia *

Bayankhongor Bayankhongor () is the capital of the Bayankhongor Province (aimag) in Mongolia. The administration of the Bayankhongor Sum (district) is also located in the same place. The city is at an elevation of 1859 m above sea level, and has a populatio ...

, the capital of Bayankhongor Aimag * two Düüregs (districts) of the capital Ulan Bator: ** Bayangol **

Bayanzürkh Bayanzürkh ( ; ) is one of nine districts of the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar. It is subdivided into 20 subdistricts. It is the largest district in the capital and lies in the southeast of the city. It was established in 1965. In 2023 it h ...

* many Sums (districts) in different Aimags: **

Bayan, Töv Bayan ( ), also Maanit ( ), is a district of Töv Province in Mongolia Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and southeast. It covers an area of , with a population of 3.5&nb ...

Bayan-Adarga, Khentii Bayan-Adarga () is a sum (district) of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia. In 2010, its population was 2,205.Bayan-Agt, Bulgan **

Bayanbulag, Bayankhongor Bayanbulag (, ''rich spring'') is a sum (district) of Bayankhongor Province in southern Mongolia. In 2006, its population was 2,143. Climate Bayanbulag has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification ''BSk'') with mild summers a ...

Bayanchandmani Bayanchandmani () is a sum of Töv Province in Mongolia. It lies on the main road going west and then north from the national capital. In 2011, the population was 3,783. Administrative divisions The district is divided into three bags A b ...

, Töv **

Bayandalai, Ömnögovi Bayandalai (, Rich ocean) is a sum (district) of Ömnögovi Province in southern Mongolia. In 2009, its population was 2,316.

Bayandelger, Sükhbaatar Bayandelger (, Rich expanse) is a sum (district) of Sükhbaatar Province in eastern Mongolia. The population (as of 2009) of the sum is 4,569, including 1,169 in the sum center. Climate Bayandelger has a cold semi-arid climate (Köppen climat ...

, a sum (district) of Sükhbaatar Province in eastern Mongolia **

Bayandelger, Töv Bayandelger ( ) is a district in the west of Mongolia's Töv Province. As of the 2005 census, it had a population of 1,226 inhabitants in 429 households. History The district (or sum) was founded in 1923 under the name Gün ( ) and as part of th ...

Bayandun, Dornod Bayandun ( is a sum (district) of Dornod Province in eastern Mongolia. In 2009, its population was 2,936. Administrative divisions The district is divided into four bags A bag, also known regionally as a sack, is a common tool in the form ...

Bayangol, Övörkhangai Bayangol (, Mongolian: ''rich river'') is a sum (district) of Övörkhangai Province in southern Mongolia. In 2008, its population was 4,572. Administrative divisions The district is divided into six bags A bag, also known regionally as a ...

Bayangol, Selenge Bayangol (, Mongolian: ''rich river'') is a sum (district) of Selenge Province in northern Mongolia. The capital town of the district is officially named ''Baruunkharaa''. In 2008, its population was 5,028.

** Bayangovi, Bayankhongor ** Bayanlig, Bayankhongor ** Bayanjargalan, Dundgovi **

Bayanjargalan, Töv Bayanjargalan (, Rich happiness) is a sum of Töv Province in Mongolia Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south and southeast. It covers an area of , with a population of 3.5&nb ...

Bayankhairkhan, Zavkhan Bayankhairkhan (, Rich mountain) is a sum of Zavkhan Province in western Mongolia. In 2005, its population was 1,968.Zavkhan Aimag''Сумдын Танилцуулга'' (''Introduction to the Sums'') Administrative divisions The district is div ...

** Bayankhangai, Töv **

Bayankhutag, Khentii Bayankhutag (, ''rich noble'') is a Sums of Mongolia, sum (district) of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia. In 2010, its population was 1,949.

Bayanmönkh, Khentii Bayanmönkh (, Rich eternal) is a sum (district) of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia. In 2010, its population was 1,347.Bayannuur, Bulgan Bayanuur (, Mongolian: ''rich lake'') is a sum (district) of Bulgan Province in northern Mongolia. In 2009, its population was 1,526. Geography The district has a total area of 960.07 km2. Administrative divisions The district is divided into t ...

Bayannuur, Bayan-Ölgii Bayannuur (, Mongolian: ''rich lake'') is a '' sum'' (district) of the Bayan-Ölgii Aimag (province) in Mongolia. It is located to the very east of the aimag capital Ölgii and it has a border with the Uvs Aimag. Like in Bayan-Ölgii's other su ...

Bayan-Öndör, Bayankhongor Bayan-Öndör (, Rich-High) is a sum (district) of Bayankhongor Province in southern Mongolia. In 2006, its population was 2,559.

Bayan-Öndör, Orkhon Erdenet (; , 'precious, valuable') is the third-largest city in Mongolia and the provincial capital of Orkhon. Located in the northern Mongolia, it lies in a valley between the Selenge and Orkhon rivers about (as the crow flies) northwest of ...

** Bayan-Öndör, Övörkhangai **

Bayan-Önjüül Bayan-Önjüül ( ) is a district of Töv Province in Mongolia. The now-abandoned (Bayan-)Baraat settlement is 30 km south-east from Bayan-Önjüül. Geography The district (or sum) has a total area of 4,790 km2. Administrative divisions Th ...

, Töv **

Bayan-Ovoo, Bayankhongor Bayan-Ovoo (, Rich ovoo) is a sum (district) of Bayankhongor Province in Mongolia. In 2006, its population was 2,912.Bayan-Ovoo, Khentii Bayan-Ovoo ( is a sum (district) of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia. The sum had a population in 2008 of 1,581 and an area of 3,381 km². Climate Bayan-Ovoo has a continental climate (Köppen climate classification ''Dwb'') with war ...

, a sum (district) of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia **

Bayan-Ovoo, Ömnögovi Bayan-Ovoo (, Rich ovoo) is a sum (district) of Ömnögovi Province in the Gobi Desert of southern Mongolia. The seat lies at Erdenetsogt. History The sum was established on May 26, 1924. Geography and climate The sum is located in the Gobi D ...

Bayantal, Govisümber Bayantal (, ''rich steppe'') is a sum of Govisümber Province in central Mongolia. In 2014, its population was 1,084. Transport The town is served by a railway station on the Trans-Mongolian Railway The Trans-Mongolian Railway (, ) connects ...

Bayantes, Zavkhan Bayantes () is a sum of Zavkhan Province in western Mongolia. In 2005, its population was 3,024.Zavkhan Aimag''Сумдын Танилцуулга'' (''Introduction to the Sums'') Geography Bayantes is the northern most district in Zavkhan Provi ...

Bayantsagaan, Bayankhongor Bayantsagaan (, ''rich white'') is a sum (district) of Bayankhongor Province in southern Mongolia. In 2006, its population was 3,599.Bayantsagaan, Töv Bayantsagaan (; ) is a district of Töv Province in Mongolia. Geography The district (or sum) has a total area of 6,474 km2. Administrative divisions The district is divided into five bags A bag, also known regionally as a sack, is a common ...

** Bayantsogt, Töv ** Bayantümen, Dornod ***

Baruun Bayan-Ulaan, Övörkhangai Baruun Bayan-Ulaan (, West rich red) is a sum (district) of Övörkhangai Province in southern Mongolia. In 2008, its population was 2,556. Geography Baruun Bayan-Ulaan is the western most district in Övörkhangai Province. Administrative div ...

***

Züünbayan-Ulaan, Övörkhangai Züünbayan-Ulaan (, East rich red) is a sum (district) of Övörkhangai Province in southern Mongolia. In 2008, its population was 4,436. Administrative divisions The district is divided into six bags A bag, also known regionally as a sack ...

** Bayan-Uul, Dornod **

Bayan-Uul, Govi-Altai Bayan-Uul (, Rich mountain) is a sum (district) of Govi-Altai Province in western Mongolia. In 2009, its population was 2,943.

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Uulbayan, Sükhbaatar Uulbayan (, Mountain rich) is a sum (district) of Sükhbaatar Province in eastern Mongolia. In 2009, its population was 2,883.

Bayanzürkh, Khövsgöl Bayanzürkh (, ''lit. "rich heart"'') is a sum (district) of Khövsgöl aimag (province) in Mongolia. The area is about , of which are pasture. In 2000, the sum had 4202 inhabitants, mainly Darkhad. The center, officially named ''Altraga'' () ...

, a sum (district) of Khövsgöl aimag (province) * ''

Bayanzag The Flaming Cliffs site (also known as Bayanzag, Bayn Dzak) ( ''rich in saxaul''), with the alternative Mongolian name of (''red cliffs''), is a region of the Gobi Desert in the Ömnögovi Province of Mongolia, in which important fossil finds ha ...

'' or

Flaming Cliffs The Flaming Cliffs site (also known as Bayanzag, Bayn Dzak) ( ''rich in saxaul''), with the alternative Mongolian name of (''red cliffs''), is a region of the Gobi Desert in the Ömnögovi Province of Mongolia, in which important fossil finds ha ...

, a paleontological site in the Gobi desert

Inner Mongolia, China

Bayannur Bayannur or Bayannao'er ( zh, c=巴彦淖尔市, p=bāyànnàoěr; ''Bayannaɣur qota'', Mongolian Cyrillic Баяннуур хот) is a prefecture-level city in western Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. Until 1 December 2003, the ...

prefecture-level city *

Bayan Obo Bayan'obo Mining District ( Mongolian: , zh, s=白云鄂博矿区), or Baiyun-Obo or Baiyun'ebo, is a mining district in the west of Inner Mongolia, China. It is under the administration of Baotou City, the downtown of which is more than to the ...

, mining settlement in Baotou * , a sum of

Darhan Muminggan United Banner } Darhan Muminggan United Banner (Mongolian: ; zh, s=达尔罕茂明安联合旗) is a banner of west-central Inner Mongolia, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Baotou City, to the south-southwest. Administrative divis ...

* , a sum of

Dorbod Banner Dorbod Banner or Siziwang Banner (; zh, c=四子王旗) is a banner (county equivalent) in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia, China, bordering Mongolia's Dornogovi Province to the northwest. It is located about north of Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongo ...

* , a sum of

Urad Middle Banner Urad Middle Banner ( Mongolian: ; zh, s=乌拉特中旗) is a banner of Inner Mongolia, China. It is located in the west of the region, and administratively is part of Bayan Nur City. It has a total area of and in 2020 had a population of 112,1 ...

Xinjiang, China

* , a Township of

Hoboksar Hoboksar ( zh, s=和布克赛尔蒙古自治县, p=Hébùkèsài'ěr Měnggǔ Zìzhìxiàn), sometimes referred with the historic name Hefeng County ( zh, s=和丰县, p=Héfēng Xiàn, labels=no), is an autonomous county for Mongol people in the ...

Family name

* Bayan, the variant source of family name Fu (富), meaning "rich or wealth", whom dwell in

Aohan Banner Aohan Banner ( Mongolian: ; zh, s=敖汉旗) is a banner of southeastern Inner Mongolia, China, bordering Liaoning province to the south. It is under the administration of Chifeng City, to the west. Administrative divisions Aohan Banner is mad ...

People

* two Mongol generals of the Yuan Dynasty: **

Bayan of the Baarin Bayan of the Baarin (Mongolian language, Mongolian: Баян; 1236 – January 11, 1295), or Boyan () was an ethnic Mongols, Mongol general of the Yuan dynasty of China. He was known to Marco Polo as "Bayan Hundred Eyes" (probably from a confusio ...

(1236–1295) and **

Bayan of the Merkid Bayan of the Merkid (died 1340), or Bayan (), was a Mongol general of the Merkid clan and an official in the Yuan dynasty. Life Bayan was born into a family with military background. Many of his family members had served as soldiers during the ...

(died 1340), Mongol general of the Mergid clan and official in the Yuan Dynasty * Buyan (khan), aka Bayan, the Khan of the Blue Horde *

Bayan I Bayan I reigned as the first khagan of the Avar Khaganate between 562 and 602. As the Göktürk Empire expanded westwards on the Eurasian Steppe during the 6th century, peoples such as the Avars (also known as the ''Pseudo-Avars'', ''Obri'', ...

(6th-century–602), Avar khagan *

Bayan II Bayan II was an Avar khagan Khagan or Qaghan (Middle Mongol:; or ''Khagan''; ) or zh, c=大汗, p=Dàhán; ''Khāqān'', alternatively spelled Kağan, Kagan, Khaghan, Kaghan, Khakan, Khakhan, Khaqan, Xagahn, Qaghan, Chagan, Қан, or K ...

(died 617), Avar khagan *

Bayan (son of Kubrat) Batbayan ruled the Khazarian Bulgars from 667 to 690 CE. Theophanes and Nicephorus record his rule after the Khazars defeated the Bulgars and Old Great Bulgaria disintegrated in 668 CE. There is a scholarly theory that he may have been the same ...

, son of Kubrat Khan *

Bayan Mahmoud Al-Zahran Bayan Mahmoud Al-Zahran is one of the first four female attorneys in Saudi Arabia. Career Al-Zahran trained as a legal consultant for three years, representing dozens of clients in family disputes, criminal and civil cases. Her initial focus was do ...

, Saudi lawyer *

Bayan Nuwayhed Bayan Nuwayhed (; 1937 – 12 July 2025) was a Palestinian journalist, academic, historian and a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). She was one of the leading historians of Palestine and was the author of the book entitled '' ...

(born 1937), Palestinian journalist, academic and politician

Music

*''Bayan'', the larger drum of the

tabla A ''tabla'' is a pair of hand drums from the Indian subcontinent. Since the 18th century, it has been the principal percussion instrument in Hindustani classical music, where it may be played solo, as an accompaniment with other instruments a ...

set *

Bayan (accordion) The bayan ( rus, бая́н, p=bɐˈjan) is a type of chromatic button accordion developed in the Russian Empire in the early 20th century and named after the 11th-century bard Boyan. Characteristics The bayan differs from western chromatic ...

, Russian accordion

Media

* ''Al-Bayan'' (newspaper), a newspaper in the Arab Emirates *''Al Bayan'', an Iraqi newspaper affiliated to the

Islamic Dawa Party The Islamic Dawa Party () is an Iraqi Shia Islamist political movement that was formed in 1957 by seminarians in Najaf, Iraq, and later formed branches in Lebanon and Kuwait. The Party backed the Iranian Revolution and also Ayatollah Ruholla ...

* ''Al Bayan'' (magazine), a Lebanese business magazine * ''Al-Bayan'' (journal), a 19th-century periodical in Cairo * ''Al-Bayan'' (radio station), an Iraq-based radio station of ISIS *

Bayan Telecommunications Bayan Telecommunications Inc. (BayanTel) is a telecommunications company headquartered in Quezon City, Philippines serving areas in Metro Manila, Bicol and local exchange service areas in the Visayas and Mindanao regions combined, cover a popu ...

, a major telecommunications carrier in the Philippines * Bayan Productions, a production company of

ABS-CBN Corporation ABS-CBN Corporation is a Mass media in the Philippines, Filipino Media conglomerate, media company based in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is the largest entertainment television and film production, Broadcast syndication, progra ...

* Ang Bayan, the official news organ of the

Communist Party of the Philippines The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP; ) is a far-left, Marxist–Leninist–Maoist revolutionary organization and communist party in the Philippines, formed by Jose Maria Sison on 26 December 1968. The CPP has been fighting a gue ...

Religious books

*The

Bayán In Bábism, Bayán (), or exposition, denotes the whole body of the works of the Báb. It also refers more specifically to a set of two books written by the Báb around 1848: *'' Persian Bayán'', written in Persian *'' Arabic Bayán'', written in ...

, meaning exposition, is a set of two books written by the Báb around 1848: **''

Persian Bayán The ''Persian Bayán'' ( - "expression") is one of the principal scriptural writings of the Báb, the founder of Bábism, written in Persian. The Báb also wrote a shorter book in Arabic, known as the '' Arabic Bayán''. Content The Persian Ba ...

'', written in Persian **''

Arabic Bayán The ''Arabic Bayán'' () is an unfinished book in Arabic written by the Báb around 1848. It functions as a significant scripture in Bábism, asserting that it is a product of divine revelation and inspiration. Etymology and meaning The word ' ...

'', written in Arabic

Social and political groups

Bagong Alyansang Makabayan The Bagong Alyansang Makabayan () or Bayan () is an alliance of left-wing Philippine organizations. It was founded on International Workers' Day, May 1, 1985 as part of the opposition during the Marcos dictatorship. Politics Ideology The ...

or BAYAN, an alliance of left-wing Philippine organizations *

Bayan Muna Bayan Muna () is a party-list in the Philippines, a member of the leftist political coalition Makabayan. The motto of the party is ''"New Politics, the Politics of Change"'', against "traditional, elitist, pro-imperialist politics". Its platf ...

, a leftist political party in the Philippines

Military

* ''Bayan''-class cruiser, a class of armored cruisers of Imperial Russian Navy **The

Russian cruiser Bayan (1900) ''Bayan'' (Russian: ''Баян'') was the name ship of the four armoured cruisers built for the Imperial Russian Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. The ship had to be built in France because there was no available capacity in Russi ...

, namesake of the class

Other

* Al Bayan Holding Group