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Fana, Bergen Fana is a borough of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The borough makes up the southeastern part of the municipality of Bergen. The borough was once part of the historic municipality of Fana (municipality), Fana which was incorp ...
, a borough of the city of Bergen, Norway *
Fana (Sufism) Fanaa ( ') in Sufism is the "passing away" or "annihilation" (of the self).Harmless, William. ''Mystics''. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008 Fana means "to die before one dies", a concept highlighted by famous notable Persian mystics such a ...
, the Sufi term for "annihilation of the self"


People

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Fanã Fernando Marques de Sousa Pires (born 27 October 1960), known as Fanã, is a Portuguese football manager and former player. He is the current manager of S.C. Farense, Farense's under-19 team. Having been assistant to Paco Fortes at S.C. Farense, F ...
(born 1960), Portuguese football manager *
Saint Fana Saint Fana, also known as Abu Fana, Abu Fanah, or Apa Bane (; c. 354–395) was a Coptic hermit. The Monastery of Saint Fana in the diocese of Mallawi, Upper Egypt, is named after him. Saint Fana was born to a Christian family in Memphis, Egyp ...
(c. 354–395), Egyptian Christian hermit * Anwar Farrukhabadi or "Fana" (1928–2011), Indian Sufi poet


Surname

* Fana-Khusrau (fl. 1040), son of the Buyid amir Majd al-Dawla of Iran * Abu Ali Fana-Khusrau (died 1094), son of the Buyid ruler Abu Kalijar *
Frozan Fana Frozan Fana (born 1969) is an Afghan medical doctor who was a candidate in the 2009 Afghan presidential election. Her running mate was Mohammad Nasim Darmand. She had never held political office before. However, she is the widow of Abd ...
(born 1969), Afghan physician and politician * Hailu Fana (born 1967), Ethiopian cyclist *
Jonathan Faña Jonathan Rafael Faña Frías (born 11 April 1987) is a Dominican former professional footballer who played as a striker. Faña is the all-time international top goalscorer of the Dominican Republic national football team with 24 goals. Club ...
(born 1987), Dominican footballer *
Karim Aït-Fana Karim Aït-Fana (; born 25 February 1989) is a former professional footballer who played as a winger. Having represented his birth country of France at various youth levels, he made three appearances for the Morocco national team. Club career ...
(born 1989), French-Moroccan footballer * Mohammad Jan Fana (born 1932), Afghan poet, writer, and artist *
Mzonke Fana Mzonke Fana (born 29 October 1973) is a professional boxer. He held the IBF super featherweight title twice between 2007 and 2010, and challenged twice for other world titles. Professional career Super featherweight Known as ''"The Rose of Kh ...
(born 1973), South African boxer * (born 1966), television presenter; see 2009 Anugerah Bintang Popular


Given name

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Fana Ashby Fana Ashby (born 15 June 1981) is a retired athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialised in the 100m sprint. She won the bronze medal in the 100 metres at the 2000 World Junior Championships. Ashby later won the 100m title at the 2003 CAC Ch ...
(born 1981), Trinidadian sprinter * Fana Hlongwane, South African politician and businessman *
Fana Kochovska Fana or fanaa most commonly refers to: * Fana, Bergen, a borough of the city of Bergen, Norway * Fana (Sufism), the Sufi term for "annihilation of the self" People * Fanã (born 1960), Portuguese football manager * Saint Fana (c. 354–395), Eg ...
(1927–2004), Macedonian communist, fighter and national hero *
Fana Mokoena Fana Mokoena (born 13 May 1971) is a South African actor and political activist, he served as a Member of Parliament, first as a delegate to the National Council of Provinces representing his home province Free State (province), Free State from ...
(born 1971), South African actor


Characters

* Fana (''Black Clover''), a character in the manga series ''Black Clover''


Places

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Fana (municipality) Fana is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county in Norway. The municipality was located in the central part of the Bergen Peninsula, south of the city of Bergen. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Nesttu ...
, a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway **
Fana Gymnas Fana Gymnas was a public high school located in Fana in Bergen, Norway. The school was founded in 1916 as a middle school, and the headmaster was the father of Nordahl Grieg Johan Nordahl Brun Grieg (1 November 1902 – 2 December 1943) was ...
, public high school **
Fana Stadion Fana stadion is a multi-use stadium at Rådal in the borough of Fana in Bergen, Norway. Used for football matches, it is the home ground of Second Division team Fana IL. It also has a rubber track for track and field meets, and the stadium ...
, a multi-use stadium at Rådal **
Fana prosti Fana or fanaa most commonly refers to: * Fana, Bergen, a borough of the city of Bergen, Norway * Fana (Sufism), the Sufi term for "annihilation of the self" People * Fanã (born 1960), Portuguese football manager * Saint Fana (c. 354–395), Eg ...
, deanery **
Fana Church Fana Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in Fanahammeren, a village in the borough of Fana in the city of Bergen. It is one of the two churches for the Fana paris ...
, a parish church *
Fana Island Fana Island, or Fanna Island, is a 40 ha, uplifted reef island in the state of Sonsorol in the Southwest Islands of Palau in Micronesia in the south-west Pacific Ocean. It is flat, low-lying and susceptible to storms. Although uninhabited, ...
, one of the Southwest Islands of Palau *
Fana, Mali Fana is a town and seat of the commune of Guegneka in Mali's Koulikoro Region. Fana has a population of approximately 25,631 inhabitants. Boasting a major production site of the Compagnie malienne pour le développement du textile (CMDT), Fana ...
, in the commune of Guegneka, Koulikoro Region, Mali * Fana, the Friulian name of the town of
Fanna Fanna (Standard Friulian: ; Western Friulian: ; ) is a (municipality) in the Regional decentralization entity of Pordenone in the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, located about northwest of Trieste and about northeast of Pordenone. ...
, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy * ''fana'', Latin plural of fanum, a sacred precinct or shrine in
ancient Roman religion Religion in ancient Rome consisted of varying imperial and provincial religious practices, which were followed both by the Roman people, people of Rome as well as those who were brought under its rule. The Romans thought of themselves as high ...


Art and entertainment

* ''Fanaa'' (2006 film), a 2006 Indian romantic crime drama * ''Fanaa'' (2010 film), a 2010 Indian drama film * '' Fanaa: Ishq Mein Marjawan'', an Indian thriller drama television series * "Fanaa", a song from the soundtrack of the 2004 Indian film ''
Yuva ''Yuva'' ( Youth) is a 2004 Indian Hindi-language political drama film written, produced, and directed by Mani Ratnam''.'' It stars Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, Vivek Oberoi, Rani Mukerji, Kareena Kapoor and Esha Deol. It was simulta ...
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Fana Broadcasting Corporation Fana Broadcasting Corporate S.C. (FBC) is a state-owned mass media company operating in Ethiopia. Launched in 1994 it focuses mostly on political, social and economical reports about Ethiopia. It operates radio and television stations within Ethi ...
, Ethiopian news media company **
Fana TV Fana TV is an Ethiopian satellite television network owned by Fana Broadcasting Corporate, which is a state-owned company. Launched in September 2017, the network is based in Ethiopia and broadcasts programming in Amharic. It has its studios loc ...
, a satellite television news channel in Ethiopia owned by FBC


Sports

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Fana IL Fana Idrettslag is the biggest multi-sport club in Fana, Bergen, Norway. It has several branches, of which football is the largest. Fana IL was founded on 3 March in 1920 at Stend in Bergen. The different sports There are a broad scale of acti ...
, multi-sport club in Fana, Bergen, Norway **
Fana Håndball Fana Håndball is the women's handball team of the Norwegian multi-sports club Fana IL based in Bergen. The team plays in REMA 1000-ligaen (women's handball), REMA 1000-ligaen, the top division in the country, since its historical promotion on 14 ...
, women's handball team of Fana IL * FIK BFG Fana, a Norwegian athletics club from Fana in Bergen


FANA

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Federation of Arab News Agencies The Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA; ), a branch of the Arab League, is a membership organization for Arabic-language, national news agencies, currently of 19 members and established in 1975 in Beirut, Lebanon. Mission FANA's mission i ...
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Federally Administered Northern Areas Gilgit-Baltistan (; ), formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative territory and consists of the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute bet ...
, now known as Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan *
National Air Force of Angola The National Air Force of Angola (FANA; ) is the air force branch of the Angolan Armed Forces. With an inventory of more than 300 aircraft, FANA is (on paper) one of the largest and strongest air forces of Africa. History Angola became indepe ...
() * Fiji American National Association, a group for
Fijian Americans Fijian Americans refers to Americans citizens who are native to or descendants of people from the Fiji Islands. Most of Fijian Americans are of ethnic iTaukei or Indo-Fijians descent. Fijian Americans are considered Pacific Islanders in the Un ...


See also

* Fanai, a village in Khoy County, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran * Fanas, a former municipality in Graubünden, Switzerland * Fane (disambiguation) *
Fanam (disambiguation) Fanam was the currency used historically in major parts of South India, especially during the British Raj. Fanam is the an Anglo-Germanic sound shift (called Grimm's law) from the traditional Dravidan word , meaning "coin" or "wealth" (punch marked ...
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