Zan Explained

Zan or ZAN, may refer to:

Geography

• Zhan, Kurdistan, Iran, also known as Zān
• Zhan, Lorestan, Iran, also known as Žān
• Zan, Tehran, a village in Tehran Province, Iran
• Zan, a town in Lebanon, also known as Zane

Ethnicity and language

• Zans, a subethnic group speaking the Zan languages
• Zan Gula language, an Adamawa language of Chad
• Zan languages, a proposed collective term for the Megrelian and Laz languages in the 7th century Caucasus

People

Given name

• Zan Abeyratne, backing singer in Models
• Žan Benedičič (born 1994) Slovenian soccer player
• Žan Celar (born 1999) Slovenian soccer player
• Zan Ganassa (1540–1584) Italian actor
• Zan Wesley Holmes Jr, U.S. minister
• Žan Jakše, Slovenian canoeist
• Žan Kranjec (born 1992) Slovenian alpine skier
• Žan Marolt (1964–2009) Bosnia-Herzegovina actor
• Zan Perrion, Canadian pickup artist, founder of the Ars Amorata philosophy
• Zan Rowe (born 1978) Australian radio personality
• Žan Tabak (born 1970) Canadian basketball player

Surname

• Alessandro Zan (born 1973) Italian politician
• Gökhan Zan (born 1981) Turkish footballer
• Zan (surname), a Chinese surname (昝)

Other people

• Zinny J. Zan, Swedish singer Bo Stagman (born 1964)
• Zan, a soca music singer who has recorded with Patrice Roberts
• nickname of Elisha A. Anderson (1866–1941), American lawyer and politician

Fictional characters

• Zan, the eagle in Guardians of Ga'Hoole
• Zan, the main character in the video game
• Zan, the male Wonder Twin in the American animated Hanna-Barbera TV series Super Friends
• Zan Owlson, the female acting CEO of Glomgold Industries in the 2017 reboot of DuckTales
• Zan Partizane, one of the characters in Kirby Star Allies

Media

• Zan, a Japanese film created by Yoshitaka Amano
• Zan (newspaper), an Iranian newspaper
• Zan TV, Afghan women's TV station

Music

• Zan (Shohreh Solati album), a critically acclaimed album by Shohreh Solati
• "Zan", a 1999 song by Japanese rock band Dir En Grey on Gauze
• "Zan", song by Gackt released as "Setsugekka (The End of Silence)"/"Zan" in 2009

Other uses

• Zan (簪), the Chinese name for hairpins, called Kanzashi in Japan

Acronyms and codes

• Zanzibar, a part of Tanzania, East Africa
• Anchorage Air Route Traffic Control Center in Alaska (identifier)
• Zantop International Airlines, United States (ICAO code)

See also

• Zan Zan (Hangul: 짠짠) K-Pop band