Bayan
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Bayan may refer to:
Places
- Bayan-Aul, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan
- Bayan, Dashkasan, Azerbaijan
- Bayan, Oghuz, Azerbaijan
- Bayan County, in Harbin city, Heilongjiang Province, China
- Bayan or Piyan, an old name for Khorramshahr, Iran
- Bayan, Fars, a village in Fars Province, Iran
- Bayan, Hamadan, a village in Hamadan Province, Iran
- Bayan area an area within the Hawalli governorate of Kuwait
- Bayan (political entity), 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
Mongolia
Bayan (Mongolian: Баян, rich, wealth) is a common place name element in both Mongolia and Inner Mongolia:
- two Aimags (provinces) of Mongolia:
- Bayan-Ölgii Province, the westernmost of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia
- Bayankhongor Province, one of the 21 aimags (provinces) of Mongolia
- Bayankhongor, the capital of Bayankhongor Aimag
- two Düüregs (districts) of the capital Ulan Bator:
- many Sums (districts) in different Aimags:
- Bayannuur, Bayan-Ölgii
- Bayan-Öndör, Bayankhongor
- Bayan-Ovoo, Bayankhongor
- Bayanbulag, Bayankhongor
- Bayangovi, Bayankhongor
- Bayanlig, Bayankhongor
- Bayantsagaan, Bayankhongor
- Bayan-Agt, Bulgan
- Bayannuur, Bulgan
- Bayandun, Dornod
- Bayantümen, Dornod
- Bayan-Uul, Dornod
- Bayanjargalan, Dundgovi
- Bayan-Uul, Govi-Altai
- Bayantal, Govisümber
- Bayan-Adarga, Khentii
- Bayankhutag, Khentii
- Bayanmönkh, Khentii
- Bayan-Ovoo, Khentii, a sum (district) of Khentii Province in eastern Mongolia
- Bayanzürkh, Khövsgöl, a sum (district) of Khövsgöl aimag (province)
- Bayan-Ovoo, Ömnögovi
- Bayandalai, Ömnögovi
- Bayan-Öndör, Orkhon
- Baruun Bayan-Ulaan, Övörkhangai
- Bayan-Öndör, Övörkhangai
- Bayangol, Övörkhangai
- Züünbayan-Ulaan, Övörkhangai
- Bayangol, Selenge
- Bayandelger, Sükhbaatar, a sum (district) of Sükhbaatar Province in eastern Mongolia
- Uulbayan, Sükhbaatar
- Bayan, Töv
- Bayan-Önjüül, Töv
- Bayanchandmani, Töv
- Bayandelger, Töv
- Bayanjargalan, Töv
- Bayankhangai, Töv
- Bayantsagaan, Töv
- Bayantsogt, Töv
- Bayankhairkhan, Zavkhan
- Bayantes, Zavkhan
- Bayanzag or Flaming Cliffs, a paleontological site in the Gobi desert
Inner Mongolia
People
- two Mongol generals of the Yuan Dynasty:
- Bayan of the Baarin (1236–1295) and
- Bayan of the Merkid (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 (6th-century–602), Avar khagan
- Bayan II (died 617), Avar khagan
- Bayan (son of Kubrat), son of Kubrat Khan
- Bayan Mahmoud Al-Zahran, Saudi lawyer
Music
- Bayan, the larger drum of the tabla set
- Bayan (accordion), Russian accordion
Media
- Al Bayan (newspaper), a newspaper in the Arab Emirates
- Al Bayan, an Iraqi newspaper affiliated to the Islamic Dawa Party
- 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, a major telecommunications carrier in the Philippines
- Bayan Productions, a co-production of ABS-CBN, which is produced by Trip na Trip, Kabuhayang Swak na Swak and Urban Zone
Religious books
- The Bayán, meaning exposition, is a set of two books written by the Báb around 1848:
- Persian Bayán, written in Persian
- Arabic Bayán, written in Arabic
Social and political groups
- Bayan Muna, 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), namesake of the class
See also
- Bhajan, an Indian devotional song
- Bajan (disambiguation)