Rana
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- Rana Institute of Higher Education, Afghanistan
In entertainment and sports:
- Rana (film)Rana (film)Rana is an upcoming historical action film co-written and directed by K. S. Ravikumar starring Rajinikanth, whose story the film will be based upon. Deepika Padukone has been signed on as the female lead. The film will be jointly produced by Ocher Picture Productions and Eros International. The...
, forthcoming Indian film - Moon (Middle-earth), the moon Rána in Tolkien's Middle-earth
- Rana DaggubatiRana DaggubatiRana Daggubati is an Indian actor. Better known as Rana, he was born on 14 December 1984 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He is the son of film producer D. Suresh Babu, the latter being the elder son of D. Ramanaidu. Venkatesh is D. Ramanaidu's younger son. Rana is also nephew of another Tollywood actor...
, Indian film actor - Rana, Pin (professional wrestling)#Rana
In places:
- Rana, NorwayRana, NorwayRana is the second largest municipality in Nordland county – and the third largest in North Norway – by population. By area, Rana is largest in Norway south of Finnmark , taking in large areas of mountains and forested valleys. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region...
- Rana, Burkina FasoRana, Burkina FasoRana, Burkina Faso is a town in the Imasgho Department of Boulkiemdé Province in central western Burkina Faso. It has a population of 2854.-External links:*...
In science:
- Rana (genus)Rana (genus)Rana is a genus of frogs. Species include such archetypal pond frogs as the common frog of Europe, brown frogs, and the New and Old World true frogs, including the various species of leopard frogs and the American bullfrog. Members of this genus are found through much of Eurasia, North America,...
, a genus of frogs - Rana, traditional name for the star Delta EridaniDelta EridaniDelta Eridani is a 3.54 magnitude star in the constellation of Eridanus. It is also called Rana. The name Rana means "the frog" in Latin...
In sociology:
- Rana (clan)Rana (clan)Rana is a family name, originally a Hindu ancestry now found in all religions such as Islam, Sikhism, Buddhism etc. Rana is a surname used by the Rajputs of India, Pakistan and Nepal...
, a family (clan) among Rajputs/Khatris in South Asia - Rana (title)Rana (title)Rana is a Princely title of Royalty in Sanskrit. Rana is used by the Jats and Rajput of South Asia. The name is usually interpreted to mean "Prince".Compound titles Rana Sahib, Rana Bahadur, and Maharana.-Royal title in India:...
, a variation on Raja, a South Asian (Hindi and other languages) princely title of royalty - Rana dynastyRana dynastyThe Rana dynasty ruled the Kingdom of Nepal from 1846 until 1953, reducing the Shah monarch to a figurehead and making Prime Minister and other government positions hereditary...
, an influential family in Nepal since the 19th century - The medieval principality of Rana of the Rani (Slavic tribe)Rani (Slavic tribe)The Rani or Rujani were a West Slavic tribe based on the island of Rugia and the southwestern mainland across the Strelasund in what is today northeastern Germany....
based on the isle of Rügen - In all Slavic languagesSlavic languagesThe Slavic languages , a group of closely related languages of the Slavic peoples and a subgroup of Indo-European languages, have speakers in most of Eastern Europe, in much of the Balkans, in parts of Central Europe, and in the northern part of Asia.-Branches:Scholars traditionally divide Slavic...
, rana means wound or injury