Siwan
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Siwan may refer to
- SivanSivanSivan is the ninth month of the civil year and the third month of the ecclesiastical year on the Hebrew calendar. It is a spring month of 30 days...
, a month of the Hebrew calendar - Siwan, Xichuan County (寺湾镇), a town in Xichuan County, Henan, China
- Siwan DistrictSiwan DistrictSiwan district is one of the districts of Bihar state, India. Siwan town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Siwan district is a part of Saran Division since 1972. The town is known for its great past especially for First President of Indian Republic who belonged to Jeeradei. The...
, in the state of Bihar, India - Siwan, BiharSiwan, BiharSiwan is the district headquarters of the Siwan district in the Indian state of Bihar.Ziradei village in Siwan district is the birth place of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first President of Republic of India. Mr. Sant Kumar Verma was the Personal Assistant of Dr...
, the headquarters of the district - Siwan (Lok Sabha constituency)Siwan (Lok Sabha Constituency)-Assembly segments:* Siwan* Ziradei* Darauli* Raghunathpur* Daraunda* Barharia-Members of Parliament:*1977: Mirtanjay Prasad Verma, Bharatiya Lok Dal*1980: M...
, a parliamentary constituency in Bihar, India - The Welsh form of Joan (first name)
- Siwan or Joan, Lady of WalesJoan, Lady of WalesJoan, Princess of Wales and Lady of Snowdon was the wife of Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Wales and Gwynedd and effective ruler of most of Wales.-Early life:...
, the wife and consort of Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Wales
- Siwan or Joan, Lady of Wales
- Siwan (play)Siwan (play)Siwan is the title of a play written in the Welsh language by Saunders Lewis, first produced in 1956. The first English language translation of the play appeared in 1960....
, by Saunders Lewis - SewantSewantSewant is the black and/or dark purple black shell bead system of the 17th century in Nieuw Nederlandt of what is currently the States of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Delaware. This fiat currency system was introduced to the English at Plymouth Colony Plantations in 1627. ...
, beads used as a currency by Native Americans - Siwan (album)Siwan (album)Siwan is an album by pianist Jon Balke recorded in 2007/08 and released on the ECM label in 2009.-Reception:The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Every track here reveals something unusual, brings something hidden and alien to the fore even as it beguiles the...
, a musical orchestra project by Jon BalkeJon BalkeJon Balke is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer currently known for his Magnetic North Orchestra.He began with classical piano, but switched to blues at 12, though today he performs within several genres. At the age of 18 he joined Arild Andersen's quartet. By the mid-1980s he worked on his own...
, and featuring Amina Alaoui