Sultana
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Sultana may refer to:
- "Sultâna"Valide SultanValide Sultan was the title held by the mother of a ruling Sultan in the Ottoman Empire. The Turkish pronunciation of the word Valide is . The title is sometimes translated as Queen Mother, although the position of Valide Sultan was quite different.The position was perhaps the most important...
, (Woman Sultân or Kadın Sultân) is the term used for the mothers of the Ottoman emperors if and only if the aforementioned mother of an ottoman emperor was acquired the title of "Valide SultânValide SultanValide Sultan was the title held by the mother of a ruling Sultan in the Ottoman Empire. The Turkish pronunciation of the word Valide is . The title is sometimes translated as Queen Mother, although the position of Valide Sultan was quite different.The position was perhaps the most important...
". - Sultana bird, another name for the Purple Swamphen
- Sultana (grape)Sultana (grape)The sultana is a type of white, seedless grape assumed to originate from the Turkish, Greek, or Iranian area...
, a white seedless grape, and the raisinRaisinRaisins are dried grapes. They are produced in many regions of the world. Raisins may be eaten raw or used in cooking, baking and brewing...
s made from it when dried - Sultana (gastropod), a terrestrial mollusk, a land snail in the family Orthalicidae
- Sultana (title)Sultana (title)The term Sultana is an Islamic title reserved for a few Muslim women rulers in history. It is sometimes mistaken for the title of the chief wife of a Sultan.-Overview:The most famous Sultana was Razia Sultana of India....
, a female Sultan or wife of a Sultan - Sultanah, Saudi Arabia
Places
- Sultana, Rajasthan, India
- Sultana, a village in MânăstireaManastireaMănăstirea may refer to several villages in Romania:* Mănăstirea, a village in Pătârlagele town, Buzău County* Mănăstirea, a village in Mica Commune, Cluj County* Mănăstirea, a village in Cobia Commune, Dâmboviţa County...
Commune, Călăraşi County, Romania - Sultana (mountain), Alas
People
- Sultana (rapper)Sultana (rapper)Songül Aktürk better known by her stage name Sultana is famous Turkish female rapper of Circassian descent.-Discography:-External links:***...
, Turkish female rapper who is born on 1968 - Sultana FrizellSultana FrizellSultana Frizell is a Canadian track and field athlete competing in the hammer throw. Frizell currently trains under the guidance of Anatoliy Bondarchuk in Kamloops, British Columbia. She competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.-Career:Frizell started her athletic career in figure skating...
(born 1984), Canadian track and field athlete
Music
- Sultana (song), Popular disco song from the early seventies released by the Norwegian band Titanic
Maritime
- Sultana, a galley, Ali Pacha's flagship during the Lepanto Battle
- SS Sultana, a steamboat that exploded and sank in 1865, killing 1,800 people
- HMS SultanaHMS SultanaHMS Sultana was a small Royal Navy schooner that patrolled the American coast from 1768 through 1772, preventing smuggling and collecting duties. She was retired when unrest in Britain's American colonies required larger, better armed patrol craft....
, a Royal Navy schooner that patrolled the American coast from 1768–1772- HMS Sultana (2001), a reproduction of the 1768 schooner launched in 2001 at Chestertown, Maryland