Tana
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Places
[edit]Africa
[edit]- Lake Tana, a lake in Ethiopia (and a source of the Nile River)
- Tana Qirqos, an island in the eastern part of Lake Tana in Ethiopia, near the mouth of the Gumara River
- Tana River County, a county of Coast Province, Kenya
- Tana River (Kenya), the longest river in Kenya
- Tana, a shorthand form of Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar
- Tana, Guinea, a small village in Guinea
Americas
[edit]- Tana Glacier, a glacier in the Valdez–Cordova Census Area, Alaska
- Tana River (Alaska), a river in the Valdez–Cordova Census Area, Alaska
- Tana River (Cuba), a river of southern Cuba
- Tana (volcano), a volcano on Chuginadak Island, Alaska
Asia
[edit]- Kyzyl-Tana, a village in the Osh Province of Kyrgyzstan
- Tana Station, a railway station in the Aoba-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Tana, Kukin Tana, or Tana Mayambu, former names of Thane, India
Europe
[edit]- Tana or Tanais, a medieval city and bishopric on the Sea of Azov
- Tana Municipality, a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway
- Tana bru, a village in Tana Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway
- Tana Church, a church in the village of Rustefjelbma in Tana Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway
- Tana River (Norway), the third longest river in Norway, located in Finnmark county
Oceania
[edit]- Tana or Tanna (island), an island in Vanuatu
People
[edit]- Tana (rapper), Steven Lewis, American rapper known under the name tana (born 2006)
- Tana, a variant of the given name Tanya
- Kuo Hsing-chun (Amis name: Tana), a Taiwanese Amis weightlifter (born 1993)
- Elijah Tana (born 1975), a former Zambian footballer
- Nick Tana, the former chairman of the Australian football club Perth Glory
- Rawat Tana (born 1977), a wheelchair racer from Thailand who competes at the Olympic level
- Tana and Riri, the twin sisters who chose to die rather than sing in Akbar's court, in India
- Tana Chanabut (born 1984), Thai footballer who plays for Pattaya United
- Táňa Fischerová (1947–2019), Czech actress, writer, television host, politician and civic activist
- Tana French (born 1973), Irish novelist and theatrical actress
- Tana Hoban (1917–2006), American author and photographer
- Tana Mongeau (born 1998), American Internet personality
- Tana Ramsay (born 1974), British TV broadcaster and author of bestselling books on cooking
- Tana Sripandorn (born 1986), a professional footballer from Thailand playing for Samut Songkhram FC
- Tana Umaga (born 1973), New Zealand rugby union footballer and former captain of the national team
- Tana Wood, biogeochemist and ecosystem scientist
- Pedro Tanausú Domínguez Placeres, commonly known as Tana (born 1990), a Spanish footballer
Fictional characters
[edit]- Tana, a character from the video game Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones
- Tana Moon, a fictional character who was a reporter in Metropolis in the Superboy comics
Organizations
[edit]- Telugu Association of North America (TANA)
- Tana FC Formation, a football club from Madagascar
- Tana Oy, a Finnish waste management company
Religion and mythology
[edit]- Tana, claimed to be an early Etruscan name for the Roman goddess Diana, according to Aradia, or the Gospel of the Witches. This recognized as some Neopagans as accurate.
- The single form of Tannaim, Rabbinic sages whose views were record in the Mishnah
Other uses
[edit]- 1641 Tana, a main-belt asteroid
- Tana, a minor Kazakh Jüz, or "tribe"
- Tāna (Thaana, Taana), the writing system for the Divehi language spoken in the Maldives
- Tana (film), an Albanian film from 1958
- Tána, "raids", a genre of ancient Irish tales, usually about a "cattle raid" (Táin Bó)
- Tana (plant), genus in the family Apiaceae
- Tana (fly), a genus in subfamily Chiromyzinae