Tana
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Tana may refer to:
Places
Africa
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
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
Tana Tidung Regency, a regency in Indonesia
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
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
Tana or Tanna (island), an island in Vanuatu
People
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)
Dan Tana (1935–2025), Serbian-American restaurateur, actor and football administrator
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
Táňa Radeva (1957–2025), Slovak actress
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
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
T'Ana, a character in the animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks
Organizations
Telugu Association of North America (TANA)
Tana FC Formation, a football club from Madagascar
Tana Oy, a Finnish waste management company
Religion and mythology
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.
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