Bayan

Bayan or Al-Bayan () may refer to:

Arts, entertainment and media

Literature

• Bayán, the body of the works of the Báb, an Iranian religious leader
• Persian Bayán, c. 1847
• Arabic Bayán, 1848
• Al-Bayan (journal), a 19th-century periodical in Cairo
• Al Bayan (magazine), a business magazine in Lebanon
• Al-Bayan (newspaper), in the United Arab Emirates
• Ang Bayan, the official newspaper of the Communist Party of the Philippines

Other uses in arts, entertainment and media

• Bayan (accordion), Russian musical instrument
• Bayan, the larger drum of the tabla set
• Al-Bayan (radio station), the Islamic State's official radio station based in Iraq

Businesses and organisations

• Bayan Telecommunications, a Philippine telecommunications company
• Bayan Productions, a Philippine television production company
• Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, or Bayan, an alliance of left-wing Philippine organizations
• Al Bayan Holding Group, now Shamiekh Holding Group, a Saudi-based business conglomerate

People

• Bayan (given name), including a list of people with the name
• Bayan I (died 602), khagan of the Avar Khaganate 562–602
• Bayan II (died 617), khagan of the Avar Khaganate 602–617
• Bayan (son of Kubrat), or Batbayan, ruler of the Khazarian Bulgars 667–690
• Bayan of the Baarin (1236–1295), Mongol general of the Yuan Dynasty
• Bayan of the Merkit (died 1340), Mongol general of the Mergid clan and official in the Yuan Dynasty
• Bayan (khan) (r. 1302–1309), a khan of White Horde

Places

• Bayan, Dashkasan, Azerbaijan
• Bayan, Oghuz, Azerbaijan
• Bayan, Qinghai, China
• Bayan Township, Qinghai, China
• Bayan, Bayan, North Lombok, Indonesia
• Bayan, Purworejo, Indonesia
• Bayan, Fars, Iran
• Bayan, Hamadan, Iran
• Bayan, Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran
• Bayan, an ancient town near Khorramshahr, Iran
• Bayan, Kuwait
• Bayan Palace
• Bayan, Töv, Mongolia
• Bayan, Republic of Buryatia, Russia
• Bayan, Bayat, Turkey
• Bayan County, Heilongjiang Province, China
• Bayan Lake, Santmargats, Zavkhan Province, Mongolia
• Bayan station (Qinghai–Tibet railway), China
• Bayan (Airport) station, Hohhot, Mongolia
• Bayan, a polity in the Philippines, originally a form of precolonial barangay

Other uses

• Bayan-class cruiser, of the Imperial Russian Navy
• Bayan Islamic Graduate School, in Chicago, United States
• Bayan University, in Khartoum, Sudan

See also

• Bhajan, an Indian devotional song
• Bajan (disambiguation)
• Bayani (disambiguation)