Aran
Encyclopedia

Places

  • The Aran Islands
    Aran Islands
    The Aran Islands or The Arans are a group of three islands located at the mouth of Galway Bay, on the west coast of Ireland. They constitute the barony of Aran in County Galway, Ireland...

     across the mouth of Galway Bay, Ireland or the largest island in that group
    • The Irish Earls of Arran (sic) take their title from the Aran Islands
  • Aran Fawddwy
    Aran Fawddwy
    Aran Fawddwy is a mountain in southern Snowdonia, Wales, United Kingdom.The nearest urban centres to the mountain are Dinas Mawddwy to the south, Llanymawddwy to the southeast, Llanuwchllyn on the shores of Bala Lake to the north, and Rhydymain to the west. On the eastern slopes of Aran Fawddwy is...

    , a mountain in north Wales
  • Aran (river), in France
  • Aran va Bidgol
    Aran va Bidgol
    Aran va Bidgol is a city in and the capital of Aran va Bidgol County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 55,651, in 15,556 families...

    , a city in Isfahan province, Iran
  • Aran, former name of Bileh Savar
    Bileh savar
    Bileh Savar is a city in and the capital of Bileh Savar County, in Ardabil Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 14,027, in 3,251 families....

    , in Ardabil Province, Iran
  • Arranmore
    Arranmore
    Árainn Mhór is the largest inhabited island of County Donegal, and the second largest in all of Ireland, with a population of 528 in 2006, down from 543 in 2002, and over 600 in 1996. The island is part of the Donegal Gaeltacht...

    , also known as Aran Island off the coast of County Donegal, Ireland
  • Aran Valley a valley in the Pyrenees, Catalonia
  • Yr Aran
    Yr Aran
    Yr Aran is a mountain peak on a ridge radiating south from Snowdon, Wales' highest mountain, with beautiful views of the summit of Snowdon, Moel Hebog and the Nantlle Ridge....

    , a mountain peak in north Wales

Azerbaijan

  • Aran, Aghjabadi
    Aran, Aghjabadi
    Aran is a village and municipality in the Aghjabadi Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 1,655....

    , Azerbaijan
  • Aran, Lerik
    Aran, Lerik
    Aran is a village and municipality in the Lerik Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 417. The municipality consists of the villages of Aran, Lələdulan, and Musavar....

    , Azerbaijan
  • Aran, Shaki
    Aran, Shaki
    Aran is a village and municipality in the Shaki Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 467....

    , Azerbaijan
  • Aran, Tovuz
    Aran, Tovuz
    Aran is a village and municipality in the Tovuz Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 481....

    , Azerbaijan
  • Aran, Yevlakh
    Aran, Yevlakh
    Aran is a village and the most populous municipality in the Yevlakh Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 7,263....

    , Azerbaijan
  • Yuxarı Aran
    Yuxari Aran
    Yuxarı Aran is a village and municipality in the Beylagan Rayon of Azerbaijan. It has a population of 1,623....

    , Azerbaijan

People

  • Aran Tharp
    Aran Tharp
    New York filmmaker Aran Tharp was born in 1977, and raised in Edwardsville, IL. He is best known as a "fourth member" of the avant-garde music group The Psychic Paramount...

     (born 1977), a New York filmmaker
  • Aran Ashe, an erotic writer from England
  • Aran Hakutora
    Aran Hakutora
    Aran Hakutora is a Russian sumo wrestler. He began his professional career in January 2007 and made the top division in a record eleven tournaments. The highest rank he has reached is sekiwake...

     (born 1984), a Russian sumo wrestler
  • Enda of Aran
    Enda of Aran
    Saint Enda of Aran is an Irish saint in the Roman Catholic Church. His feast day is March 21.-Overview:...

     (died c. 530), an Irish saint

Fictional characters

  • Samus Aran
    Samus Aran
    is the protagonist of the Metroid video game series. Introduced in the 1986 video game Metroid, Samus is a female ex-army soldier bounty hunter usually fitted with a powered armor suit with weapons that include beams and missiles...

    , the protagonist of Nintendo's Metroid video game series

Films

  • Man of Aran
    Man of Aran
    Man of Aran is a fictional documentary by Robert J. Flaherty about life on the Aran Islands off the western coast of Ireland. It portrays characters living in premodern conditions, documenting their daily routines such as fishing off high cliffs, farming potatoes where there is little soil, and...

    , a 1934 documentary film on life on the Aran Islands
  • Aran (film)
    Aran (film)
    Aran is a 2006 Tamil language feature film dubbed from Malayalam. The Malayalam original was titled Keerthichakra. The film stars Mohanlal, Jeeva, Gopika, and Prakash Raj in lead roles. The film was produced by Jeeva's father, R. B. Choudhry of Super Good Films Ltd...

    , a (2006) film in the Tamil language

Other uses

  • A class in the popular MMORPG MapleStory
    MapleStory
    MapleStory is a free-to-play, 2D, side-scrolling massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by the South Korean company Wizet. Several versions of the game are available for specific countries or regions, and each is published by various companies such as Nexon...

  • Aer Arann
    Aer Arann
    Aer Arann is a regional airline based in Dublin, Ireland. Aer Arann operates scheduled services from Ireland and the Isle of Man to destinations in Ireland, the United Kingdom, and France, with a fleet of 18 aircraft. Aer Arann has expanded from a single aircraft to Ireland's third largest airline...

    , a regional airline based in Dublin, Ireland
  • Aran sweater
    Aran sweater
    The Aran sweater is a style of jumper/sweater that takes its name from the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland. It is sometimes known as a fisherman sweater...

    , a sweater manufactured in Ireland
  • HMS Äran
    HMS Äran
    HMS Äran was a Swedish first class coastal defence ship . She was used briefly during World War II in the Baltic sea first in the Ålands eskader later in the Karlskrona eskader. This type of ship is commonly known as a coastal defence battleship. Having entered service on 7 September 1902, she was...

    , a former vessel of the Swedish Navy

See also

  • List of Biblical names
  • List of country name etymologies
  • Arran (disambiguation)
  • Arun (disambiguation)
    Arun (disambiguation)
    Arun is an administrative district of West Sussex, England.Arun may also refer to:-Places:* Aran va Bidgol, city in Isfahan Province, Iran* Arun Banner, subdivision of Inner Mongolia, China* Arun River , in Nepal and Tibet...

  • Aaron (disambiguation)
    Aaron (disambiguation)
    - People :* Aaron, brother of Moses, Biblical figure* Y-chromosomal Aaron, the hypothesised most recent common ancestor of many Kohanim* Aaron , name origin, variants, and people with the given name...

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