Bayan

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Bayan may have the following meanings coming from various cultures

• Bayan, the larger drum of the tabla set.
• two Mongol generals of the Yuan Dynasty:
  • Bayan of the Baarin and
  • Bayan of the Merkid
• Al Bayan (newspaper)
• The Bayán, meaning exposition, was a set of two books written by the Báb
  • Persian Bayán
  • Arabic Bayán
• Bayan area an area within the Hawalli governorate of Kuwait
• Bayan, Afghanistan
• Bayan, a Russian accordion
• Boyan, a mythical Slavic bard
• Bayan (Avar Khagan)
• Bayan, son of Kubrat Khan
• Bayan County, in Harbin city, Heilongjiang Province, China
• BAYAN, a leftist political coalition in the Philippines
• Bayan, Philippine municipality
• Bayan Telecommunications, a major telecommunications carrier in the Philippines.
• Bayan class cruiser, a class of armored cruisers of Imperial Russian Navy
• Bayan, a location in Afghanistan

[edit] Mongolia

The word bayan (Mongolian: Баян, rich) is a common part of geographic names in both Mongolia and Inner Mongolia:

• two Aimags (provinces) of Mongolia:
  • Bayan-Ölgii Province
  • Bayankhongor Province
• The capital of Bayankhongor Aimag, see Bayankhongor
• two Düüregs (districts) of the capital Ulan Bator:
  • Bayangol
  • Bayanzürkh
• many Sums (districts) in different Aimags:
  • Bayannuur, Bayan-Ölgii
  • Bayan-Öndör, Bayankhongor
  • Bayan-Ovoo, Bayankhongor
  • Bayanbulag, Bayankhongor
  • Bayangovi, Bayankhongor
  • Bayanlig, Bayankhongor
  • Bayantsagaan, Bayankhongor
  • Bayan-Agt, Bulgan
  • Bayannuur, Bulgan
  • Bayandun, Dornod
  • Bayantümen, Dornod
  • Bayan-Uul, Dornod
  • Bayanjargalan, Dundgovi
  • Bayan-Uul, Govi-Altai
  • Bayantal, Govisümber
  • Bayan-Adarga, Khentii
  • Bayankhutag, Khentii
  • Bayanmönkh, Khentii
  • Bayan-Ovoo, Khentii
  • Bayanzürkh, Khövsgöl
  • Bayan-Ovoo, Ömnögovi
  • Bayandalai, Ömnögovi
  • Bayan-Öndör, Orkhon
  • Baruun Bayan-Ulaan, Övörkhangai
  • Bayan-Öndör, Övörkhangai
  • Bayangol, Övörkhangai
  • Züünbayan-Ulaan, Övörkhangai
  • Bayangol, Selenge
  • Bayandelger, Sükhbaatar
  • Uulbayan, Sükhbaatar
  • Bayan, Töv
  • Bayan-Önjüül, Töv
  • Bayanchandmani, Töv
  • Bayandelger, Töv
  • Bayanjargalan, Töv
  • Bayankhangai, Töv
  • Bayantsagaan, Töv
  • Bayantsogt, Töv
  • Bayankhairkhan, Zavkhan
  • Bayantes, Zavkhan
• the paleontological site Bayanzag in the Gobi desert, see Flaming Cliffs

[edit] Inner Mongolia

• Bayannur prefecture-level city
• Bayan Hot, capital of Alxa league