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)