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Canaan (Hebrew: כנען ) (Arabic: كنعان ) was the ancient region of the Levant. It is also a Semitic personal name or surname used by
Arabic and
Hebrew -speaking people.
Canaan may also refer to:
Places
Canada
United States
Canaan, Connecticut , a town
Canaan (CDP), Connecticut , a village in the town of North Canaan
Canaan, Indiana
Canaan, Maine
Canaan, Mississippi
Canaan, New Hampshire , a New England town
Canaan, New York
Canaan, Pennsylvania
Canaan, Vermont , a New England town
Canaan, West Virginia
Canaan Township, Athens County, Ohio
Canaan Township, Madison County, Ohio
Canaan Township, Morrow County, Ohio
Canaan Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Canaan Valley , West Virginia
New Canaan, Connecticut
North Canaan, Connecticut
South Canaan Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania
Canaan Township (disambiguation)
West Indies
Other places
People
Tawfiq Canaan (1882–1964), Palestinian physician and researcher of popular heritage
Isaiah Canaan (born 1991), American basketball player
Islam Cana'an (born 1983), Palestinian-Israeli footballer
K'naan (born 1978), Canadian-Somalian hip-hop artist
Canaan Banana (1936–2003), first President of Zimbabwe
Lydia Canaan , Lebanese singer-songwriter, humanitarian, and activist
Tony Kanaan (born 1974), Brazilian race car driver
Canaan (son of Ham) , son of Ham and grandson of Noah in the Old Testament
Video games
Other uses
See also
Topics referred to by the same term