What is "arana"

Arana is a basque word meaning "the valley" or "the plum".

Arana may refer to the following places:

• Arana, borough of Vitoria, capital of Álava, Spain.
• Arana Valley or Harana, valley and municipality in the southeast of Álava.
• Arana is one of the possible spellings for Arranah village in Jenin Governorate, Palestinian National Authority.
• Arana College, a residential college of the University of Otago.

Arana or Araña is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Diego de Arana (1468–1493), Castillan sailor
• Agustín Sauto Arana (1908–1986), Basque footballer
• Alfonso Arana (1927–2005), Puerto Rican painter
• Diego Barros Arana (1830–1907), Chilean historian
• Facundo Arana (born 1972), Argentinian actor
• Fernando Ortíz Arana (born 1944), Mexican politician
• Francisco Javier Arana (1905–1949), Guatemalan military leader
• Julio César Arana (1894–1952), Peruvian entrepreneur and politician
• Mariano Arana (born 1933), Uruguayan architect and politician
• Sabino Arana (1865–1903), founder of political Basque nationalism
• Luis Arana Goiri (1862–1951), Basque Nationalist Party leader after Sabino Arana's death
• Marie Arana, Peruvian-American writer, novelist, literary critic
• Tomas Arana (born 1955), American actor
• Vladimir Arana, Peruvian architect
• Ryan Araña, Filipino basketball player