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'''Thana''' means "station" or "place" in South Asian countries. The word ''thana'' originates from the Sanskrit word ''sthana'' or "sthanak", meaning "place" or "stand", which was anglicized as ''thana'' by the British.
* Thanas of Bangladesh, former subdistricts in the administrative geography of Bangladesh; later renamed ''upazila'' * in (British) Indian history, a ''thana'' was a group of princely states deemed too small to perform all functions separately *Thane is a city named after the word ''sthana'' (station), and is located in the Konkan division, a province of India *Thana Bhawan ({{Lit|station house}}), also known simply as Thana, is a town in Uttar Pradesh, India
== See also == * {{intitle}} * {{wikt-inline|thana}} * Tana (disambiguation) * Thaana, also known as Tāna, the modern writing system of the Divehi language
Category:Types of administrative division