Zand
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'''Zand''' may refer to:
* [[Zand tribe]]
* the [[Iran|Iranian]] [[Zand dynasty]] (1773-1794)
* [[Zand, Netherlands]] (''zand'' in Dutch means [[sand]] and appears in various geographical names)
or to these (near-)homophones:
* Zend-Avesta or Zand-Avesta: the commentaries ("Zend", or "Zand") on primary sacred texts of [[Zoroastrianism]] (see [[Avesta]]).
* Zend or Zand language: misnomer resultant from a confusion of the commentaries with the [[Avesta]] proper (see [[Avestan language]]).
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