Zand 1036248 224907951 2008-07-10T23:09:54Z 90.195.198.33 '''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]]). {{disambig}}