Taran may refer to: Places Tarane, village in northern Lebanon Taran, Bulgaria, a village in Smolyan municipality Taran, Iran (disambiguation), several places in Iran Taran District, the name of a district of Kazakhstan; also, the capital of Taran District Taran Plateau, Antarctica People Taran (name), includes people with the given name and surname Other uses Taran, Russian term for aerial ramming in wartime A Welsh god, associated with the Gaulish Taranis Rutilus heckelii or taran, a species of fish commonly known as roaches Taran (character), the main character in The Chronicles of Prydain books The character appears in Disney's adaption, The Black Cauldron SU-152 "Taran", a 1965 experimental Russian tank destroyer See also Taran Taran (disambiguation) Tarn Taran (disambiguation) Tarana (disambiguation) Taranis (disambiguation)