• Zand tribe
• the 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).