Ariana or Aryana, general name for the eastern provinces of the ancient Persian Empire. It was used to mean the regions S of the Oxus (modern Amu Darya) River; the regions to the north were called Transoxiana (see Sogdiana). Ariana is included in present E Iran, N and E Afghanistan, and India NE of the Indus River.

Ariana is a feminine name that comes from the italian root word "aria" which means song. (also spelled Arianna). See Ariana (name).

Other uses of Ariana include:

• Ariana or Aryana is an alternate name for Aria/Ariane, a Satrapy of the Achaemenid Empire, encompassing modern Iran, western parts of Afghanistan, and western Pakistan
• Ariana Afghan Airlines
• Ariana, Tunisia
• Ariana, a Bulgarian beer brand
• Lake Ariana in Sofia, Bulgaria
• Ariana Afghanistan TV, an Afghan television network
• Ariana TV, an Afghan television network
• Ariana Dumbledore, the sister of the famous Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series.

Uses of Arianna include:

• L'Arianna, a lost opera by Claudio Monteverdi