The land of Canaan was situated in the Levant, and roughly corresponds to present-day Israel.

Other places named Canaan include:

• Canaan, Connecticut, United States of America
• Canaan, Maine, USA
• Canaan, New Hampshire, USA
• Canaan, New York, USA
• Canaan, Vermont, USA
• Canaan, Kings County, Nova Scotia , Canada
• Canaan, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia , Canada
• Canaan, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia , Canada

Also:

• New Canaan, Connecticut
• Canaan Valley, West Virginia

There is a band called xcanaanx.