Arakan may refer to:
- Arakan State, former name of Rakhine State of Burma
- Arakanese people, another name for the Rakhine people
- Arakan, Cotabato, a municipality in the Republic of the Philippines
- Arakan Campaign 1942–1943, or the First Arakan Offensive, a World War II Allied campaign to retake Arakan
- Arakan Campaign 1943–1944, or the Second Arakan Offensive, a second Allied attempt to retake Arakan
- Arakan Campaign 1944–1945, or the Third Arakan Offensive, a third Allied attempt to retake Arakan