Markanda is a former name for the city of Samarkand in Uzbekistan.

Markanda or Markandeya may also refer to:

• Markandeya Hill, Kolar, Karnataka, India
• Markandeya River, Eastern Ghats, a river in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, India
• Markandeya River, Western Ghats, a river in Belgaum district, Karnataka, India
• Markanda River, Haryana, a seasonal river in India
• Shahabad Markanda, a town in Kurukshetra, Haryana, India
• Markandeya, an ancient Hindu rishi (sage)
  • Markanda Mahadev, Chamorshi, an 8th-century Hindu temple complex in Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India
  • Markandeya Purana, a Hindu religious text
  • Markandeya (film), a 1935 Indian film
• Markandeyan, a 2011 Indian film

• Markandey Chand, an Indian politician
• Markandey Katju, a judge of the Supreme court of India
• Ram Lal Markanda, an Indian politician