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'''Zia''' or '''ZIA''' (also spelled '''Ziya''', '''Ḍiya''', '''Dia''' or '''Diya''') may refer to:
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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-size: large;" | '''Zia'''
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! Gender:
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! Origin:
| Arabic
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! Meaning:
| "light"
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'''Zia''' (also spelled '''[[Ziya]]''', '''Ḍiya ''', '''Dia''' or '''Diya''', {{lang-ar|ضياء}}) is a name of Persian origin.


==People==
==People==
* [[Zia (name)]], including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
===First element of compound name===
** A romanization of the [[Wu Chinese|Wu]] ([[Shanghainese]]) pronunciation of the Chinese surname [[Xie (surname)|Xie]] (謝)
*[[Ziauddin (disambiguation)]]
* [[Queen Zia]], the queen of costoboci.
*[[Ziaur Rahman (disambiguation)]]
* [[Zia people (New Mexico)]]
* [[Zia people (Papua New Guinea)]]
** The [[Zia language]] of Papua New Guinea


===Given name===
==ZIA acronym==
* [[Zamboanga International Airport]], Philippines
*[[Zia Mohiuddin Dagar]] (1929–1990), popularly known as Z. M. Dagar, Indian musician
* [[Zhukovsky International Airport]], Russia
*[[Dia Abdul Zahra Kadim]], Iraqi Shiite leader
* Zia International Airport, Bangladesh, now [[Shahjalal International Airport]]
*[[Zia Inayat-Khan]], (aka Pir Zia), spiritual leader of the Sufi Order International
* ZIA, a musical group founded by [[Elaine Walker (composer)|Elaine Walker]]
*[[Zia Mahmood]], (born 1946), Pakistani contract bridge player
*[[Zia McCabe]], (born 1975), American musician and founding member of The Dandy Warhols
*[[Zia Mian]], Pakistani physicist and nuclear expert
*[[Zia Mody]], Indian legal consultant and businesswoman
*[[Zia Mohyeddin]] (born 1933), Pakistani actor
*[[Zia Ul Shah]], citizen of Pakistan held by the United States in Guantanamo
*[[Ziya Tong]], Canadian television host
*[[Anastasia de Torby]] (1892–1977), also known as Lady Zia Wernher, Russian aristocrat.
*[[Park Ji-a]] (born 1972), South Korean actress

===Surname===
*[[Caleb K. Zia]], Chinese American educator
*[[Helen Zia]] (born 1952), American journalist
*[[Junaid Zia]] (born 1983), Pakistani cricketer
*[[Khaleda Zia]], former Prime Minister of Bangladesh
*[[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq]], former President of Pakistan
*[[Sameer Zia]] (born 1981), sportsman from the United Arab Emirates


==Other uses==
==Other uses==
* [[Zia (brachiopod)|''Zia'' (brachiopod)]], a genus of [[brachiopod]]s
*[[Applebay Zia]], motor glider
* [[Zia (novel)|''Zia'' (novel)]], by Scott O'Dell
*The [[Zia people]], a tribe in New Mexico, United States
* [[Applebay Zia]], motor glider
*The [[Zia people (Papua New Guinea)]], a tribe in Papua New Guinea
* Zia, a small village on the Greek island of [[Kos]]
**The [[Zia language]] of Papua New Guinea
* Zia clan of the Diné, or [[Navajo]], people
*[[Zia (brachiopod)|''Zia'' (brachiopod)]], a [[brachiopod]] genus
* Zia Record Exchange, a regional chain of [[record shop]]s located across the American Southwest
*Zia International Airport, Bangladesh, now [[Shahjalal International Airport]]
* [[Zhukovsky International Airport]], an airport in Russia with the IATA identifier of ZIA.
*[[Zamboanga International Airport]], Philippines
*[[Zia (novel)|''Zia'' (novel)]], the sequel to ''Island of the Blue Dolphins'' by Scott O'Dell
*Zia, a character in the animated television series ''[[The Mysterious Cities of Gold]]''
*A character in [[The Red Pyramid (novel)|''The Red Pyramid'' (novel)]]
*Zia, a small village on the Greek island of [[Kos]]
*''Zia'', the Italian word for [[aunt]]
*Zia is the main character in the independent movie [[Wristcutters: A Love Story]].
*[[Zia (band)]]
*[[Zia (singer)]], the stage name of South Korean singer Baek Ji Hye.
*Zia, a character in the video game [[Bastion (video game)|Bastion]]


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Sia (disambiguation)]]
* Tzia or Zia (Greek: ''Τζια''), an alternative name for [[Kea (island)]], Cyclades, Greece
* Tzia or Zia (Greek: ''Τζια''), an alternative name for [[Kea (island)]], Cyclades, Greece
*[[Ziya]], the Turkish spelling of the Arabic name
* [[Ziya]], the Turkish spelling of the Arabic name
* [[Ziaur]] a compound name beginning with "Zia"
*[[Sia (disambiguation)]]
* [[Ziauddin]] a common transliteration a common name

Zia From Bangladesh (Islamic University, Kushtia Bangladesh) -Working In Saudi Arabia-In Pharmaceutical Company-Dammam


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{{disambiguation}}
[[Category:Arabic unisex given names]]
[[Category:Pakistani masculine given names]]

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Zia or ZIA (also spelled Ziya, Ḍiya, Dia or Diya) may refer to:

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Other uses

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See also

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Zia From Bangladesh (Islamic University, Kushtia Bangladesh) -Working In Saudi Arabia-In Pharmaceutical Company-Dammam