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| Arabic |
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| "light" |
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==People== |
==People== |
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* [[Zia (name)]], including a list of people and fictional characters with the name |
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===First element of compound name=== |
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** A romanization of the [[Wu Chinese|Wu]] ([[Shanghainese]]) pronunciation of the Chinese surname [[Xie (surname)|Xie]] (謝) |
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* [[Queen Zia]], the queen of costoboci. |
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*[[Ziaur Rahman (disambiguation)]] |
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*[[Zia Mohiuddin Dagar]] (1929–1990), popularly known as Z. M. Dagar, Indian musician |
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*[[Dia Abdul Zahra Kadim]], Iraqi Shiite leader |
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*[[Zia Inayat-Khan]], (aka Pir Zia), spiritual leader of the Sufi Order International |
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* ZIA, a musical group founded by [[Elaine Walker (composer)|Elaine Walker]] |
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*[[Zia Mahmood]], (born 1946), Pakistani contract bridge player |
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*[[Zia McCabe]], (born 1975), American musician and founding member of The Dandy Warhols |
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*[[Zia Mian]], Pakistani physicist and nuclear expert |
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*[[Zia Mody]], Indian legal consultant and businesswoman |
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*[[Zia Mohyeddin]] (born 1933), Pakistani actor |
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*[[Zia Ul Shah]], citizen of Pakistan held by the United States in Guantanamo |
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*[[Ziya Tong]], Canadian television host |
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*[[Anastasia de Torby]] (1892–1977), also known as Lady Zia Wernher, Russian aristocrat. |
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*[[Park Ji-a]] (born 1972), South Korean actress |
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*[[Caleb K. Zia]], Chinese American educator |
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*[[Helen Zia]] (born 1952), American journalist |
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*[[Junaid Zia]] (born 1983), Pakistani cricketer |
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*[[Khaleda Zia]], former Prime Minister of Bangladesh |
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*[[Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq]], former President of Pakistan |
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*[[Sameer Zia]] (born 1981), sportsman from the United Arab Emirates |
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* Zia clan of the Diné, or [[Navajo]], people |
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* Zia Record Exchange, a regional chain of [[record shop]]s located across the American Southwest |
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*Zia, a character in the animated television series ''[[The Mysterious Cities of Gold]]'' |
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*A character in [[The Red Pyramid (novel)|''The Red Pyramid'' (novel)]] |
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*''Zia'', the Italian word for [[aunt]] |
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*Zia is the main character in the independent movie [[Wristcutters: A Love Story]]. |
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*[[Zia (band)]] |
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*[[Zia (singer)]], the stage name of South Korean singer Baek Ji Hye. |
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*Zia, a character in the video game [[Bastion (video game)|Bastion]] |
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==See also== |
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* 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 |
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*[[Ziya]], the Turkish spelling of the Arabic name |
* [[Ziya]], the Turkish spelling of the Arabic name |
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* [[Ziaur]] a compound name beginning with "Zia" |
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*[[Sia (disambiguation)]] |
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* [[Ziauddin]] a common transliteration a common name |
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Zia From Bangladesh (Islamic University, Kushtia Bangladesh) -Working In Saudi Arabia-In Pharmaceutical Company-Dammam |
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[[Category:Arabic unisex given names]] |
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[[Category:Pakistani masculine given names]] |
Latest revision as of 12:48, 24 October 2024
Look up zia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Zia or ZIA (also spelled Ziya, Ḍiya, Dia or Diya) may refer to:
People
[edit]- Zia (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
- A romanization of the Wu (Shanghainese) pronunciation of the Chinese surname Xie (謝)
- Queen Zia, the queen of costoboci.
- Zia people (New Mexico)
- Zia people (Papua New Guinea)
- The Zia language of Papua New Guinea
ZIA acronym
[edit]- Zamboanga International Airport, Philippines
- Zhukovsky International Airport, Russia
- Zia International Airport, Bangladesh, now Shahjalal International Airport
- ZIA, a musical group founded by Elaine Walker
Other uses
[edit]- Zia (brachiopod), a genus of brachiopods
- Zia (novel), by Scott O'Dell
- Applebay Zia, motor glider
- Zia, a small village on the Greek island of Kos
- Zia clan of the Diné, or Navajo, people
- Zia Record Exchange, a regional chain of record shops located across the American Southwest
See also
[edit]- Sia (disambiguation)
- Tzia or Zia (Greek: Τζια), an alternative name for Kea (island), Cyclades, Greece
- Ziya, the Turkish spelling of the Arabic name
- Ziaur a compound name beginning with "Zia"
- Ziauddin a common transliteration a common name
Zia From Bangladesh (Islamic University, Kushtia Bangladesh) -Working In Saudi Arabia-In Pharmaceutical Company-Dammam