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Samia may refer to: People * Samia (name) * Samiya (other) * Samia tribe, a Luhya tribe in western Kenya and southeastern Uganda * Samia (musician) Places * North Samia and South Samia, two administrative locations in Funyula division of Busia County in Western Kenya * Samia, Iran, a village in Bushehr Province, Iran * Samia, Niger, a town near Zinder Other uses * ''Samia'' (moth), a Saturniinae moth genus * ''Samia'' (play), a play by Menander * ''Samia'', a film produced by Humbert Balsan Humbert Jean René Balsan (21 August 1954 – 10 February 2005) was a French film producer and chairman of the European Film Academy. He was known for securing financing and distribution for diverse and often challenging films. In February 2005 ...
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Samia (name)
Samia is both a feminine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name: *Samia Ahad, Pakistani chef * Samia Finnerty, American musician *Samia Gamal (1924–1994), Egyptian belly dancer and actress *Samia Ghadie (born 1982), British actress *Samia Ghali (born 1968), French politician *Samia Halaby (born 1936), Palestinian artist *Samia Khan (born 1986), American blogger *Samia Nkrumah (born 1960) journalist, politician and daughter of Kwame Nkrumah *Samia Yusuf Omar (1991–2012), Somali sprinter *Samia Sarwar (1970–1999), Pakistani murder victim *Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of Tanzania *Samia Shoaib, British actress Surname: *Dru Samia Dru Samia III (born August 22, 1997) is an American football offensive guard for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma. College career A four-star offensive tackle recruit, Samia chose O ... (born 1997), American football player * Frank Samia (born 1981) ...
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Samiya (other)
Samia or Samiyah (Arabic: سامية ''sāmiyah''), also spelt Samiya, Sameea, is an Arabic female given name meaning “elevated, exalted, lofty”, “high of prominence, eminence, glory, distinction”, “aspiring to the highest distinction, honour, sublime, proud, noble-minded of ethics and morals”. The name is considered as one of the most popular names in the Arab world amongst females. The female given name ''Samya'' (Arabic: سَمْياء ''samyā’'' ), which is a variant of the name ''Samiya'' bears the same meaning perhaps taken from the sky. The female given name Samiya which its written form stems from the male given name, Sami (Arabic: سامي ''samī''). Samiya may also refer to: Given Name * Samia Abbou, Tunisian lawyer and politician * Samia al-Aghbari, Yemeni blogger * Samia Ahad, Palestinian chef * Samia Ahmed, Egyptian synchronized swimmer * Samia Akario, Moroccan actress and director * Samia Amin, Egyptian actress * Samia al-Amoudi, Saudi physici ...
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Samia Tribe
Samia speaking people live in Western Kenya and Eastern Uganda. They are composed of several clans and their ancient economic activities include fishing in Lake Victoria and other rivers such as River Sio, crop farming (''obulimi''), and animal farming (''obutuki''). The Samia speaking people, as widely known by other tribes, predominantly live in Busia districts (Both in Kenya and Uganda) and speak a dialect similar to the Luhya tribe in Kenya. However, on the Ugandan side there is a slight variation in the dialect spoken by the Samia of Southern Busia on the fringe of Lake Victoria and those of North Busia district closer to Tororo District. The former speak Olusamia while the latter speak Olugwe. The two dialects are difficult to differentiate by non Samia speaking people but easily discernible by the natives. Culture and Music Samia speaking people love music which is played in their various ceremonies, which include marriage (''Obugole/ Obweya''), funeral (''amasika''), ...
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Samia (musician)
Samia Najimy Finnerty (born December 12, 1996) is a Lebanese-American singer-songwriter from New York City. Early life Finnerty was born to Lebanese-American actress Kathy Najimy and American actor Dan Finnerty. She was named after her maternal grandmother, Samia Najimy (''née'' Massery; 1928–2015), who is of Lebanese origin. She attended York Preparatory School, and studied at The New School. Career Finnerty is a co-recipient of the 2017 Obie Award for Best Ensemble for her performance in Sarah DeLappe's '' The Wolves''. Finnerty released a new song in April 2020 titled "Is There Something in the Movies?" In June 2020, Finnerty announced her debut studio album alongside a new song titled "Fit n Full". Two more songs from the album, "Big Wheel" and "Stellate," were released together in July 2020, preceding the release of "Triptych" in August 2020. Finnerty released her debut studio album ''The Baby'' to positive reviews in September 2020. Finnerty appeared briefly in the com ...
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Busia County
Busia is a county in the former Western Province of Kenya. It borders Kakamega County to the east, Bungoma County to the north, Lake Victoria and Siaya County to the south and Busia District, Uganda to the west. The county has about 893,000 people and spans about 1,700 square kilometers making it one of the smallest counties in Kenya. Busia is inhabited by the Luhya tribe of Kenya and the Teso of Kenya, and small groups of the Luo. The Luhya communities include the Abakhayo, Marachi, Samia and Abanyala communities. Etymology Busia county is part of the western province of Kenya. It has been commonly inhabited by the Luhya tribe of Kenya the minority tribe of Iteso. Prior to being a county, it was known as Busia district before more districts were created by president Mwai Kibaki. Busia county borders Uganda to the west. The Samia people of Busia are the same community as those of Uganda Busia district. There has been an outcry for Samia people on why the colonial governmen ...
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Samia, Iran
Samii ( fa, سميعي, also Romanized as Samī‘ī; also known as Samī‘ā and Samīyeh) is a village in Shabankareh Rural District, Shabankareh District, Dashtestan County, Bushehr Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni .... At the 2006 census, its population was 276, in 49 families. References Populated places in Dashtestan County {{Dashtestan-geo-stub ...
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Samia, Niger
Samia is a town in southern Niger. It is near the city of Zinder Zinder (locally, ''Damagaram''), formerly also spelled Sinder, is the third largest city in Niger, with a population of 170,574 (2001 census);
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Samia (moth)
''Samia'' is a genus of moths in the family Saturniidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1819. Species *''Samia abrerai'' Naumann & Peigler, 2001 *''Samia canningi'' (Hutton, 1859) *''Samia ceramensis'' (Bouvier, 1927) *''Samia cynthia'' (Drury, 1773) *''Samia fulva'' Jordan, 1911 *''Samia insularis'' (Snellen von Vollenhoven, 1862) *''Samia kohlli'' Naumann & Peigler, 2001 *''Samia luzonica'' (Watson, 1914) *''Samia naessigi'' Naumann & Peigler, 2001 *''Samia naumanni'' U. Paukstadt, Peigler & L. Paukstadt, 1998 *''Samia peigleri'' Naumann & Naessig, 1995 *''Samia pryeri'' (Butler, 1878) *''Samia ricini'' (Donovan, 1798) *''Samia tetrica'' (Rebel, 1924) *''Samia treadawayi'' Naumann, 1998 *''Samia vandenberghi'' (Watson, 1915) *''Samia wangi'' Naumann & Peigler, 2001 *''Samia watsoni'' (Oberthuer, 1914) *''Samia yayukae'' U. Paukstadt, Peigler & L. Paukstadt, 1993 References

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Samia (play)
''Samia'' ( grc-gre, Σαμία), translated as ''The Girl From Samos'', or ''The Marriage Connection'', is an ancient Greek comedy by Menander, it is the dramatist's second most extant play with up to 116 lines missing compared to ''Dyskolos''’s 39. The date of its first performance is unknown, with 315 B.C. and 309 B.C. being two suggested dates. The surviving text of ''Samia'' comes from the Cairo Codex found in 1907 and the Bodmer Papyri from 1952. Plot ''Samia'' takes place in a street in Athens, outside the houses of Demeas, a wealthy bachelor, and Nikeratos, his less wealthy business partner. Prior to the events in the play Demeas had taken in a Samian girl, Chrysis, as his mistress despite misgivings. Chrysis becomes pregnant and was under orders from Demeas to dispose of the illegitimate child. At the same time Moschion, the adopted son of Demeas, seduced the daughter of Nikeratos, Plangon, and she too is pregnant. Both babies are born around the same time. Unfortun ...
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