Anza, Anzah, or de Anza might refer to:

Communities

United States

Anza, California Anza is a census-designated place located in southern Riverside County, California, in the Anza Valley, a semi-arid region at a mean elevation of above sea level. It is located south of Idyllwild, east-northeast of Temecula, southwest of P ...

, a town in Riverside County, California * Anza, Imperial County, California, a town in Imperial County, California, along California State Route 111 *

Camp Anza Camp Anza was a United States Army installation, in what is now Riverside, California, during World War II. Construction began on July 3, 1942, and was completed on February 15, 1943. The camp was named after Juan Bautista de Anza, an early explor ...

, a defunct Army installation in Riverside, California

Other communities

Anzá Anza () is a town and municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The t ...

, a town in Antioquia department, Colombia * Anza, a neighborhood of

Agadir Agadir ( ar, أݣادير, ʾagādīr; shi, ⴰⴳⴰⴷⵉⵔ) is a major city in Morocco, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean near the foot of the Atlas Mountains, just north of the point where the Souss River flows into the ocean, and south ...

, Morocco *

Anzah Anzah or 'Anza ( ar, عنزة) is a Palestinian village in the located 18 km southwest of the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank. Its total land area consists of 4,740 dunams of which nearly a 1/4 is covered with olive orchards. Accord ...

, a Palestinian village in the West Bank

Landforms and parks

Anza (river) The Anza is a Alpine torrent of the Ossola in northern Italy. It flows from the glaciers of Monte Rosa through the Valle Anzasca and into the river Toce, of which it is a right tributary. Its own principal tributaries are the Pedriola, the Ta ...

, a river in Piedmont, Italy * Anza trough, in Kenya * Anza Valley, in Riverside County, California *

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (, '' AN-zə bə-RAY-goh'') is a California State Park located within the Colorado Desert of southern California, United States. The park takes its name from 18th century Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza and ...

, in Southern California *

Lake Anza Lake Anza is a recreational swimming reservoir, located within the Tilden Regional Park, in the Berkeley Hills above Berkeley, California. History The lake was created by the construction of the C L Tilden Park Dam in 1938. It was named by the ...

, a recreational swimming reservoir in the Berkeley Hills, California

People

Anza (singer) , also known as simply Anza (stylized as ANZA), is a Japanese singer and theater actress best known as vocalist of the heavy metal band Head Phones President and for playing Sailor Moon in thirteen separate musical productions. Biography Pe ...

(born 1976), Japanese singer and actress *

Juan Bautista de Anza Juan Bautista de Anza Bezerra Nieto (July 6 or 7, 1736 – December 19, 1788) was an expeditionary leader, military officer, and politician primarily in California and New Mexico under the Spanish Empire. He is credited as one of the founding fa ...

(1736–1788), colonial Spanish explorer and governor of New Mexico * Juan Bautista de Anza I (1693–1740), Spanish explorer and father of Juan Bautista de Anza * Murad Abu Anza (born 1986), Arab-Israeli footballer *

Mauricio Rodriguez Anza Mauricio Rodriguez Anza is an architect and designer born in Mexico City in 1957. His work has focused primarily in the experimental field and has developed a diversity of studies and investigations on architecture and design. From 1985 to 1997, Ro ...

(born 1957), Mexican architect and designer *

Santo Anzà Santo Anzà (born 17 November 1980 in Catania, Italy) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for the UCI ProTeam . Career achievements Major results ;2002 : 4th GP Palio del Recioto : 5th Overall GP Kranj ;2004 ...

(born 1980), Italian cyclist

Schools

* Anza Trail School, an elementary school in the

Sahuarita Unified School District The Sahuarita Unified School District is the school district serving Sahuarita and Green Valley, Arizona. The district serves 5,800 students. Campuses Elementary and middle schools * Sahuarita Primary (K-2) * Sahuarita Intermediate (3-5) * Sahu ...

of Arizona * Anza Elementary School, an elementary school in the

Torrance Unified School District Torrance Unified School District (TUSD) is a school district in Los Angeles County, California, with its headquarters in Torrance. The district board of education has a president, a vice president, a clerk, and two members. As of 2021, the D ...

Torrance, California Torrance is a city in the Los Angeles metropolitan area located in Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city is part of what is known as the South Bay (Los Angeles County), South Bay region of the m ...

De Anza College De Anza College is a public community college in Cupertino, California. It is part of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District, which also administers Foothill College in nearby Los Altos Hills, California. The college is named after the ...

, a community college in Cupertino, California *

De Anza High School De Anza High School is a secondary school located in Richmond, California, United States, named after Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza. It is part of the West Contra Costa Unified School District and serves northeast Richmond, the unincorpor ...

, in Richmond, California

Other uses

Anza (missile) The Anza (عنزہ ''Anza'') is a series of shoulder-fired, man-portable surface-to-air missiles produced by Pakistan. Guided by an infrared homing seeker, the Anza is used for short range air defence. The Anza is produced by Kahuta Research L ...

, a Pakistani-built surface-to-air missile *

Anza (tribe) Anizah or Anazah ( ar, عنزة, ʻanizah, Najdi pronunciation: ) is an Arabian tribe in the Arabian Peninsula, Upper Mesopotamia, and the Levant. Genealogy and origins Anizah's existence as an autonomous tribal group, like many prominent ...

, an Arab tribe *

2061 Anza 2061 Anza, provisional designation , is an eccentric asteroid of the Amor group, a subtype of near-Earth objects, estimated to measure approximately 2.7 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 22 October 1960, by American astronomer Henr ...

, an asteroid *

De Anza Motor Lodge The De Anza Motor Lodge was a historic motel located on former U.S. Route 66 in the Upper Nob Hill neighborhood of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was built in 1939 by Charles G. Wallace, a local trader of Zuni art and pottery, who remained the owne ...

, on Route 66 in Albuquerque, New Mexico *

De Anza League The De Anza League was a California High School sports league in San Bernardino County, California and Riverside County, California and was disbanded at the end of 2017-2018 high school sports season. Most teams joined the Desert Valley League whil ...

, a sports league in San Bernardino County, California *

De Anza Theatre The De Anza Theatre is an office building and former theatre with approximately 800 seats located at 4225 Market Street in Riverside, California in the United States. The De Anza was designed circa 1937 by Fox West Coast theater architect S. Char ...

, a building in Riverside, California * Joseph Anza, a character in the animated series ''

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Agura ''Agura'' (, lit., "foreign/barbarian sitting"; also called ''anza'' ) is the Japanese term for the position normally referred to as sitting cross-legged in English. Description The buttocks are on the floor (or on a cushion set on the floor) an ...

or Anza, a Japanese term for sitting cross-legged *

Juan de Anza House The Juan de Anza House (Spanish: Casa Juan de Anza), also known as the Casa de Anza ( English: Anza House), is a historic adobe house in San Juan Bautista, California. Built around 1830, Casa de Anza is a well-preserved example of residential c ...

, in San Juan Bautista, California