Baja or Bája may refer to:

Places and jurisdictions

In the Americas

* Baja California Peninsula, in northwestern Mexico *

Baja California Baja California (; 'Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California), is a state in Mexico. It is the northernmost and westernmost of the 32 federal entities of Mex ...

state in the northern part of the above peninsula *

Baja California Sur Baja California Sur (; 'South Lower California'), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California Sur ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California Sur), is the least populated state and the 31st admitted state of the 32 federal ent ...

state in the southern part of the above peninsula *

Baja Verapaz Baja Verapaz () is a department in Guatemala. The capital is Salamá. Baja Verapaz contains the Mario Dary Biotope Preserve, preserving the native flora and fauna of the region, especially the endangered national bird of Guatemala, the Resplen ...

, department of Guatemala

In Europe

* Bája, Hungarian name of Baia in Suceava County, Romania, a former capital and bishopric of Moldavia *

Baja, Hungary Baja () is a city with county rights in , southern Hungary. It is the second largest city in the county, after the county seat at Kecskemét, and is home to some 35,000 people. Baja is the seat of the Baja municipality. The environs of Baja have ...

, city

People

Nedeljko Bajić Baja Nedeljko Bajić (; born 9 June 1968), known as Baja (), is a Serbian pop-folk singer. Personal life Bajić was born into a Bosnian-Serb family in Šipovo, near Jajce in SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia, and was brought up with two brother ...

, Serbian folk singer *

Baja Mali Knindža Mirko Pajčin ( sr-cyr, Мирко Пајчин; born 13 October 1966), known by his stage name Baja Mali Knindža ( sr-cyr, Баја Мали Книнџа, lit=Baja Little Kninja), is a Bosnian Serb folk singer and songwriter. He is often descr ...

, Bosnian Serb folk singer * Baja Tamindžić, Serbian football goalkeeper

Arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Baja'' (film), a 2018 American film * '' Baja: Edge of Control'', a 2008 video game * "Baja", a 1963 song by

The Astronauts ''The Astronauts'' ( Polish: ''Astronauci'') is the first science fiction novel by Polish writer Stanisław Lem published as a book, in 1951. To write the novel, Lem received advance payment from publishing house Czytelnik (Warsaw). The book b ...

* "Baja", a 1993 song by Böhse Onkelz from '' Schwarz'' * "Baja", a 1999 song by Sasha from '' Xpander''

Automobiles

* Baja bug, car originated for racing *

Subaru Baja The Subaru Baja is an all-wheel-drive, four passenger, four-door utility manufactured from 2002 to 2006 by Subaru and marketed for model years 2003 to 2006. The Baja combines the handling and passenger carrying characteristics of a traditional p ...

, Subaru crossover automobile

Sports

Baja SAE Baja SAE is Collegiate Design Seriescompetition run by the Society of Automotive Engineers International (SAE International). Teams of students from universities all over the world design and build small off-road cars. The goal in Baja SAE is to ...

, the SAE Mini Baja Competition *

Baja 1000 The Baja 1000 is an annual Mexican off-road motorsport race held on the Baja California Peninsula. It is one of the most prestigious off-road races in the world, having attracted competitors from six continents. The race was founded by Ed Pearl ...

, a Mexican rally raid race * Italian Baja, Italian

rally raid Rally raid, also known as cross-country rallying, is a form of long distance off-road racing that takes place over several days. The length of the event can be as short as 2–3 days for a cross-country baja to as long as 15 days with marathon ra ...

race

Other uses

Baja Jacket A Baja jacket (also known as a Mexican Baja hoodie, Baja sweatshirt, or drug rug) is a type of Mexican jacket with a single large pocket on the front, and vents on the side. They are more commonly made out of a coarse woolen fabric known as "jerg ...

, a long-sleeved hooded pullover (garment) * Patella baja, also known as

attenuated patella alta Attenuated patella alta is an extremely rare condition affecting mobility and leg strength. It is characterized by an unusually small knee cap (patella) that develops out of and above the joint. Typically, as the knee cap sits in the joint, it ...

, a pathology of the patella *

Baja Fresh Baja Fresh is an American chain of fast-casual Tex Mex restaurants founded in Newbury Park, California in 1990 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona and is owned by Canadian franchisor MTY Food Group. The chain emphasizes fresh ingredients, e ...

, a Tex-Mex restaurant chain *

Baja Blast Mountain Dew Baja Blast is a tropical lime-flavored soft drink created for Taco Bell restaurants. Since the original flavor's launch in 2004, the Baja Blast brand has since expanded to include new flavors, alcoholic beverages, and energy drinks, ...

, a Taco Bell exclusive flavor of Mountain Dew * ''Baja'' (plant), a genus of ferns