Homa may refer to:

Places

Ethiopia

* Homa (woreda), a district in Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Kenya

* Homa Bay, a town and a bay on the shore of Lake Victoria in Kenya *

Homa Mountain Homa may refer to: Places Ethiopia * Homa (woreda), a district in Oromia Region, Ethiopia Kenya * Homa Bay, a town and a bay on the shore of Lake Victoria in Kenya * Homa Mountain, a volcano near Homa Bay, Kenya Iran * Chal Homa, Mark ...

, a volcano near Homa Bay, Kenya

Iran

Chal Homa Chal Homa ( fa, چال‌هما, also Romanized as Chāl Homā; also known as Chālmeh and Chhālma) is a village in Hendudur Rural District, Sarband District, Shazand County, Markazi Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Repub ...

, Markazi, Iran *

Homa, Iran Homa ( fa, هما, also Romanized as Homā, Huma, and Hūmeh; also known as Qal‘eh Huma and Qal‘eh-ye Hūmeh) is a village in Farsesh Rural District, in the Central District of Aligudarz County, Lorestan Province, Iran Iran, ...

, a village in Lorestan Province, Iran * Homa, North Khorasan, Iran, a village * Homa-ye Bala (disambiguation), places in Iran *

Homag (disambiguation) Homag ( fa, هماگ), or Homak or Homay or Homa may refer to: * Homay, East Azerbaijan * Homag-e Bala, Hormozgan Province * Homag-e Pain, Hormozgan Province * Homay, Iran (disambiguation) {{geodis ...

, various places in Iran *

Homay, Iran (disambiguation) Homay ( fa, هماي), also rendered as Umay or Umai or Homa, in Iran may refer to: * Homay-e Olya * Homay-e Sofla * Homag (disambiguation) Homag ( fa, هماگ), or Homak or Homay or Homa may refer to: * Homay, East Azerbaijan * Homag-e Bala, Ho ...

, various places in Iran

Israel

Har Homa Har Homa ( he, הר חומה, lit ''Wall Mountain''), officially Homat Shmuel, is an Israeli settlement in southern East Jerusalem, near the Palestinian city of Beit Sahour. The settlement is also referred to as "Jabal Abu Ghneim" (also "J ...

, East Jerusalem neighborhood, Israel

United States

Homa Hills, Wyoming Homa Hills is a census-designated place (CDP) in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It is part of the Casper, Wyoming Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 278 at the 2010 census. Geography Homa Hills is located at (42.979794, - ...

* La Homa, Texas, U.S.

People

People with the given name Homa

Homa Arjomand Homa Arjomand (born 1952) is an Iranian political activist, resident in Canada, where she is a member of the International Campaign against the Sharia Court and the Director of Children First Now. She has received the "Humanist of the Year" award ...

(born 1952), Iranian political activist *

Homa Darabi Homa Darabi ( fa, هما دارابی; 1940–1994) was an Iranian pediatrician, academic, and political activist affiliated with the Nation Party of Iran. She is known for her political self-immolation in protest to the compulsory hijab, whi ...

(1994–1940), Iranian pediatrician, academic, and political activist *

Homa Vafaie Farley Homa Vafaie Farley () is an Iranian-born potter and ceramics designer. She lives in Abu Dhabi. Biography Homa Farley was born in Tehran, Iran. She grew up near Mount Damavand. As a teenager she decided to move to the United Kingdom to study E ...

, Iranian-born potter and ceramist *

Homa Hoodfar Homa Hoodfar ( fa, هما هودفر) is a Canadian-Iranian sociocultural anthropologist and professor emerita of anthropology at Concordia University in Montreal. While she is most widely known for her work on Western perceptions of the veil or ...

, Canadian-Iranian sociocultural anthropologist * Homa Katouzian (born 1942), Iranian economist, historian, sociologist and literary critic *

Homa Mirafshar Homa Mirafshar (born May 24, 1946) is a prominent Iranian poet and songwriter based in the United States. She is considered the best Persian lyricist regarding to Iranian Pop and Traditional Music producers, singers and writers. Iranian musi ...

(born 1946), Iranian-born American poet and songwriter *

Homa Nategh Homa Nategh ( fa, هما ناطق; May 26, 1934 – January 1, 2016) was an Iranian historian, Professor of History at University of Tehran. A specialist in the contemporary history of Iran, she resided in Paris, France, until her death. She ...

(1934–2016), Iranian historian *

Homa Sarshar Homa Sarshar ( fa, هما سرشار; also Romanized as ''Homā Sarshār''; born 1946) is an Iranian-American author, activist, media personality, and award-winning journalist. She was a columnist for Zan-e-Ruz magazine and the Kayhan daily news ...

(born 1946), Iranian-American author, activist, media personality * Homa Shaibany (born c. 1913), Iranian surgeon, first female surgeon in Iran * Homa Rousta (1946–2015), Iranian film and stage actress

People with the surname Homa

* Bernard Homa (1900–1991), British medical doctor and politician * Max Homa (born 1990), American professional golfer on the PGA Tour * Peter Homa, British health service manager

Musical groups

* Stay Homas * Tex La Homa

Other uses

Homa (ritual) In the Vedic Hinduism, a homa (Sanskrit: होम) also known as havan, is a fire ritual performed on special occasions by a Hindu priest usually for a homeowner (" grihastha": one possessing a home). The grihasth keeps different kinds of fire ...

, a religious practice in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, involving making offerings into a consecrated fire * ''Homa'' (genus), an insect genus in the tribe Empoascini *

Homa (mythology) The Huma ( fa, هما, pronounced ''Homā'', ae, script=latn, Homāio), also Homa, is a mythical bird of Iranian legends and fables, and continuing as a common motif in Sufi and Diwan poetry. Although there are many legends of the creature, c ...

, a bird creature of Persian mythology * Another spelling for Haoma in Zoroastrianism *

Homa F.C. Homa Football Club (, ''Hema'') is an Iranian football club based in Tehran, Iran. They currently play in the Tehran Provincial Leagues. The club has a long and rich history and has always been associated and owned by Iran's national airline c ...

, a professional league football club based in Tehran, Iran *

Homeostatic model assessment The homeostatic model assessment (HOMA) is a method used to quantify insulin resistance and beta-cell function. It was first described under the name HOMA by Matthews ''et al.'' in 1985. Derivation The HOMA authors used data from physiological stud ...

, a medical formula for quantifying insulin resistance *

Harmonic Oscillator Model of Aromaticity An aromatic ring current is an effect observed in aromatic molecules such as benzene and naphthalene. If a magnetic field is directed perpendicular to the plane of the aromatic system, a ring current is induced in the delocalized π electrons ...

, a method for quantifying aromaticity *

Iran Air The National Airline of Iran ( fa, هواپیمايی ملی ایران, Havâpeymâyi-ye Melli-ye Irân), branded as Iran Air, is the flag carrier of Iran, which is headquartered at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran. As of 2018, it operates scheduled ...

's acronym, in Persian-language *

foundation, founded by Parvin Darabi *

Hochelaga-Maisonneuve Hochelaga-Maisonneuve () is a neighbourhood in Montreal, Canada, situated in the east end of the island, generally to the south of the city's Olympic Stadium and east of downtown. Historically a poor neighbourhood, it has experienced significant ...

, neighborhood of Montreal, Canada colloquially known as "HoMa" in short form * Staff of Homa (), a polearm weapon in the RPG game Genshin Impact * Viraja Homa, Hindu fire-sacrifice ceremony