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Places

; Chad *Liwa (sub-prefecture) in
Mamdi Department Mamdi ( ar, مامدي) is one of two departments in Lac, a region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics ( physical geography), human impact ...
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Liwa, Indonesia Liwa is the capital of West Lampung Regency, Lampung province, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 island ...
; Oman * Liwa, Oman, place in Oman, area around
Sohar University Sohar University (جامعة صحار ) was established in 2001 as the first private university in Oman. It was granted degree awarding powers by the Oman Ministry of Higher Education, with the authority to provide programs and courses whose succ ...
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Liwa Province Liwa is a province (''wilayat'') in Al Batinah Region, Oman. It lies north of Sohar and has a lively market place where local produce and fresh fish are sold. The fortress of Awla Ya'rab, built of white clay, is located on the beach in the Harmul a ...
, Oman (wilayah) ; Poland *
Liwa, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Liwa (german: Bieberswalde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Miłomłyn, within Ostróda County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Miłomłyn, west of Ostróda, and west of ...
, a village in northern Poland *
Liwa (river) Liwa or Liva is a river in northern Poland and a tributary of the Nogat. The largest tributary of the Liwa is the Palemon Canal. In the upper reaches of the river there are numerous hydropower plants. The total length of the river is 118,5 km ...
, a river in Poland ; United Arab Emirates *
Liwa Oasis The Liwa Oasis ( ar, وَاحَـة لِـيْـوَا, Wāḥḥat Līwā) is a large oasis area in the Western Region of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates. Geography Liwa Oasis is about south of the Persian Gulf coast ...
, Abu Dhabi


People

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Zofia Gomułkowa Zofia Gomułkowa, or Zofia Gomułka (born Liwa Szoken; 12 May 1902 – 27 November 1986), was a wife of First Secretary of the Polish United Workers' Party, Władysław Gomułka, leader of communist Poland from 21 October 1956 until 20 December 1 ...
, born Liwa Szoken *
Tom Liwa Tom Liwa (born ''Thomas Greiner'', 25 October 1961) is a German singer-songwriter who has been performing as a solo artist in addition to being a founding member and frontman of the band Flowerpornoes. While his artistic solo output long went unn ...


Other uses

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Liwa (Arabic) Liwa, or () () has developed various meanings in Arabic: *a banner, in all senses (flag, advertising banner, election publicity banner, etc.) *a district; see also: banner (administrative division) *a level of military unit with its own ensign, no ...
, meaning district, banner, or a military rank *
Liwa (music) Līwa ( ar, ليوه / ALA-LC: ''laywah'') is a Khaleeji traditional dance of African origin performed in Eastern Arabia (Arab states of the Persian Gulf), mainly within communities of descendants of people from the Swahili Coast (Tanzania and Zan ...
, traditional dance in UAE * Liwa Chemicals, chemicals company in UAE *''
Al Liwaa ''Al Liwaa'' () is an Arabic daily newspaper published in Lebanon and headquartered in Beirut. It is one of the leading Arabic dailies in the country. In addition, it is one of the oldest publications in Lebanon. History and profile ''Al Liwaa'' ...
'', daily newspaper in Lebanon *
Long Island Wrestling Association Long may refer to: Measurement * Long, characteristic of something of great time, duration * Long, characteristic of something of great length * Longitude (abbreviation: long.), a geographic coordinate * Longa (music), note value in early music ...
, LIWA *
Sanjak Sanjaks (liwāʾ) (plural form: alwiyāʾ) * Armenian language, Armenian: նահանգ (''nahang''; meaning "province") * Bulgarian language, Bulgarian: окръг (''okrǔg''; meaning "county", "province", or "region") * el, Διοίκησι ...
, an administrative division of the Ottoman Empire also called a ''Liwa'' {{Disambiguation, geo