Maya may refer to:

Civilizations

Maya peoples The Maya peoples () are an ethnolinguistic group of Indigenous peoples of the Americas, indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica. The ancient Maya civilization was formed by members of this group, and today's Maya are generally descended from people ...

, of southern Mexico and northern Central America ** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples ** Maya language, the languages of the Maya peoples * Maya (Ethiopia), a population native to the old Wej province in Ethiopia

Places

* Maya (river), a river in Yakutia, Russia * Maya (Uda), a river in Khabarovsk Krai, Russia *

Maya, Uganda Maya is a town in the Central Region of Uganda. It is one of the urban centers in Wakiso District. Location Maya is located in Maya Parish, Nsangi sub-county, Busiro County, Wakiso District, in Uganda's Central Region. It is located along the K ...

, a town * Maya, Western Australia, a town * Maya Karimata, an island in West Borneo, Indonesia *

Maya Mountains The Maya Mountains are a mountain range located in Belize and eastern Guatemala, in Central America. Etymology The Maya Mountains were known as the ''Cockscomb'' or ''Coxcomb Mountains'' to Baymen and later Belizeans at least until the mid-2 ...

, a mountain range in Guatemala and Belize ** Maya Biosphere Reserve, a nature reservation in Guatemala * Mount Maya, a mountain in Kobe, Japan **

Maya Station is a passenger railway station located in Nada-ku, Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Lines Maya Station is served by the Tōkaidō Main Line (JR Kobe Line), and is located 583.7 k ...

, a railway station in Kobe, Japan * La Maya (mountain), an alp in Switzerland *

Al Maya AlMaya It is a coastal area located in the northwest of Libya, about 27 km west of the capital Tripoli , Almaya follows Maamoura, Tina, Qaraqouzah and Tuwaybiyah. Almaya forms a municipality. The Al Mayah region is bounded by the Mediterra ...

or Maya, a town in Libya

Religion and mythology

Maya religion The traditional Maya or Mayan religion of the extant Maya peoples of Guatemala, Belize, western Honduras, and the Tabasco, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Campeche and Yucatán states of Mexico is part of the wider frame of Mesoamerican religion. As is t ...

, the religious practices of the Maya peoples of parts of Mexico and Central America ** Maya mythology, the myths and legends of the Maya civilization * Maya (religion), in Hinduism and Buddhism, the misperception of reality ** Maya (mother of the Buddha) (died 563 BC), mother of the historical Buddha ** Mayasura or Maya, a Hindu demon

Military

* Japanese gunboat ''Maya'', a ''Maya''-class gunboat launched in 1886 * Japanese cruiser ''Maya'', a ''Takao''-class cruiser launched in 1930 * JS ''Maya'', a ''Maya''-class destroyer launched in 2018 * Japanese ship class ''Maya'', a list of ships * Aero L-29 Delfín, NATO reporting name Maya, a Czech military jet trainer aircraft * Battle of Maya, an 1813 battle of the Peninsular War, between British and French forces

Film and television

* ''Maya'' (1949 film), a French drama film directed by Raymond Bernard * ''Maya'' (1961 film), an Indian Hindi film starring Dev Anand, Mala Sinha and Lalita Pawar * ''Maya'' (1966 film), an American film starring Sajid Khan, Jay North, and Clint Walker * ''Maya'' (1967 U.S. TV series), an American television series and sequel to the 1966 film * ''Maya the Honey Bee'' (1975 TV series), a Japanese anime television series * ''Maya'' (1999 film), an Indian trilingual film by Rama Narayanan * ''Maya'' (2001 film), an Indian Hindi film by Digvijay Singh * ''Maya the Bee'' (2012 TV series), a French-German computer-animated comedy television series * ''Maya the Bee'' (2014 film), a 3D German-Australian computer-animated comedy adventure film * ''Maya'' (2015 Pakistani film), a horror film * ''Maya'' (2015 Tamil film), a horror film starring Nayanthara * ''

Maya 3D ''Maya'' ( si, මායා 3D) is a 2016 Sri Lankan Sinhala 3D horror comedy film directed by Donald Jayantha and co-produced by Raja Sadesh Kumar and Srimathi Sadesh Kumar. It stars Ranjan Ramanayake, Pubudu Chathuranga in lead roles along with ...

'', a 2016 Sinhalese horror film * ''Maya'' (2018 film), a French film * ''Maya the Bee: The Honey Games'' (2018 film), an Australian–German computer animated comedy adventure film * ''Maya'' (2012 TV series), a Tamil medical soap opera * ''Maya'' (2018 TV series), a multilingual supernatural series on Sun TV * ''Maya the Bee: The Golden Orb'' (2021 film), a 3D German computer-animated comedy adventure film * Maya TV, a television channel in Honduras

Literature

* ''Maya'' (Surendran novel), a novel by K. Surendran * ''Maya'' (Campbell novel), a 2010 novel by Alastair Campbell * ''Maya'', a 1999 book by

Jostein Gaarder Jostein Gaarder (; born 8 August 1952) is a Norwegian intellectual and author of several novels, short stories, and children's books. Gaarder often writes from the perspective of children, exploring their sense of wonder about the world. He often ...

* '' Maya the Bee'', a 1912 children's book by Waldemar Bonsels

Music

* ''Maya'' (Banco de Gaia album) (1994) * ''Maya'' (Zubeen Garg album) (1994) * ''Maya'' (Bipul Chettri album) (2016) or its title song * ''Maya'' (Moheener Ghoraguli album) (1997) * ''Maya'' (M.I.A. album) (2010) * "Maya", a 1968 song by the Incredible String Band from ''

Wee Tam and the Big Huge ''Wee Tam and the Big Huge'' is the fourth album by the Scottish psychedelic folk group, the Incredible String Band, released in Europe as both a double LP and separate single LPs in November 1968 by Elektra Records. In the US, however, the two ...

Other uses

Maya language (disambiguation) A Mayan language is one of a group of languages spoken by the Mayan people of Mesoamerica. Mayan language may also refer to: America * Yucatec Maya language or Maya, a Mayan language spoken in the Yucatán Peninsula * Pisabo language or Maya, f ...

Maya (bird) The term maya refers to a folk taxonomy often used in the Philippines to refer to a variety of small, commonly observed passerine birds, including a number of sparrows, finches and munias. This group includes '' Lonchura atricapilla'', specificall ...

, a folk taxon for several bird species in the Philippines * Maya (given name), a name (including a list of people and fictional characters with the name) * Maya (mobile payments), a financial services and digital payments company based in the Philippines * Autodesk Maya, a computer program for creating 3D graphics *

C.D. Maya A CD or compact disc is a thin plastic silvery disc for audio recordings. CD or cd may also refer to: Science and technology Astronomy and cosmology * Cordoba Durchmusterung, a star catalog of the southern sky * Cosmological decade or CÐ, a u ...

, a football club in El Salvador * Washburn Maya Signature Series, a series of six-string electric guitars created by Washburn Guitars * Most Advanced Yet Acceptable, a product design principle associated with Form follows function