Musa may refer to:

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Mūša The Mūša (; German: Muhsse) is a river in Northern Lithuania and Southern Latvia (Zemgale region). At its Confluence (geography), confluence with the river Nemunėlis () in Latvia, near the city of Bauska, the river Lielupe, Lielupė is formed. ...

, a river in Lithuania and Latvia * Musa, Azerbaijan, a village in Yardymli Rayon * Musa, Iran, a village in Ilam province, Iran * Musa, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Iran * Musa Kalayeh, Gilan province, Iran *

Abu Musa Abu Musa ( , , ) is an Iranian island in the eastern Persian Gulf, found near the entrance of Strait of Hormuz. Due to the depth of sea, oil tankers and big ships have to pass between Abu Musa and Greater and Lesser Tunbs, making these is ...

, an island in the Persian Gulf, Hormozgan province, Iran * Musa, Kerman, Kerman province, Iran * Musa, Bukan, West Azerbaijan province, Iran * Musa, Maku, West Azerbaijan province, Iran * Musa, Pakistan, a village in Chhachh, Attock, Punjab, Pakistan * Musa, La Molina, a neighborhood in Lima, Peru * Musa (crater), an impact crater on Saturn's moon Enceladus * Musa (Tanzanian ward), a ward in Tanzania * Musa (Pori), a district of Pori, Finland *

Musa Dagh Musa Dagh (; ; ; meaning "Moses Mountain") is a mountain in the Hatay Province of Turkey. In 1915, it was the location of a successful Armenian resistance to the Armenian genocide, an event that inspired Franz Werfel to write the novel '' The ...

a mountain peak in Turkey *

Jebel Musa (Morocco) Jebel Musa (, '; ; meaning "Mount Moses") is a mountain in the northernmost part of Morocco, on the African side of the Strait of Gibraltar. It is part of the Rif mountain chain. The mountain is generally identified as the southern Pillars of He ...

, a mountain known as one of the pillars of Hercules * Jabal Musa, or

Mount Sinai Mount Sinai, also known as Jabal Musa (), is a mountain on the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. It is one of several locations claimed to be the Mount Sinai (Bible), biblical Mount Sinai, the place where, according to the sacred scriptures of the thre ...

, a mountain in the Sinai Desert believed to be a possible location of the Biblical Mount Sinai *

Muza Emporion Muza and Musa and Mousa () was an important emporion on the Arabian coast of the Red Sea in Arabia Felix near the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb in modern Yemen. Now it is inland from the modern port city of Mokha due to the recession of the coast. The ...

, an ancient port city near present day Mocha, Yemen

People

Musa (name) Musa is an Arabic male name, , a cognate for "Moses". People with the given name * Musa al-Hadi (764-786), fourth caliph of the Abbasid Caliphate (reigned from 785 to 786) * Musa ibn Isa ibn Musa al-Hashimi (746-?), 8th-century Abbasid gover ...

, including a list of people with the surname and given name *

Moses in Islam Moses ( , ) is a prominent Prophets and messengers in Islam, prophet and messenger of God in Islam, God and is the most frequently mentioned individual in the Quran, with #Quranic references, his name being mentioned 136 times and his life be ...

Mansa Musa Mansa Musa (reigned ) was the ninth '' Mansa'' of the Mali Empire, which reached its territorial peak during his reign. Musa's reign is often regarded as the zenith of Mali's power and prestige, although he features less in Mandinka oral tradit ...

, hereditary ruler of the Mali Empire 1312–1337 *

Musa of Parthia Musa (also spelled Mousa), also known as Thea Musa, was a ruling queen of the Parthian Empire from 2 BC to 4 AD. Originally an Italian slave-girl, she was given as a gift to the Parthian monarch Phraates IV () by the Roman Emperor Augustus (). ...

, queen of the Parthian Empire 2 BC to 4 AD *

Musa Sor Sheikh Mûsa Sor ("Red Moses"; also Sheikh Mûs or Mūsē Sōr) is a Yazidi saint. He is also called the ''Lord of Air and Wind''. Yazidis venerate him as the patron saint of lung The lungs are the primary Organ (biology), organs of the r ...

, a Yazidi saint

Fictional characters

* Musa, in the story "The City of Brass" in ''

The Book of One Thousand and One Nights ''One Thousand and One Nights'' (, ), is a collection of History of the Middle East, Middle Eastern List of fairy tales, folktales compiled in the Arabic language during the Islamic Golden Age. It is often known in English as ''The Arabian Nigh ...

'' * Musa, one of the main characters in ''

Winx Club ''Winx Club'' is an animated television series co-produced by Rainbow S.p.A., Rainbow and, later, Nickelodeon. It was created and directed by Italian animator Iginio Straffi. It premiered on 28January 2004, becoming a ratings success in Ita ...

'' * Musa, subject of the 2015 short story of that name by

Kamel Daoud Kamel Daoud (; born June 17, 1970) is an Algerian writer and journalist. He currently edits the French-language daily '' Le quotidien d’Oran,'' for which he writes a popular column, "Raïna Raïkoum" (Our Opinion, Your Opinion). The column oft ...

Acronyms

Massey University Students' Associations Federation The Massey University Students' Associations Federation (MUSAF) represents the seven (five mainstream, two tangata whenua) student bodies at Massey University's three campuses in Palmerston North, Auckland, Wellington Wellington is the capi ...

, several student organizations in New Zealand *

Musicians Union of South Africa The Musicians Union of South Africa (MUSA) was a South African trade union A trade union (British English) or labor union (American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers whose purpose is to maintain ...

, trade union *

Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Musical Instruments Museum The Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia Musical Instruments Museum (MUSA) is the museum holding the instruments collection of musical instruments of the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia. Description Its location is the Auditorium Parco de ...

, museum in Rome, Italy *

Made in USA A Made in USA mark is a country of origin label affixed to American-made products that indicates the product is "all or virtually all" domestically produced, manufactured and assembled in the United States. The label is regulated by the Federal ...

, registered label by the Federal Trade Commission *Multiple Unit Steerable Array, a type of antenna giving

Musa connector The Musa connector (for Multiple Unit Steerable Array/Antenna) is a type of coaxial ("coax") connector, originally developed for the manual switching of radio signals. It has a characteristic impedance of 75 Ω, and was adopted for use in the eme ...

its name * Music of the United States of America (publications), series of critical editions of music *MuSa,

Musan Salama Musan Salama (), commonly abbreviated MuSa, is a Association football, football club based in Pori, Finland, playing in the Finnish fifth tier Kolmonen as of the 2024 season. It was founded in 1960 in the Musa (Pori), Musa suburb of Pori as a foo ...

, a Finnish football club *Museo Subacuático de Art, in English, Cancún Underwater Museum

Other uses

* Müsa, an Italian bagpipe * MUSA's, an Argentinian band * ''Musa'' (album), a 2012 album by Ivy Queen * ''Musa'' (film), a 2001 South Korean epic film * ''Musa'' (genus), one of three genera in the family Musaceae that includes bananas and plantains * Musa (horse), Thoroughbred mare and winner of 1899 Oaks Stakes. *

, a type of coaxial connector used in the telecommunications and video industries * Lancia Musa, an Italian car by Lancia * 600 Musa, an asteroid

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