Sion may refer to * an alternative transliteration of

Zion Zion ( he, צִיּוֹן ''Ṣīyyōn'', LXX , also variously transliterated ''Sion'', ''Tzion'', ''Tsion'', ''Tsiyyon'') is a placename in the Hebrew Bible used as a synonym for Jerusalem as well as for the Land of Israel as a whole (see Names ...

People

Sion (name) Sion is a name used in Wales and in other nations. Welsh name Siôn () or Sion is a Welsh form of the English given name John (name), John, pronounced in English similarly to the Irish name Seán. Notable people with the Welsh name include: Peopl ...

or Siôn, a Welsh and other given name and surname, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name *

Shion Shion is a Japanese given name, and may refer to: Sportspeople *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese figure skater *, Japanese footballer Musicians *, a R&B singer *, a pop singer *, a singer-songwriter *Shion Tsurubo (鶴� ...

or Sion, a Japanese given name

Places

France

Sion, Gers Sion is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas ...

, France * Sion,

Saxon-Sion Saxon-Sion is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. In it are located the villages of Saxon and Sion. See also * Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department The following is a list of the 591 communes of th ...

, Meurthe-et-Moselle department, France *

Sion-les-Mines Sion-les-Mines (; br, Hezin-ar-Mengleuzioù) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. Geography The river Chère flows westward through the commune. See also *Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department The following ...

, Loire-Atlantique department, France *

Sion-sur-l'Océan Sion-sur-l'Océan is a village and seaside resort in the Vendée department in western France. Sion is on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in front of the island of Yeu (Île d'Yeu Île d'Yeu () or L'Île-d'Yeu, is an island and commune just off ...

, Vendee department, France * Mont Sion, namesake of the

Priory of Sion The ''Prieuré de Sion'' (), translated as Priory of Sion, was a fraternal organization founded in France in 1956 by Pierre Plantard in his failed attempt to create a prestigious neo-chivalric order. In the 1960s, Plantard began claiming that ...

India

Sion, Mumbai Sion ( /ˈsaːjən/; IAST: ''Śīv'' �iːʋ is a neighbourhood of Mumbai. In the 17th century the village formed the boundary between Mumbai and Salsette Island. The British named it marking the end of the city. The name remained even after Mu ...

, India **

Sion Causeway Sion Causeway (also known as Duncan Causeway) is a major causeway in Bombay, India which connects Sion in Bombay with Kurla in Salsette. The construction of the causeway began in 1798 and was completed in 1805 by Jonathan Duncan, Governor of ...

** Sion Creek **

Sion Hillock Fort The Sion Hillock Fort is a fort in Mumbai (Bombay), India. It was built under the regime of the English East India Company, between 1669 and 1677, atop a conical hillock when Gerard Aungier was the Governor of Bombay. It was notified in 1925 ...

Sion railway station (India) Sion is a railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network, located in the Mumbai neighborhood of Sion. Its location near the Mithi River means that the railway between Sion and Kurla, directly to the north, has fl ...

Switzerland

Sion, Switzerland , neighboring_municipalities= Ayent, Conthey, Grimisuat, Grône, Les Agettes, Nax, Nendaz, Saint-Léonard, Salins, Savièse, Vernamiège, Vex , twintowns = Sion (; german: Sitten ; it, Seduno; la, Sedunum) is a Swiss town, a mun ...

Sion District The district of Sion is a district of the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of (as of ). Municipalities It comprises the following Municipalities of Switzerland, municipalities: Coat of arms The bl ...

Sion Airport Sion Airport, german: Flughafen Sitten, it, Aeroporto di Sion, rm, Eroport da Sion (Military: LSMS) is the airport of the city of Sion, Switzerland and is located 2.5 km southwest of Sion city in the Rhone Valley. The airport opened in ...

Sion railway station (Switzerland) Sion railway station (french: Gare de Sion, german: Bahnhof Sitten) is a railway station in the municipality of Sion, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and is served by local and long-distance trains. ...

Roman Catholic Diocese of Sion The Diocese of Sion ( la, Dioecesis Sedunensis, french: Diocèse de Sion, german: Bistum Sitten) is a Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is the oldest bishopric in the country and one of the oldest north of ...

Sion Cathedral Sion Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Sion (french: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sion, Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Glarier) is the Roman Catholic cathedral in Sion, Valais Valais ( , , ; frp, Valês; german: Wallis ), more formally the Ca ...

Elsewhere

Sion (Asia Minor) Sion is an ancient city in the Roman province of Asia Prima, in Asia Minor. Ecclesiastical history Sion was a bishopric, suffragan of the Metropolitan of the provincial capital Ephesus. It nominally restored as a Roman Catholic titular bisho ...

, a former ancient city and bishopric, and present Latin Catholic titular see in Asian Turkey *

Sion, Alberta The County of Barrhead No. 11 is a municipal district in north central Alberta, Canada. It is located northwest of Edmonton and is in Census Division No. 13. Geography Communities and localities The following urban municipalities are ...

, Canada *

Sion, Czech Republic Sion is a small castle ruin in Chlístovice in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It lies near Kutná Hora. It was founded between 1426 and 1427 by Hussite The Hussites ( cs, Husité or ''Kališníci''; "Chalice People") were ...

, a castle *

Sion, Netherlands Sion is a hamlet in the Dutch municipality of Rijswijk. It is located on the border with Delft. In 1345, the monastery ''Sancta Maria in Monte Sion'' was built in this area. It was demolished on the orders of the city of Delft in 1572, when Sp ...

Other uses

* ''Sion'' (periodical), official organ of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem * ''Sion'', a 1987 novel by Vojislav V. Jovanović *

Sion College Sion College, in London, is an institution founded by Royal Charter in 1630 as a college, guild of parochial clergy and almshouse, under the 1623 will of Thomas White, vicar of St Dunstan's in the West. The clergy who benefit by the foundation ...

, a former college, guild of parochial clergy and almshouse in London *

Sono Motors Sion Sion is an announced solar car, solar powered, full electric car, currently being developed by the German start-up Sono Motors. Its battery can be charged using the electric grid or its own solar cells. History The founders of Sono Motors have ...

, an electric car *

FC Sion Football Club de Sion, commonly known as simply FC Sion or Sion, is a Swiss football team from the city of Sion. The club was founded in 1909, and play their home matches at the Stade Tourbillon. They have won the Swiss Super League twice, and ...

, a Swiss football team * Sion, an independent heavy metal band founded by Howard Jones and

Jared Dines Jared Dines (born October 6, 1989) is an American YouTuber and musician who is known for metalcore-themed and adjacent videos, covers, parodies, and his own original music. Career Dines worked as a recording engineer before pursuing YouTube ful ...