Troia may refer to:
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Troia (surname), a surname
* ''Troia'', an
Italian profanity
Italian profanity (''bestemmia'', pl. ''bestemmie'', when referred to religious topics; ''parolaccia'', pl. ''parolacce'', when not) are profanities that are blasphemous or inflammatory in the Italian language.
The Italian language is a languag ...
Places and jurisdictions
Europe
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Troia, Apulia
Troia (also formerly Troja; nap, label= Foggiano, Troië; grc, Αῖκαι, Aîkai; la, Aecae) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Foggia and region of Apulia in southern Italy.
History
According to the legend, Troia (Aecae) was founded ...
, a ''comune'' in the Province of Foggia, southern Italy
** the former Roman Catholic Diocese of Troia, since 1986 included in the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucera–Troia
The Diocese of Lucera-Troia ( la, Dioecesis Lucerina-Troiana), sometimes called Nocera, is a Roman Catholic bishopric in Apulia, in southern Italy, with its episcopal seat at Lucera Cathedral. The diocese reached its present configuration in 19 ...
, with see in the above town
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Troia Cathedral
Troia Cathedral ( it, Concattedrale di Troia; ''Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta'') is the cathedral of Troia in Apulia, Italy, dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Built in the first quarter of the 12th century, it is reckone ...
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Uva di Troia, a grape variety
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Tróia Peninsula
Tróia () is a peninsula located in Grândola Municipality (parish of ), Portugal, next to the Sado River estuary. Tourism is the peninsula's main activity due to its long beaches facing the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic. There is a ferry boat conne ...
, a peninsula in Setúbal District, Alentejo, Portugal
Near East
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Troy
Troy ( el, Τροία and Latin: Troia, Hittite language, Hittite: 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 ''Truwiša'') or Ilion ( el, Ίλιον and Latin: Ilium, Hittite language, Hittite: 𒃾𒇻𒊭 ''Wiluša'') was an ancient city located at Hisarlik in prese ...
(Ilion, Illium), an archaeological site in Çanakkale Province, Marmara, Asian Turkey
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Tura, Egypt
Tura ( arz, طرة ' , , ) was the primary quarry for limestone in ancient Egypt. The site, which was known by the ancient Egyptians as ''Troyu'' or ''Royu'', is located about halfway between modern-day Cairo and Helwan. Its ancient Egypt ...
, a town in Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Fiction and entertainment
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Troia (board game), a German board game
* Troia, a town in the video game ''
Final Fantasy IV
known as ''Final Fantasy II'' for its initial North American release, is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Released in 1991, it is the fourth main instal ...
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Troia Base, a level in the video game ''Mega Man X8''
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Donna Troy
Donna Troy is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is the original Wonder Girl and later temporarily adopts another identity, Troia. Created by Bob Haney and Bruno Premiani, she first appeared in ''The ...
, a character from the American comic company ''DC Comics'' who was formerly Wonder Girl
See also
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Troja (disambiguation)
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Troy (disambiguation)
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Troya (disambiguation)
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