Zia or ZIA (also spelled Ziya, Ḍiya , Dia or Diya) may refer to:
People
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Zia (name) Zia (also spelled Ziya, Ḍiya , Dia or Diya, ar, ضياء) is a name of Arabic origin somewhat translating to "Shine".
Notable people with the name include:
Given name
*Ziaur Rahman, Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as ...
, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
** A romanization of the
Wu (
Shanghainese
The Shanghainese language, also known as the Shanghai dialect, or Hu language, is a variety of Wu Chinese spoken in the Districts of Shanghai, central districts of the Shanghai, City of Shanghai and its surrounding areas. It is classified as ...
) pronunciation of the Chinese surname
Xie (謝)
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Queen Zia, the queen of costoboci.
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Zia people (New Mexico)
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Zia people (Papua New Guinea)
** The
Zia language
Zia is a Papuan language spoken in the Lower Waria Valley in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tp ...
of Papua New Guinea
Other uses
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''Zia'' (brachiopod), a genus of
brachiopods
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''Zia'' (novel), by Scott O'Dell
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Applebay Zia
The Applebay Zia is an American, single-seat, high-wing, twin-boom, pusher configuration motor glider that was designed by George Applebay for the 1982 Sailplane Homebuilders Association Homebuilt Sailplane Design Contest. The aircraft was int ...
, motor glider
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Zhukovsky International Airport, Russia
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Zamboanga International Airport
Zamboanga International Airport (Chavacano: ''Aeropuerto Internacional de Zamboanga''; fil, Paliparang Pandaigdig ng Zamboanga; ) is the main airport serving Zamboanga City in the Philippines. Located on a site in Barangay Canelar, Zamboanga C ...
, Philippines
* Zia, a small village on the Greek island of
Kos
* Zia Record Exchange, a regional chain of
record shop
A record shop or record store is a retail outlet that sells Sound recording and reproduction, recorded music. In the late 19th century and the early 20th century, record shops only sold gramophone records, but over the 20th century, record sho ...
s located across the American Southwest
* Zia International Airport, Bangladesh, now
Shahjalal International Airport
* ZIA, a musical group founded by
Elaine Walker
See also
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Sia (disambiguation)
Sia (born 1975) is an Australian singer and songwriter.
Sia or SIA may also refer to:
Organizations
* Secret Intelligence Australia, a British World War II intelligence unit
* Security Industry Association, for makers and handlers of electronic ...
* Tzia or Zia (Greek: ''Τζια''), an alternative name for
Kea (island), Cyclades, Greece
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Ziya Ziya () is a Turkish given name for males and females, it is of Arabic origin, in Turkish ''Ziya'' means ''light''.
Given name
* Ziya Doğan, Turkish football manager
* Ziya Gökalp, Turkish sociologist
* Nazmi Ziya Güran, Turkish impressionist pa ...
, the Turkish spelling of the Arabic name
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Ziaur a compound name beginning with "Zia"
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Ziauddin The name Ziauddin is a common transliteration of the male Muslim given name more correctly written Ḍiya ad-Dīn ( ar, ضياء الدين). It means the “Shine of the Religion” It may refer to:
*Diya al-din Abu al-Najib al-Suhrawardi, (1097 ...
a common transliteration a common name
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