A
duma
A duma (russian: дума) is a Russian assembly with advisory or legislative functions.
The term ''boyar duma'' is used to refer to advisory councils in Russia from the 10th to 17th centuries. Starting in the 18th century, city dumas were for ...
is a Russian assembly.
Duma may also refer to:
Arts
*
''Duma'' (2005 film), an American adventure film
*
Duma (2011 film)
''Duma'' ("Dolls" in Arabic) is a 2011 groundbreaking Israeli documentary about sexual violence against Arab women in Palestinian and Arabian society. The film was written and directed by Abeer Zeibak Haddad and produced by her husband Suheil Ha ...
, an Israeli documentary
*
Duma (band), a Kenyan-Ugandan industrial
grindcore band
*
Duma (DC Comics)
This is a list of characters appearing in '' The Sandman'' comic book, published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint. This page discusses not only events which occur in ''The Sandman'' (1989–1994), but also some occurring in spinoffs of ''The Sandman ...
, a character in ''The Sandman'' comic book series
*
Duma (epic)
A Duma ( uk , дума, plural ''dumy'') is a sung epic poem which originated in Ukraine during the Hetmanate Era in the Sixteenth century (possibly based on earlier Kyivan epic forms). Historically, dumy were performed by itinerant Cossack ba ...
, epic poetry of Ukraine
*
Dumka (musical genre)
Dumka ( ua, думка, ''dúmka'', plural думки, ''dúmky'') is a musical term introduced from the Ukrainian language, with cognates in other Slavic languages. The word ''dumka'' literally means "thought". Originally, it was the diminuti ...
, an instrumental musical genre inspired by the Duma epic
People
*
Duma people (or Adouma), an ethnic group of Gabon
*
Christian Duma
Christian Duma (born 5 February 1982, in Cluj-Napoca) is a German athlete, who specializes in the 400 metres hurdles.
His personal best time is 49.17 seconds, achieved in June 2005 in Florence
Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Centr ...
(born 1982), German athlete
*
Ndleleni Duma (1958–2018), South African politician
*
Ntando Duma (born 1995), South African actress and television personality
*
Siboniso Duma, South African politician
*
Sibusiso Duma (born 1984), South African serial killer
*
Duma Kumalo (died 2006), South African human rights activist and one of the
Sharpeville Six
*
Duma Mdutyana
Lieutenant General Duma Mdutyana (18 December 1960, Mount Frere6 July 2016) was a South African Army officer who served as Chief of Joint Operations. He died after falling ill on a trip overseas.
Education
He matriculated from St. Johns Colleg ...
(1960–2016), South African Army officer and Chief of Joint Operations
*
Duma Ndlovu
Duma Ndlovu (born 12 October 1954) is a South African poet, filmmaker, producer, journalist and playwright. He is well known in the South African television industry, having created award-winning shows such as '' Muvhango'', '' Imbewu: The Seed' ...
(born 1954), South African poet, filmmaker, producer, journalist and playwright
*
Duma Nkosi (1957–2021), South African politician
*
Duma Nokwe
Philemon Pearce Dumasile Nokwe (13 May 1927, Evaton – 12 January 1978), known as Duma Nokwe, was a South African political activist and legislator, and served as the Secretary-General of the African National Congress from 1958 to 1969.
Educ ...
(1927–1978), South African anti-apartheid activist and legislator
*
Duma Riris Silalahi (born 1983), Indonesian actress, singer, fashion model, and beauty pageant titleholder
Places
*
Duma, Hama, a village in the Hama district, Syria
*
Duma, Nablus
Duma ( ar, دوما, also spelled as Douma) is Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank, located 25 kilometers southeast of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population ...
, a Palestinian town in the West Bank
*
Duma, Syria, a city in Syria
* Duma, a village in
Dereneu Commune, Călăraşi district, Moldova
*
Duma al-Jandal, ancient city in Saudi Arabia
* "Duma," short for
Dumaguete
Dumaguete, officially the City of Dumaguete ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Dumaguete; fil, Lungsod ng Dumaguete), is a 3rd income class component city and the capital of the province of Negros Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a p ...
, a city in the Philippines
Politics
*
City Duma, a city-level Russian representative assembly
*
State Duma, the lower house of parliament of the Russian Federation
*
State Duma (Russian Empire), the legislative assembly in the Russian Empire
Other
*
''Duma'' (plant), a genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae
*
Duma language, a Bantu language spoken in Gabon
See also
*
*
Douma (disambiguation)
*
Dumah (disambiguation)
*
Dumas (disambiguation)
{{disambiguation, geo, surname, given name