Massa may refer to:

Places

Massa, Tuscany Massa (; ) is a town and ''comune'' in Tuscany, central Italy, the administrative centre of the province of Massa and Carrara. It is located in the Frigido River Valley, near the Alpi Apuane, from the Tyrrhenian Sea. History Massa is mention ...

, the administrative seat of the Italian province of Massa-Carrara. *

Massa (river) The Massa () is a seven kilometre long river in the eastern Bernese Alps in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is mainly fed by the melt-water from the Aletsch Glacier. It passes through the ''Massa Gorge'' and flows into the Stausee Gibidum reser ...

, river in Switzerland * Massa (Tanzanian ward), administrative ward in the Mpwapwa district of the Dodoma Region of Tanzania *

Massa, Libya Massa ( ar, مسة or ماسة) is a town in the District of Jebel el-Akhdar in north-eastern Libya. It is located 10 km west of Beida. During Italian rule, the town was known as Luigi Razza,El Hadi Mustapha Bulegma, & Saad Khalil Kezeiri ...

, a town in Libya *

Massa, Morocco Massa is a town in Chtouka Aït Baha Province, Souss-Massa, Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and ...

, a town in Morocco * Massah (מסה), place where the Israelites quarreled with God, according to the Torah *

Province of Massa and Carrara The province of Massa-Carrara ( it, provincia di Massa-Carrara) is a province in the Tuscany region of central Italy. It is named after the provincial capital Massa, and Carrara, the other main town in the province. History The province of ...

, province in the Tuscany region of Italy *

Souss-Massa Souss-Massa ( ar, سوس ماسة, sūs māssa; ber, ⵙⵓⵙ ⵎⴰⵙⵙⴰ, sus massa) is one of the twelve regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 51,642 km² and had a population of 2,676,847 as of the 2014 Moroccan census. The cap ...

, one of the twelve regions of Morocco *

Duchy of Massa and Carrara The Duchy of Massa and Principality of Carrara ( it, Ducato di Massa e Principato di Carrara) was a small state that controlled the towns of Massa and Carrara from 1473 until 1829. History Although the city of Massa had already known its maxi ...

, controlled the towns of Massa di Carrara and Carrara *

Roman Catholic Diocese of Massa Marittima-Piombino The Diocese of Massa Marittima-Piombino ( la, Dioecesis Massana-Plumbinensis) is a Roman Catholic eccleasistical territory in Tuscany, central Italy. It was known as Diocese of Massa Marittima before 1978. Up until 1458, it was a suffragan of t ...

was before 1978 called diocese of Massa Marittima *

Peyrusse-Massas Peyrusse-Massas (; oc, Peirussa de Massàs) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France. Geography Population Sights * Nature et Paysages, a botanical garden specializing in carnivorous plants See also *Communes of the Ge ...

, commune in the Gers department in southwestern France * Castillon-Massas, commune in the Gers department in southwestern France *

Souss-Massa National Park The Souss-Massa National Park (''Parc National de Souss-Massa'') is a 33,800 hectare national park on the Atlantic coast of Morocco which was created in 1991. It lies between Agadir to the north and Sidi Ifni to the south and its centre is at 9° ...

, national park on the Atlantic coast of Morocco *

Hôtel de Massa The Hôtel de Massa is an 18th-century ''hôtel particulier'', or large townhouse, at 38 rue du Faubourg Saint-Jacques in the 14th arrondissement of Paris. It was originally located on the avenue des Champs-Élysées and was moved in 1929 to its ...

, in the 14th arrondissement of Paris

Italian towns

Massa d'Albe Massa d'Albe is a ''comune'' and town in the province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is part of the Marsica. The town was founded in the 14th century by the inhabitants of the ancient Alba Fucens, whose remains are in the a ...

, province of L'Aquila * Massa di Somma, province of Naples *

Massa e Cozzile Massa e Cozzile is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about northwest of Florence and about west of Pistoia, in the central part of the Valdinievole. It was the birthplace of composer Be ...

, province of Pistoia *

Massa Fermana Massa Fermana is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Fermo in the Italian region Marche, located about south of Ancona and about northwest of Ascoli Piceno. The parish church of Santi Lorenzo, Silvestro, e Ruffino houses the Massa F ...

, province of Ascoli Piceno * Massa Fiscaglia, province of Ferrara *

Massa Lombarda Massa Lombarda ( rgn, La Mása) is a '' comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ravenna in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about east of Bologna and about west of Ravenna. Twin towns Massa Lombarda is twinned with: * Poreč ...

, province of Ravenna *

Massa Lubrense Massa Lubrense ( nap, Màssë) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Naples in the Italian region Campania, located about southeast of Naples. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 13,404 and an area of 19.7 km2 ...

, province of Naples *

Massa Marittima Massa Marittima (Latin: ''Massa Veternensis'') is a town and ''comune'' of the province of Grosseto, southern Tuscany, Italy, 49 km NNW of Grosseto. There are mineral springs, mines of iron, mercury, lignite and copper, with foundries, iron ...

, province of Grosseto *

Massa Martana Massa Martana (near the well attested ancient site of the '' Vicus Martis Tudertium'' on the Via Flaminia) is an ancient Italian town and ''comune'' in the Monti Martani mountain range in the province of Perugia (Umbria). It is 10 km N ...

, province of Perugia

Fictional locations

Polis Massa The fictional universe of the '' Star Wars'' franchise features multiple planets and moons. While only the feature films and selected other works are considered canon to the franchise since the 2012 acquisition of Lucasfilm by The Walt Disne ...

, fictional planet from ''Star Wars''

People

Massa (surname) Massa is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Baebius Massa (c. 40-45 – after 93 AD), Roman governor * Chancel Massa (born 1985), Congolese footballer * Davide Massa (born 1981), Italian football referee * Edgardo Massa (born ...

Massa (biblical figure) Massa may refer to: Places *Massa, Tuscany, the administrative seat of the Italian province of Massa-Carrara. *Massa (river), river in Switzerland * Massa (Tanzanian ward), administrative ward in the Mpwapwa district of the Dodoma Region of Ta ...

, from Genesis *

Massa Makan Diabaté Massa Makan Diabaté (June 12, 1938 – January 27, 1988) was a Malian historian, author, and playwright. Biography Born in 1938 in Kita, Massa Makan Diabaté was the descendant of a long line of West African poets (griots). His uncle, Kélé ...

(1938–1988), Malian historian, author, and playwright *

Michael of Massa Michael of Massa ( la, Michaelus Massensis; Michael Beccucci de Massa) (died 1337) was an Italian Augustinian Hermit and theologian. He is known both as a scholastic philosopher and as an author of contemplative works. He wrote a '' Sentences'' co ...

(Michael Beccucci de Massa) (died 1337), Italian Augustinian Hermit and theologian ;Groups *

Ray Massa's EuroRhythms {{notability, music, date=November 2021 The EuroRhythms, also known as Ray Massa's EuroRhythms, are an Italian-American band from Columbus, Ohio. They generally play traditional Italian folk music, and Italian swing. The band is touring group/mu ...

, Italian-American band from Columbus, Ohio ;Animals *

Massa (gorilla) Massa (1930 – 30 December 1984) was a male gorilla who reached the age of 54 years. At the time, this was the oldest gorilla ever recorded, though later individuals would eventually surpass that record. Massa was born in the wild in Ghana. ...

, gorilla from the Philadelphia Zoo

Other uses

Massa language Massa (or Masana, Masa) is a Chadic language spoken in southern Chad and northern Cameroon by the Masa people. It has approximately 200,000 speakers. Dialects are Bongor, Bugudum (Budugum), Domo, Gizay, Gumay, Ham, Walia, Wina (Viri), Yagwa. ...

, African language * Portuguese sweet bread or ''Massa Sovada'' * '' El Massa'', Algerian daily newspaper Printed in Arabic * Massa Marittima Cathedral, main church of Massa Marittima * Massa–Senigallia Line, in the linguistics of the Romance languages * Massa intermedia, the Interthalamic adhesion * Massa, in early African American Vernacular English, see slave master * Massa (song)