Tuba or Tuğba (also

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as Toba, Tooba, or Touba; ar, طُوبَىٰ, , lit. "blessedness"English Translations of Verse 13:29 of the Koran.
Retrieved 15 December 2011.) is a female given name of Arabic origin common in

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...

.Derya Duman. "A Characterization of Turkish Personal Name Inventory". ''International Journal of the Sociology of Language.'' 165 (2004), p. 165. Retrieved 15 December 2011. It derives from the ṭūbā tree that Muslims believe grows in heaven. Other meanings ascribed are "blessedness", "good news", "pure beauty","delightful" and "life". The name is a modern Arabic borrowing into Turkish and has become a common female name in Turkey since the 1970s. It is often spelt ''Tuğba'' there, and that spelling has the same pronunciation as ''Tuba''.

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;Toba or Tooba * Toba Khedoori (born 1964), Australian artist *

Tooba Siddiqui Tooba Siddiqui, () is a Pakistani actress and model. Siddiqui started her career by starring in a Music Video "My Love" for pop singer Yasir Akhtar. She began modeling for the Pakistani fashion industry in the early 2000s. She has appeared in ...

(born 1984), Pakistani model ;Tuba * Hilal Tuba Tosun Ayer (born 1970), Turkish female referee *

Tuba Büyüküstün Hatice Tûba Büyüküstün (; born 5 July 1982) is a Turkish actress. She is the recipient of several awards and one of Turkey's most popular and highest paid actresses. Personal life Büyüküstün's parents are from Erzurum. The maternal sid ...

(born 1982), Turkish television and film actress * Tuba Dokur (born 1992), Turkish ice hockey player * Tuba Ünsal (born 1981), Turkish actress and model * Tuba Yenen (born 1991), Turkish karateka ;Tuğba *

Ahu Tuğba Ahu Tuğba (born Tuğba Çetin; August 13, 1955) is a Turkish actress. Born into a wealthy family of Istanbul, she graduated from Istanbul's American High School for Girls, high school section for girls of Robert College, and attended, but no ...

(real name Tuğba Çetin, born 1963), Turkish actress * Tuğba Danışmaz (born 1999), Turkish long jump and triple jump athlete * Tuğba Daşdemir (born 1987), Turkish skier * Tuğba Ekinci (born 1974), Turkish pop singer * Tuğba Karademir (born 1985), Turkish figure skater * Tuğba Karakaya (born 1991), Turkish middle distance runner * Tuğba Karataş (born 1992), Turkish footballer * Tuğba Önal (born 1974), Turkish singer * Tuğba Özay (born 1978), Turkish model-turned-singer and a famous star in Turkey *Tuğba Özerk, Turkish singer * Tuğba Palazoğlu (born 1980), Turkish professional basketball player * Tuğba Şenoğlu (born 1998), Turkish volleyball player * Tuğba Taşçı (born 1984), Turkish professional basketball player * Tuğba Yurt (born 1987), a Turkish singer

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Masjid-e-Tooba Masjid-e-Tooba or Tooba Mosque ( ur, مسجد طوبٰی) also known as Gol Masjid, is located in the city of Karachi, Sindh the province of Pakistan. It is situated in the phase 2 of DHA, Karachi, DHA (Defence Housing Authority), Karachi. The co ...

, in Karachi, Pakistan * Tuba Shahi Mosque, in Baku, Azerbaijan *

Touba Touba (Hassaniya Arabic: , 'Felicity'; Wolof: Tuubaa) is a city in central Senegal, part of Diourbel Region and Mbacké district. With a population of 529,176 in 2010, it is the second most populated Senegalese city after Dakar. It is the holy ...

, city in Senegal

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