Baja or Bája may refer to:

Places and jurisdictions

In the Americas

* Baja California Peninsula, in northwestern Mexico *

Baja California Baja California, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California, is a state in Mexico. It is the northwesternmost of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1952, the area was known as the North Territory of B ...

state in the northern part of the above peninsula *

Baja California Sur Baja California Sur, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Baja California Sur, is a state in Mexico. It is the 31st and last state to be admitted, in 1974. It is also the second least populated Mexican state and the ninth-largest state by ...

state in the southern part of the above peninsula *

Baja Verapaz Baja Verapaz () is a department in Guatemala. In 2018, the population of the department was 299,476. The capital is Salamá. 78.5% of the department’s population identifies as Maya, with 53% belonging to the Achi linguistic group. Baja Verap ...

, department of Guatemala

In Europe

* Bája, Hungarian name of Baia in Suceava County, Romania, a former capital and bishopric of Moldavia *

Baja, Hungary Baja () is a city with county rights in , southern Hungary. It is the second largest city in the county, after the county seat at Kecskemét, and is home to some 35,000 people. Baja is the seat of the Baja municipality. The environs of Baja have ...

, city

People

Nedeljko Bajić Baja Nedeljko Bajić (; born 9 June 1968), known as Baja (), is a Bosnian Serb pop-folk singer. Personal life Bajić was born into a Bosnian Serb family in Šipovo, near Jajce in SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Y ...

, Serbian folk singer * Baja Mali Knindža, Bosnian Serb folk singer * Baja Tamindžić, Serbian football goalkeeper

Arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Baja'' (film), a 2018 American film * '' Baja: Edge of Control'', a 2008 video game * "Baja", a 1963 song by

The Astronauts ''The Astronauts'' (Polish language, Polish: ''Astronauci'') is a 1951 science fiction novel by Polish writer Stanisław Lem. It was Lem's first science fiction novel published as a whole: his earlier science fiction novel ''The Man from Mars ...

* "Baja", a 1993 song by Böhse Onkelz from '' Schwarz'' * "Baja", a 1999 song by Sasha from '' Xpander''

Automobiles

* Baja bug, car originated for racing *

Subaru Baja The Subaru Baja is an all-wheel-drive, four passenger coupé utility manufactured from 2002 to 2006 by Subaru and marketed for model years 2003 to 2006. The Baja combines the handling and passenger carrying characteristics of a traditional passen ...

, Subaru crossover automobile

Sports

* Baja SAE, the SAE Mini Baja Competition *

Baja 1000 The Baja 1000 is an annual Mexican off-road motorsport race held on the Baja California Peninsula, with a course of up to about 850 or more miles. It is one of the most prestigious off-road races in the world, having attracted competitors from ...

, a Mexican off-road race * Baja, short form of

cross-country rally Rallying is a wide-ranging form of motorsport with various competitive motoring elements such as speed tests (sometimes called "rally racing" in United States), navigation tests, or the ability to reach waypoints or a destination at a prescribed ...

similar to

rally raid Rally raid is a type of off-road motorsport event competed with different types of vehicles. Along with shorter Baja (cross-country rally), baja rallies, rally raid constitutes cross-country rallying. Both the Fédération Internationale de l'Aut ...

Other uses

* Baja Jacket, a long-sleeved hooded pullover (garment) * Patella baja, also known as

attenuated patella alta Attenuated patella alta is an extremely rare condition affecting mobility and leg strength. It is characterized by an unusually small knee cap (patella) that develops out of and above the joint. Typically, as the knee cap sits in the joint, it ...

, a pathology of the patella *

Baja Fresh Baja Fresh is an American chain of fast-casual Tex Mex restaurants founded in Newbury Park, California, in 1990 and headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. It is owned by Canadian franchisor MTY Food Group. The chain emphasizes fresh ingredient ...

, a Tex-Mex restaurant chain *

Baja Blast Mountain Dew Baja Blast is a tropical lime-flavored soft drink created for Taco Bell restaurants. Since the original flavor's launch in 2004, the Baja Blast brand has since expanded to be available in retail stores and include new flavors. New ver ...

, a Taco Bell exclusive flavor of Mountain Dew * ''Baja'' (plant), a genus of ferns