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Sion may refer to * an alternative transliteration of
Zion Zion ( he, צִיּוֹן ''Ṣīyyōn'', LXX , also variously transliterated ''Sion'', ''Tzion'', ''Tsion'', ''Tsiyyon'') is a placename in the Hebrew Bible used as a synonym for Jerusalem as well as for the Land of Israel as a whole (see Nam ...


People

* Sion (name) or Siôn, a Welsh and other given name and surname, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name * Shion or Sion, a Japanese given name


Places


France

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Sion, Gers Sion is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas ...
, France * Sion, Saxon-Sion, Meurthe-et-Moselle department, France *
Sion-les-Mines Sion-les-Mines (; br, Hezin-ar-Mengleuzioù) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France. Geography The river Chère flows westward through the commune. See also *Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department The followin ...
, Loire-Atlantique department, France * Sion-sur-l'Océan, Vendee department, France * Mont Sion, namesake of the
Priory of Sion The ''Prieuré de Sion'' (), translated as Priory of Sion, was a fraternal organization founded in France in 1956 by Pierre Plantard in his failed attempt to create a prestigious neo-chivalric order. In the 1960s, Plantard began claiming that ...


India

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Sion, Mumbai Sion ( /ˈsaːjən/; IAST: ''Śīv'' iːʋ is a neighbourhood of Mumbai. In the 17th century the village formed the boundary between Mumbai and Salsette Island. The British named it marking the end of the city. The name remained even after M ...
, India ** Sion Causeway ** Sion Creek ** Sion Hillock Fort **
Sion railway station (India) Sion is a railway station on the Central line of the Mumbai Suburban Railway network, located in the Mumbai neighborhood of Sion. Its location near the Mithi River means that the railway between Sion and Kurla, directly to the north, has fl ...


Switzerland

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Sion, Switzerland , neighboring_municipalities= Ayent, Conthey, Grimisuat, Grône, Les Agettes, Nax, Nendaz, Saint-Léonard, Salins, Savièse, Vernamiège, Vex , twintowns = Sion (; german: Sitten ; it, Seduno; la, Sedunum) is a Swiss town, a mun ...
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Sion District The district of Sion is a district of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of (as of ). Municipalities It comprises the following municipalities: Coat of arms The blazon of the district coat of arms is ''Per pale Argen ...
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Sion Airport Sion Airport, german: Flughafen Sitten, it, Aeroporto di Sion, rm, Eroport da Sion (Military: LSMS) is the airport of the city of Sion, Switzerland and is located 2.5 km southwest of Sion city in the Rhone Valley. The airport opened i ...
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Sion railway station (Switzerland) Sion railway station (french: Gare de Sion, german: Bahnhof Sitten) is a railway station in the municipality of Sion, in the Swiss canton of Valais. It is an intermediate stop on the Simplon line and is served by local and long-distance trains. ...
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Sion The Diocese of Sion ( la, Dioecesis Sedunensis, french: Diocèse de Sion, german: Bistum Sitten) is a Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is the oldest bishopric in the country and one of the oldest north of ...
** Sion Cathedral


Elsewhere

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Sion (Asia Minor) Sion is an ancient city in the Roman province of Asia Prima, in Asia Minor. Ecclesiastical history Sion was a bishopric, suffragan of the Metropolitan of the provincial capital Ephesus. It nominally restored as a Roman Catholic titular bisho ...
, a former ancient city and bishopric, and present Latin Catholic titular see in Asian Turkey *
Sion, Alberta The County of Barrhead No. 11 is a municipal district in north central Alberta, Canada. It is located northwest of Edmonton and is in Census Division No. 13. Geography Communities and localities The following urban municipalities are ...
, Canada * Sion, Czech Republic, a castle *
Sion, Netherlands Sion is a hamlet in the Dutch municipality of Rijswijk. It is located on the border with Delft. In 1345, the monastery ''Sancta Maria in Monte Sion'' was built in this area. It was demolished on the orders of the city of Delft in 1572, when S ...


Other uses

* ''Sion'' (periodical), official organ of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem * ''Sion'', a 1987 novel by Vojislav V. Jovanović *
Sion College Sion College, in London, is an institution founded by Royal Charter in 1630 as a college, guild of parochial clergy and almshouse, under the 1623 will of Thomas White, vicar of St Dunstan's in the West. The clergy who benefit by the foundation ...
, a former college, guild of parochial clergy and almshouse in London *
Sono Motors Sion Sion is an announced solar powered, full electric car, currently being developed by the German start-up Sono Motors. Its battery can be charged using the electric grid or its own solar cells. History The founders of Sono Motors have been workin ...
, an electric car *
FC Sion Football Club de Sion, commonly known as simply FC Sion or Sion, is a Swiss football team from the city of Sion. The club was founded in 1909, and play their home matches at the Stade Tourbillon. They have won the Swiss Super League twice, and ...
, a Swiss football team * Sion, an independent heavy metal band founded by Howard Jones and
Jared Dines Jared Dines (born October 6, 1989) is an American YouTuber and musician who is known for metalcore-themed and adjacent videos, covers, parodies, and his own original music. Career Dines worked as a recording engineer before pursuing YouTube fu ...
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See also

* Mount Sion (disambiguation) * Sion Hill (disambiguation) *
Sion railway station (disambiguation) Sion railway station could refer to: * Sion railway station (India) in Sion, Mumbai, India * Sion railway station (Switzerland) in Sion, Valais, Switzerland See also * Sion (disambiguation) Sion may refer to * an alternative transliteration of ...
* Scion (disambiguation) * Sioni (disambiguation) * Sione * Syon (disambiguation) *
Xion (disambiguation) Xion may refer to: * Xion (''Bloody Roar''), a character in the video game series * Xion (''Kingdom Hearts''), a character in the Organization XIII group See also * * Shion (name) * Sion (disambiguation) * Zion (disambiguation) Zion is a placena ...
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Zion (disambiguation) Zion is a placename in the Hebrew Bible used as a synonym for Jerusalem, and for the Land of Israel. Zion may also refer to: Religion * Zion (Latter Day Saints), used to connote an association of the righteous * Zion (Rastafarianism), Zion (Ras ...
* Benei Sión, also known as Sabatarios and Cabañistas in Chile, are an ethno-religious group * Sion's minimax theorem in mathematics {{disambiguation, geo