SAO or Sao may refer to:

Places

* Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso *

Saco Transportation Center Saco Transportation Center, also referred to as Saco or Saco–Biddeford in some timetables, is a passenger transportation station in Saco, Maine served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system, and other transportation providers. On av ...

(station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S. * SAO, the

ICAO airline designator This is a list of airline codes. The table lists IATA's two-character airline designators, ICAO's three-character airline designators and the airline call signs (telephony designator). Historical assignments are also included.ht IATA airli ...

for Sahel Aviation Service, Mali * SAO, the IATA airport code for airports in the São Paulo metropolitan area, Brazil *

Serb Autonomous Regions From August 1990 to November 1991, during the breakup of Yugoslavia, several Serb Autonomous Regions, or Districts ( sr, Српска аутономна област (САО) / ) were proclaimed in the Yugoslav republics of SR Croatia and SR Bosn ...

during the breakup of Yugoslavia * São Paulo, the largest city in Brazil

Science

* Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory of the Smithsonian Institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. ** Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog, which assigns SAO catalogue entries * Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Science (SAO RAS)

Entertainment

* ''Sword Art Online'', a Japanese light novel series ** Sword Art Online (2012 TV series), ''Sword Art Online'' (2012 TV series), an anime adaptation of the light novels * Sao Sao Sao, a Thai pop music trio

Other uses

* Sao, a nereid (sea nymph) in Greek mythology * Sáo, a Vietnamese flute * Sao (moon), a satellite of Neptune * Sao, or Thao language, of the Thao people in central Taiwan * São, the Portuguese word for saint * Sao (စဝ်), an honorific used in Burmese names * Chad national football team, nicknamed Sao * Ligi Sao (born 1992), a New Zealand rugby league footballer * Session-At-Once, a recording mode for optical discs * Security Advisory Opinion, a U.S. visa decision-making process * Specified Associated Organisation, an organization of members of the British Liberal Democrats * São Tomé and Príncipe

Places

Science

Entertainment

Other uses

See also