Urwa or Urwah or "Orwah" is a given name of Arabic origin meaning strong support. It may refer to:

People

* Urwa ibn al-Ward (555–607), pre-Islamic poet * Urwah ibn Mas'ud, semi-legendary chieftain of Taif * Urwah ibn Zubayr (died 713), tabi'i Muslim historian *

Urwah al-Bariqi Urwah Ibn Abi Al-Ja"d Al-Bariq ( ar, عروة البارقي), was a companion of Muhammad. He was a governor of Kufa and was involved in the early Muslim conquests of Persia. Lineage Urwah Ibn Abi Al-Ja"d Al-Bariqi From Bariq Ibn Uday Ibn Hari ...

(c.610–681), companion of Muhammad * Urwa Tul Wusqa, Pakistani actress and model

Places

* Narimanovo Airport (ICAO code URWA), an airport in Astrakhan, Russia * Urwa, India, a locality in Mangalore, India *

'Urwah, Saudi Arabia Urwah is a village in Al Madinah Province, in western Saudi Arabia.National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. GeoNames database entry.search Accessed 12 May 2011. See also * List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia * Regions of Saudi Arabia T ...

, a village in Al Madinah Province, Saudi Arabia *

Abu `Urwah Abu or ABU may refer to: Places * Abu (volcano), a volcano on the island of Honshū in Japan * Abu, Yamaguchi, a town in Japan * Ahmadu Bello University, a university located in Zaria, Nigeria * Atlantic Baptist University, a Christian universit ...

, a village in Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia.