Anza, Anzah, or de Anza might refer to:

Communities

United States

Anza, California Anza is a census-designated place in Riverside County, California, in the Anza Valley, a semi-arid region at a mean elevation of above sea level. It is located south of Idyllwild, California, Idyllwild, east-northeast of Temecula, California, ...

, a town in Riverside County, California * Anza, Imperial County, California, a town in Imperial County, California, along

California State Route 111 State Route 111 (SR 111) is a state highway in the southeastern part of U.S. state of California. It is a north-south route serving the Imperial Valley, the eastern shore of the Salton Sea, and the Coachella Valley. Its southern terminus is at I ...

Camp Anza Camp Anza was a United States Army installation, in Riverside, California, during World War II. Construction began on July 3, 1942, and was completed on February 15, 1943. The camp was named after Juan Bautista de Anza, an early explorer who campe ...

, a defunct Army installation in Riverside, California

Other communities

* Anzá, a town in Antioquia department, Colombia * Anza, a neighborhood of

Agadir Agadir (, ; ) is a major List of cities in Morocco, city in Morocco, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean near the foot of the Atlas Mountains, just north of the point where the Sous River, Souss River flows into the ocean, and south of Casabla ...

, Morocco *

Anzah Anzah or 'Anza () is a Palestinian village in the located 18 km southwest of the city of Jenin in the northern West Bank. Its total land area consists of 4,740 dunams of which nearly a 1/4 is covered with olive orchards. According to the P ...

, a Palestinian village in the West Bank

Landforms and parks

* Anza (river), a river in Piedmont, Italy *

Anza trough The Anza trough is a rift in Kenya that was formed in the Jurassic Period of the Mesozoic Era. The trough runs inland from the coast in the northwest direction. The trough is an isolated graben originating from the uprising mantle-plume rift form ...

, in Kenya * Anza Valley, in Riverside County, California *

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (, ''Help:Pronunciation respelling key, AN-zə bə-RAY-goh'') is a California State Park located within the Colorado Desert of Southern California, United States. Created in 1932, the park takes its name from 18th ...

, in Southern California *

Lake Anza Lake Anza is a recreational swimming reservoir, located within the Tilden Regional Park, in the Berkeley Hills above Berkeley, California. History The lake was created by the construction of the C L Tilden Park Dam in 1938. It was named by the ...

, a recreational swimming reservoir in the Berkeley Hills, California

People

Anza (singer) , also known as simply Anza (stylized in all caps), is a Japanese singer and theater actress best known as vocalist of the heavy metal band Head Phones President and for playing Sailor Moon in thirteen separate musical productions. Early lif ...

(born 1976), Japanese singer and actress *

Juan Bautista de Anza Juan Bautista de Anza Bezerra Nieto (July 6 or 7, 1736 – December 19, 1788) was a Novohispanic/Mexican expeditionary leader, military officer, and politician primarily in California and New Mexico under the Spanish Empire. He is credited as on ...

(1736–1788), colonial Spanish explorer and governor of New Mexico * Juan Bautista de Anza I (1693–1740), Spanish explorer and father of Juan Bautista de Anza * Murad Abu Anza (born 1986), Arab-Israeli footballer *

Mauricio Rodriguez Anza Mauricio Rodriguez Anza is an architect and designer born in Mexico City in 1957. His work has focused primarily in the experimental field and has developed a diversity of studies and investigations on architecture and design. From 1985 to 1997, R ...

(born 1957), Mexican architect and designer *

Santo Anzà Santo Anzà (born 17 November 1980 in Catania, Italy) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for the UCI ProTeam . Career achievements Major results ;2002 : 4th GP Palio del Recioto : 5th Overall GP Kranj ;2004 : ...

(born 1980), Italian cyclist

Schools

* Anza Trail School, an elementary school in the

Sahuarita Unified School District The Sahuarita Unified School District is the school district serving Sahuarita and Green Valley, Arizona Green Valley is an Unincorporated area#United States, unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Pima County, Arizona ...

of Arizona * Anza Elementary School, an elementary school in the

Torrance Unified School District Torrance Unified School District (TUSD) is a school district in Los Angeles County, California, with its headquarters in Torrance. The district board of education has a president, a vice president, a clerk, and two members. As of 2021, the D ...

Torrance, California Torrance is a coastal city in the Los Angeles metropolitan area located in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States. The city is part of what is known as the South Bay (Los Angeles County), South Bay region of the metropolitan ...

De Anza College De Anza College is a public community college in Cupertino, California, United States. It is part of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District, which also administers Foothill College in nearby Los Altos Hills, California. The college i ...

, a community college in Cupertino, California *

De Anza High School De Anza High School is a secondary school located in Richmond, California, United States, named after Spanish explorer Juan Bautista de Anza. It is part of the West Contra Costa Unified School District and serves northeast Richmond, the unincorpo ...

, in Richmond, California

Other uses

Anza (missile) The Anza (عنزہ ''Anza'') is a series of shoulder-fired, man-portable surface-to-air missiles produced by Pakistan. Guided by an infrared homing seeker, the Anza is used for short range air defence. The Anza is produced by Kahuta Researc ...

, a Pakistani-built surface-to-air missile * Anza (tribe), an Arab tribe * 2061 Anza, an asteroid *

De Anza Motor Lodge The De Anza Motor Lodge was a historic motel located on former U.S. Route 66 in the Upper Nob Hill neighborhood of Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was built in 1939 by Charles G. Wallace, a local trader of Zuni art and pottery, who remained the own ...

, on Route 66 in Albuquerque, New Mexico * De Anza League, a sports league in San Bernardino County, California * De Anza Theatre, a building in Riverside, California * Joseph Anza, a character in the animated series ''

Fillmore! ''Fillmore!'' is an American animated television series created by Scott M. Gimple

'' * OCA-Anza, an observatory in Orange County, California (see

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) *

Agura ''Agura'' (, ; also called ''anza'' ) is the Japanese term for the position normally referred to as sitting cross-legged in English. Description The buttocks are on the floor (or on a cushion set on the floor) and the legs are out in front, wi ...

or Anza, a Japanese term for sitting cross-legged * Juan de Anza House, in San Juan Bautista, California