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Garba (dance) Garba is a form of Circle dance and Social dance form originating in the state of Gujarat, India, and played across the Indian diaspora worldwide. ''Garba'' is traditionally danced as part of the annual Hindu festival of Navratri (or "Nine Nigh ...

, a form of dance originating from Gujarat, India

People

Garba (given name) Garba is a Nigerian male given name and surname predominantly used among Muslims, particularly within the Hausa community. Garba or Garuba is from Arabic word "al-garb" meaning southernmost prophet Muhammad's companion, Abubakar was buried on the ...

, list of people * Ahmed Garba (born 1980), Nigerian football striker * Bala Garba (born 1974), Nigerian football coach * Binta Masi Garba (born 1967), Nigerian politician and businesswoman * Hamsou Garba (born 1958), Nigerien singer * Harouna Garba (born 1986), Nigerian track hurdler *

Ibrahim Garba Ibrahim Garba is a Nigerian geologist and university administrator. He was the former vice chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and was succeeded by Kabir Bala. He had also served as the vice chancellor of the Kano State University of Sc ...

, Nigerian university vice-chancellor *

Idris Garba Idris Garba was the Military Governor of Benue State from 1987 to 1988 and Governor of Kano State from 1989 to 1992. Background Idris Garba was born in July 1947 in Gulu, Lapai Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State, Nigeria. He had a seconda ...

(born 1947), military governor of Kano State, Nigeria *

Issoufou Boubacar Garba Issoufou Boubacar Garba (born 2 February 1990) is a retired Nigerien footballer. He played national football for his country. Career Garba played for Muangthong United F.C. in the Thai Premier League in 2011. On July 13, 2012, Garba signed a fou ...

(born 1990), Nigerien football player *

Joseph Nanven Garba Joseph Nanven Garba (17 July 1943 – 1 June 2002) was a Nigerian general, diplomat, and politician who served as president of the United Nations General Assembly from 1989 to 1990. He served as federal commissioner for external affairs from ...

(1943–2002), Nigerian Foreign Minister, President of the United Nations General Assembly *

Manu Garba Manu Garba (born 31 December 1965) is a Nigerian association football manager. He is the current head coach of the Nigeria national under-17 football team. In November 2013, he won the FIFA U-17 World Cup. In March 2015, he won the 2015 African U ...

(born 1965), Nigerian football manager *

Mario Garba Mario Garba (born 13 February 1977 in Sisak) is a Croatian retired professional footballer who last played for Croatian club NK Lekenik. Club career Garba started with football in his native Sisak, with HNK Segesta before moving to the then-up ...

(born 1977), Croatian football player *

Rufai Garba Rufai Garba was a Nigerian military officer who served as the Military Administrator of Anambra State in Nigeria from 21 December 1996 to 6 August 1998 during the military regime of General Sani Abacha, and then of Sokoto State from 6 August 1998 ...

, military governor of Anambra State, Nigeria *

Sam Garba Sam Garba Okoye (22 December 1947 – 31 July 1978) was a Nigerian footballer who played as a forward for the Nigerian national football team after he made his debut in a match against Gabon on 30 August 1965. He also represented Nigeria at t ...

(1948–1978), Nigerian football player *

Seyni Garba Major General Seyni Garba (born 1 January 1953, in Garankedey, Dosso Region, Niger) is a Nigerien army general. He completed his primary and secondary education at Dosso and at the Korombé High School in Niamey between 1966 and 1974, before atte ...

, Nigerien army general *

Yohannan Garba Yohannan Garba ('the Leper'), originally metropolitan of Nisibis, was anti-patriarch of the Church of the East between 691 and 693. He opposed the claims of the legitimately-elected patriarch I (686–98), who had offended the caliph with a t ...

(fl. 691–693), anti-patriarch of the Church of the East

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Garba, Central African Republic Garba or Ngarba is a village in the Bamingui-Bangoran Prefecture in the northern Central African Republic. History In October 2022 rebels from Coalition of Patriots for Change The Coalition of Patriots for Change (; CPC) is a coalition of m ...

Garba, Sichuan Garba (; ) is a town in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Sichuan, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is th ...

* ''Garba'', the Hungarian name for Gurba village, Șicula Commune, Arad County, Romania *

Garba Chowk Bhat () is a village in Daskroi Taluka in Ahmedabad district of Gujarat State, India. Bhat is located near the bank of the Sabarmati River, 24 km towards west from District headquarters Ahmedabad, 5 km from Daskroi and 49 km f ...

, a square in Bhat, Daskroi, Gujarat *

Garba (see) The diocese of Garba () is a suppressed and titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. History During the Vandal Kingdom and the Roman Empire, Garba, was a civitas of the Roman province of Numidia, that is identifiable with the ruins at Aïn-Garb i ...

, a Roman Catholic titular bishopric in modern Algeria

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