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People

Iya Abubakar Iya Abubakar (born 14 December 1934) is a Nigerian politician and mathematician who held multiple cabinet level appointments (Defence Minister of Nigeria, Minister of Defence and Ministry of Interior (Nigeria)#List of Ministers, Minister of Inte ...

, Nigerian politician *

Iya Arepina Iya Alexeyevna Arepina (; July 2, 1930 in Ardatov – July 24, 2003 in Moscow) was a Soviet/Russian actress. She was named Best Actress at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival for her performance in '' Bolshaya Semya'', directed by Iosif Kheifits. ...

, Russian actress *

Iya Kiva Iya Kiva (another spelling - Ija Kiva) (; born May 4, 1984) is a Ukrainian poet, translator, journalist, and critic. She is the author of the books, ''Подальше от рая'' (Further from Heaven), ''Перша сторінка зими'' ...

(b. 1984), Ukrainian poet, translator, journalist, critic *

Iya Nacuaa Teyusi Ñaña Eight Deer Jaguar Claw (), or Eight Deer for brevity, was a powerful Mixtec ruler in 11th-century Oaxaca referred to in the 15th-century deerskin manuscript Codex Zouche-Nuttall, and other Mixtec manuscripts. His surname is alternatively transla ...

, Mixtec ruler *

Iya Savvina Iya Sergeyevna Savvina (; 2 March 1936 – 27 August 2011) was a Soviet film actress who was named a People's Artist of the USSR in 1990.

, Soviet actress *

Iya Villania Raelene Elaine "Iya" Villania-Arellano (born June 29, 1986), (), is a Filipino-Australian singer, actress, model, dancer, and television presenter. She has been widely known for her work as a VJ in the music channel Myx and as the ''Chika Minut ...

, Australian actress

Places

Iya, Iran Hiaq (, also Romanized as Hīaq, and Hīyaq; also known as Īvā and Iya) is a village in Mavazekhan-e Shomali Rural District, Khvajeh District, Heris County, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran ...

, a village in East Azerbaijan Province, Iran *

Mount Iya Iya is a stratovolcano located in the south-central part of the island of Flores, Indonesia, south of the city of Ende. See also * List of volcanoes in Indonesia The geography of Indonesia is dominated by volcanoes that are formed due ...

, volcano in Indonesia *

Iya (river) The Iya () is a river in Irkutsk Oblast in Russia. The river is long, and its basin covers . The Iya flows into the Okinsky Bay of the Bratsk Reservoir. The river freezes up in late October or early November and stays icebound until late April or ...

, river in Irkutsk Oblast in Russia *

Iya Station is a passenger railway station located in the city of Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the West Japan Railway Company (JR West). Lines Iya Station is served by the JR West San'in Main Line, and is located 342.2 kilometers f ...

, railway station in Japan *

Iya Valley The Iya Valley (祖谷 ''Iya'') region in Tokushima Prefecture, Japan is a scenic area known for its mountain valleys, thatched roof farmhouses and historic Vine Bridges. Although access has improved in recent years, the Iya Valley and the inne ...

, valley in Japan

Other uses

Iya (mythology) In Lakota mythology, Iya is a storm-monster,Walker (137-138) brother of Iktomi the spider. He eats humans, animals and consumes villages to satisfy his otherwise endless appetite. He is in fact considered a demon in various traditions. The tornado, ...

in Lakota mythology *

Iyayu language Iyayu is an Edoid language spoken in one of the six traditional quarters of Ido-ani town, known by the same name of Iyayu in Ondo State, Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situ ...

ISO 639-3 ISO 639-3:2007, ''Codes for the representation of names of languages – Part 3: Alpha-3 code for comprehensive coverage of languages'', is an international standard for language codes in the ISO 639 series. It defines three-letter codes for ...

code "iya" * ''Iya,'' the term in the

Edo language Edo (; English: , West African English: Help:IPA, /ˈedo/), also known as Bini, is the language spoken by the Edo people in Edo State, Nigeria. It was the primary language of the Benin Empire and its predecessor, Igodomigodo for thousands of y ...

for the Benin Moat IYA may refer to: *

International Year of Astronomy The International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009) was a year-long celebration of astronomy that took place in 2009 to coincide with the 400th anniversary of the first recorded astronomical observations with a telescope by Galileo Galilei and the pu ...

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