Laya or Layah may refer to:

People

Laya (surname) Laya is a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Argelia Laya (1926–1997), Venezuelan educator and activist *Diouldé Laya (1937–2014), Nigerien sociologist *Jaime C. Laya (born 1939), Filipino banker and government official *Jean-Lou ...

Laya Francis Laya Francis (born 22 March 1963) is an Indian former cricketer who played as a right-arm medium-fast bowler for the India women's national cricket team. She appeared in four Test matches and 11 One Day Internationals for India between 1993 and ...

(born 1963), former Test and One Day International cricketer who represented India *

Laya Raki Laya Raki (born Brunhilde Marie Alma Herta Jörns; 27 July 192721 December 2018) was a dancer and film actress popular in Germany in the 1950s and early 1960s. She also became an international star for her roles in British films and TV productio ...

(born 1927), former dancer and film actress popular in Germany in the 1950s and early 1960s * Laya Rocha, musician, collaborator with Caíseal Mór * Layah (singer) (born 1989), Ukrainian singer

Places

Laya, Bhutan Laya is a town in Laya Gewog in Gasa District in northwestern Bhutan. It is inhabited by the indigenous Layap people, and is the highest settlement in the country at 3,820 meters (12,533 feet) above sea level. See also *List of highest towns by ...

, a town in Gasa District in northwestern Bhutan *

Laya, Guinea Laya or Layah is a village in the Forécariah Prefecture in the Kindia Region of southwestern Guinea Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau ...

, a village in the Forécariah Prefecture in the Kindia Region of Guinea *

Layah, Iran Layeh (, also Romanized as Lāyeh, Layah, and Layyeh; also known as Layakh) is a village in Kalisham Rural District, Amarlu District, Rudbar County, Gilan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known ...

, a village in Gilan Province, Iran *

Layyah Layyah ( Saraiki and ), previously spelled as Leiah, is a city in Layyah District of Punjab province of Pakistan.

, a city in Punjab province, Pakistan

Other uses

* ''Laya'', a term for tempo in

Indian classical music Indian classical music is the art music, classical music of the Indian subcontinent. It is generally described using terms like ''Shastriya Sangeet'' and ''Marg Sangeet''. It has two major traditions: the North Indian classical music known as ...

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Heteropoda venatoria ''Heteropoda venatoria'' is a species of spider in the family Sparassidae, the huntsman spiders. It is native to the tropical regions of the world, and it is present in some subtropical areas as an introduced species. Its common names include gi ...

'', a spider of family Sparassidaeknown, known as ''laya'' in some places *

Laia (tool) The laia () is a two-pronged type of foot-plough used in the Basque Country. Aside from being a farming implement, it is also used in laia racing. The people using a laia are referred to as ''laiariak'' in Basque. Etymology The word is also ...

, a farming implement known in Spanish as ''laya'' *

Laya Healthcare Laya Healthcare is a health insurance company in Ireland. Its headquarters are in Little Island, County Cork. It is regulated by the Health Insurance Authority. History BUPA Ireland, then part of the wider BUPA group, entered the private medi ...

, a health insurance company in Ireland * ''

Laya, the Witch of Red Pooh ''Laya, the Witch of Red Pooh'' is a ''manhwa'' series by Yo Yo. The series is licensed in English in the United States and Canada by Tokyopop. The series stars Laya Han, a witch who procrastinates, and her cat Puss, who smokes cigarette A ...

'', a manhwa series by Yo Yo * Laya yoga, a form of yoga