Samia or SAMIA may refer to:
People
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Samia (name) Samia is both a feminine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name:
* Samia Ahad, Pakistani chef
* Samia Finnerty (born 1996), American musician
*Samia Gamal (1924–1994), Egyptian belly dancer and actress
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Samiya (disambiguation) Samia or Samiyah (Arabic: سامية ''sāmiyah''), also spelt Samiya, Sameea, is an Arabic female given name meaning “elevated, exalted, lofty”, “high of prominence, eminence, glory, distinction”, “aspiring to the highest distinction, hon ...
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Samia tribe
Samia speaking people live in Western Kenya and Eastern Uganda. They are composed of several clans and their ancient economic activities include fishing in Lake Victoria and other rivers such as River Sio, crop farming (''obulimi''), and animal ...
, a Luhya tribe in western Kenya and southeastern Uganda
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Samia (musician)
Samia Najimy Finnerty (born December 12, 1996) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. She releases her music under the mononym Samia.
Early life
Finnerty was born in Los Angeles to actors Kathy Najimy and Dan Finnerty. She was named after ...
Places
* North Samia and South Samia, two administrative locations in Funyula division of
Busia County
Busia is a county in the former Western Province of Kenya. It is located directly east of the border town of Busia, Uganda, and borders Lake Victoria to the southwest, Siaya County to the southeast, and Bungoma County and Kakamega County to t ...
in Western Kenya
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Samia, Iran
Samii () is a village in Shabankareh Rural District of Shabankareh District in Dashtestan County, Bushehr province, Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It ...
, a village in Bushehr Province, Iran
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Samia, Niger
Samia is a town in southern Niger
Niger, officially the Republic of the Niger, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is a unitary state Geography of Niger#Political geography, bordered by Libya to the Libya–Niger border, north-east, Ch ...
, a town near Zinder
Other uses
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''Samia'' (moth), a Saturniinae moth genus
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''Samia'' (play), a play by Menander
* ''Samia'', a film produced by
Humbert Balsan
Humbert Jean René Balsan (21 August 1954 – 10 February 2005) was a French film producer and chairman of the European Film Academy. He was known for securing financing and distribution for diverse and often challenging films.
In February 2005, ...
* Samia, daughter of the river god
Maeander and wife of
Ancaeus (son of Poseidon)
In Greek mythology, Ancaeus (; Ancient Greek: Ἀγκαῖος ''Ankaîos'') was king of the island of Samos, and an Argonaut: helmsmanship was his special skill.
Family
Ancaeus was a son of Poseidon and Astypalaea, and brother of Eurypylus. I ...
* Samia, an epithet of goddess
Hera
In ancient Greek religion, Hera (; ; in Ionic Greek, Ionic and Homeric Greek) is the goddess of marriage, women, and family, and the protector of women during childbirth. In Greek mythology, she is queen of the twelve Olympians and Mount Oly ...
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South Australian Music Industry Awards, now defunct music awards
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