Sion may refer to
* an alternative transliteration of
Zion
Zion ( he, צִיּוֹן ''Ṣīyyōn'', LXX , also variously transliterated ''Sion'', ''Tzion'', ''Tsion'', ''Tsiyyon'') is a placename in the Hebrew Bible used as a synonym for Jerusalem as well as for the Land of Israel as a whole (see Na ...
People
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Sion (name) Sion is a name used in Wales and in other nations.
Welsh name
Siôn () or Sion is a Welsh form of the English given name John, pronounced in English similarly to the Irish name Seán.
Notable people with the Welsh name include:
People with the s ...
or Siôn, a Welsh and other given name and surname, including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
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Shion
Shion is a Japanese given name, and may refer to:
Sportspeople
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese figure skater
*, Japanese footballer
Musicians
*, a R&B singer
*, a pop singer
*, a singer-songwriter
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or Sion, a Japanese given name
Places
France
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Sion, Gers, France
* Sion,
Saxon-Sion
Saxon-Sion is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative divisi ...
, Meurthe-et-Moselle department, France
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Sion-les-Mines, Loire-Atlantique department, France
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Sion-sur-l'Océan, Vendee department, France
* Mont Sion, namesake of the
Priory of Sion
The ''Prieuré de Sion'' (), translated as Priory of Sion, was a fraternal organization founded in France in 1956 by Pierre Plantard in his failed attempt to create a prestigious neo-chivalric order. In the 1960s, Plantard began claiming that ...
India
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Sion, Mumbai
Sion ( /ˈsaːjən/; IAST: ''Śīv'' �iːʋ is a neighbourhood of Mumbai. In the 17th century the village formed the boundary between Mumbai and Salsette Island. The British named it marking the end of the city. The name remained even after ...
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Sion Causeway
Sion Causeway (also known as Duncan Causeway) is a major causeway in Bombay, India which connects Sion in Bombay with Kurla in Salsette. The construction of the causeway began in 1798 and was completed in 1805 by Jonathan Duncan, Governor o ...
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Sion Creek
Sion Creek is a creek in central Mumbai near Sion. The creek divides the city from the suburbs. It empties out into the Thane Creek
Thane Creek (or Thana Creek) is an inlet in the shoreline of the Arabian Sea that isolates the city of Mumba ...
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Sion Hillock Fort
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Sion railway station (India)
Switzerland
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Sion, Switzerland
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Sion (; german: Sitten ; it, Seduno; la, Sedunum) is a Swiss town, a ...
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Sion District
The district of Sion is a district of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of (as of ).
Municipalities
It comprises the following municipalities:
Coat of arms
The blazon of the district coat of arms is ''Per pale Argent ...
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Sion Airport
Sion Airport, german: Flughafen Sitten, it, Aeroporto di Sion, rm, Eroport da Sion (Military: LSMS) is the airport of the city of Sion, Switzerland and is located 2.5 km southwest of Sion city in the Rhone Valley. The airport opened i ...
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Sion railway station (Switzerland)
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Sion
The Diocese of Sion ( la, Dioecesis Sedunensis, french: Diocèse de Sion, german: Bistum Sitten) is a Catholic ecclesiastical territory in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is the oldest bishopric in the country and one of the oldest north o ...
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Sion Cathedral
Sion Cathedral or the Cathedral of Our Lady of Sion (french: Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Sion, Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Glarier) is the Roman Catholic cathedral in Sion, Valais, Switzerland. It is the seat of the Diocese of Sion
The Diocese of ...
Elsewhere
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Sion (Asia Minor), a former ancient city and bishopric, and present Latin Catholic titular see in Asian Turkey
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Sion, Alberta, Canada
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Sion, Czech Republic
Sion is a small castle ruin in Chlístovice in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It lies near Kutná Hora. It was founded between 1426 and 1427 by Hussite Jan Roháč of Dubá
Jan Roháč z Dubé (died 9 September 1437 in Prag ...
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Sion, Netherlands
Sion is a hamlet in the Dutch municipality of Rijswijk. It is located on the border with Delft.
In 1345, the monastery ''Sancta Maria in Monte Sion'' was built in this area. It was demolished on the orders of the city of Delft in 1572, when ...
Other uses
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''Sion'' (periodical), official organ of the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem
* ''Sion'', a 1987 novel by
Vojislav V. Jovanović
Vojislav V. Jovanović (28 June 1940 – 5 March 2018) was a Serbian novelist and writer of short stories, prose and poems.
Biography
Vojislav V. Jovanović was born in Niška Banja, Niš, Serbia (Kingdom of Yugoslavia at the time). He has publ ...
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Sion College
Sion College, in London, is an institution founded by Royal Charter in 1630 as a college, guild of parochial clergy and almshouse, under the 1623 will of Thomas White (benefactor), Thomas White, vicar of St Dunstan's in the West.
The clergy who ...
, a former college, guild of parochial clergy and almshouse in London
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Sono Motors Sion
Sion is an announced solar powered, full electric car, currently being developed by the German start-up Sono Motors. Its battery can be charged using the electric grid or its own solar cells.
History
The founders of Sono Motors have been work ...
, an electric car
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FC Sion
Football Club de Sion, commonly known as simply FC Sion or Sion, is a Swiss football team from the city of Sion. The club was founded in 1909, and play their home matches at the Stade Tourbillon. They have won the Swiss Super League twice, and ...
, a Swiss football team
* Sion, an independent heavy metal band founded by
Howard Jones and
Jared Dines
Jared Dines (born October 6, 1989) is an American YouTuber and musician who is known for metalcore-themed and adjacent videos, covers, parodies, and his own original music.
Career
Dines worked as a recording engineer before pursuing YouTube ful ...
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See also
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Mount Sion (disambiguation) Mount Sion may refer to :
* an alternate spelling of Mount Zion in Jerusalem
* Mount Sion, Waterford, Ireland
** Mount Sion GAA, a Gaelic Athletic Association club
** Mount Sion Primary School
Mount Sion Primary School ( ga, Cnoc Síon) is a s ...
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Sion Hill (disambiguation)
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Sion railway station (disambiguation)
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Scion (disambiguation)
Scion may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities
*Scion, a playable class in the game ''Path of Exile'' (2013)
*Atlantean Scion, a device in the ''Tomb Raider'' video game series
*Scions, an alien race in the video game ''Ba ...
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Sioni (disambiguation) Sioni may refer to:
* Sioni (townlet), a townlet in Mtskheta-Mtianeti region on List of cities and towns in Georgia (country)
*Sioni people
See also
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* Sion (disambiguation)
*Zion
Zion ( he, צִיּוֹן ''Ṣīyyōn'', LXX , also vario ...
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Sione Sione is a given name and a surname. It may refer to: Given name A – K
*Sione Asi (born 1998), New Zealand rugby union player
*Sione Fakaʻosilea (born 1987), Tongan rugby union player
* Sione Faletau (born 1988), Tongan rugby union player
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Syon (disambiguation)
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Xion (disambiguation)
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Zion (disambiguation)
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Benei Sión
Benei Sión, also known as Sabatarios and Cabañistas in Chile, are an ethno-religious group that believe in the Iglesia del Nuevo Pacto (Church of the New Pact).Bargman, Daniel Fernando. 1994Entre el Cristianismo y el Judaísmo: La Iglesia Israel ...
, also known as Sabatarios and Cabañistas in Chile, are an ethno-religious group
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Sion's minimax theorem
In mathematics, and in particular game theory, Sion's minimax theorem is a generalization of John von Neumann's minimax theorem, named after Maurice Sion.
It states:
Let X be a compact convex subset of a linear topological space and Y a convex su ...
in mathematics
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