Troia may refer to:
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Troia (surname) Troia is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Kathleen Troia McFarland (born 1951), American communications consultant
* Mariano Tullio Troia (1933–2010), member of the Sicilian Mafia
* Oliviero Troia (born 1994), Italian cyclist ...
, a surname
* ''Troia'', an
Italian profanity
Italian profanity (, : , when referred to religious topics; , : , when not) are profanities that are Blasphemy, blasphemous or inflammatory in the Italian language.
The Italian language is a language with a large set of inflammatory terms and ph ...
Places and jurisdictions
Europe
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Troia, Apulia
Troia (also formerly Troja; ; ; ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Foggia and region of Apulia in southern Italy.
History
According to the legend, Troia (Aecae) was founded by the Greek hero Diomedes, who had destroyed the ancient Troy. ...
, a ''comune'' in the Province of Foggia, southern Italy
** the former Roman Catholic Diocese of Troia, since 1986 included in the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Lucera–Troia
The Diocese of Lucera-Troia (), sometimes called Nocera, is a Latin Church, Latin diocese of the Catholic Church in Apulia, in southern Italy, with its episcopal seat at Lucera Cathedral. The diocese reached its present configuration in 1986, by ...
, with see in the above town
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Troia Cathedral
Troia Cathedral (; ''Cattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta'') is the cathedral of Troia in Apulia, Italy, dedicated to the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Built in the first quarter of the 12th century, it is reckoned a masterpiece of Apulian ...
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Uva di Troia
Uva di Troia is a red wine grape variety grown in the Italian region of Apulia, particularly in the areas around Andria and Barletta, and in the Province of Bari.
The name probably derives from the town of Troia in the Province of Foggia the ...
, a grape variety
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Tróia Peninsula
Tróia () is a peninsula located in Grândola Municipality (parish of ), Portugal, next to the Sado River estuary. Tourism is the peninsula's main economic activity due to its long beaches facing the Atlantic. There is a ferry boat connection ...
, a peninsula in Setúbal District, Alentejo, Portugal
Near East
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Troy
Troy (/; ; ) or Ilion (; ) was an ancient city located in present-day Hisarlik, Turkey. It is best known as the setting for the Greek mythology, Greek myth of the Trojan War. The archaeological site is open to the public as a tourist destina ...
(Ilion, Illium), an archaeological site in Çanakkale Province, Marmara, Asian Turkey
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Tura, Egypt
Tura ( ' , , ) was the primary quarry for limestone in ancient Egypt. The site, which was known by the ancient Egyptians as ''Troyu'' or ''Royu'', is located about halfway between modern-day Cairo and Helwan. Its ancient Egyptian name was ...
, a town in Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Fiction and entertainment
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Troia (board game)
The Spiel des Jahres (, 'Game of the Year') is an award for board and card games, created in 1978 with the purpose of rewarding family-friendly game design, and promoting excellent games in the German market. It is thought that the existence an ...
, a German board game
* Troia, a town in the video game ''
Final Fantasy IV
titled ''Final Fantasy II'' in its initial North American release, is a 1991 role-playing video game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The fourth main installment of the ''Final ...
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Troia Base, a level in the video game ''Mega Man X8''
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Donna Troy
Donna Troy is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She is the original Wonder Girl, and later temporarily adopts another alias, Troia. Created by Bob Haney and Bruno Premiani, she first appeared in ''The Brave an ...
, a character from the American comic company ''DC Comics'' who was formerly Wonder Girl
See also
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Troja (disambiguation)
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Troy (disambiguation)
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Troya (disambiguation)
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