Zahra
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Zahra, and other spellings of the same Arabic word, can refer to:
- Zahra (name)Zahra (name)The female given name Zahra corresponds to two different, though related, Arabic words,, pronounced Zahra, meaning bright, shinning, brilliant and, pronounced Zahrah, meaning flower, blossom, or beauty., pronounced Zahra, is a further spelling variant.The Ottoman and Persian empires have expanded...
, female given name, and family name - Abdul ZahraAbdul ZahraAbdul Zahra is a male Arabic given name. It may refer to*Abdelzahra Othman Mohammed, alternate name of Ezzedine Salim , Iraqi politician*Dia Abdul Zahra Kadim , Iraqi politico-religious activist...
, male given name
Towns and districts
- Al ZahraAl ZahraAl Zahra is a neighborhood of Mecca in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia....
, neighborhood of Mecca, Saudi Arabia - Az ZahrahAz ZahrahAz Zahrah is a village in west-central Yemen. It is located in the San‘a’ Governorate.-External links:*...
, village in San‘a’ Governorate, Yemen - Az Zuhrah DistrictAz Zuhrah DistrictAz Zuhrah District is a district of the Al Hudaydah Governorate, Yemen. As of 2003, the district had a population of 138,045 inhabitants....
, in Al Hudaydah Governorate, Yemen - Al-Zahra'Al-Zahra'Al-Zahra is a Palestinian municipality in the Gaza Governorate, south of Gaza City, in the central Gaza Strip. It's the home of the University of Palestine. In 2009, it had a population of 3,085. There were 837 housing units and 237 other buildings in the town....
, Palestinian municipality in the Gaza Governorate - Zahreh, city in Iran
- Buin ZahraBuin ZahraBuin Zahra is a city in and capital of Buin Zahra County, Qazvin Province, Iran. At the 2006 census its population was 15,858, in 4,250 families....
, city in Iran - Zahret Medien, town in Tunisia
- The city ruins of Medina AzaharaMedina AzaharaMedina Azahara is the ruins of a vast, fortified Arab Muslim medieval palace-city built by Abd-ar-Rahman III al-Nasir, Ummayad Caliph of Córdoba, and located on the western outskirts of Córdoba, Spain. It was an Arab Muslim medieval town and the de-facto capital of al-Andalus, or Muslim Spain, as...
, (Arabic: Madīnat az-Zahrā) in Córdoba (Spain). - ŽehraŽehraFor a list of people and places with the name Zehra or its variants, see Zehra Žehra is a village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia.-Geography:...
, village and municipality in the Spišská Nová Ves District in the Košice Region of central-eastern Slovakia
Buildings and institutions
- Behesht-e ZahraBehesht-e ZahraBehesht-e Zahra , is the largest cemetery in Iran. Located in the southern part of metropolitan Tehran, it is connected to the city by a metro line. The cemetery has been one of the inspirations for the popular webcomic, Zahra's Paradise.-History:...
, cemetery in Teheran, Iran - Alzahra UniversityAlzahra UniversityAlzahra University is a female-only state-run university in Vanak, Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran.Founded in 1964 as a private institution under title of The Higher Educational Institute For Girls , it was renamed Farah Pahlavi University after empress Farah Pahlavi, the wife of Muhammad Reza Pahlavi...
, female-only university in Teheran, Iran - Az-Zahraa Islamic AcademyAz-Zahraa Islamic AcademyAz-Zahraa Islamic Academy is an independent Pre-school through Grade 7 school in Richmond, BC.-About the Academy:...
, school in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada - Al-Zahra MosqueAl-Zahra MosqueThe Fatima Al-Zahra Mosque is a mosque located in the Arncliffe suburb of Sydney, Australia....
, Sydney, Australia
Other
- Banu ZuhrahBanu ZuhrahBanu Zuhrah is a clan of the Quraish tribe.Akhnas ibn Shariq al-Thaqifi and the Banu Zuhrah where with the Meccan as part of the escort that preceded the battle of Badr, but since he believed the caravan to be safe, he did not join Quraish on their way to a festival in badr...
, clan of the Quraish tribe of Arabia - Zahrah, title character of Nnedi Okorafor's children's novel Zahrah the WindseekerZahrah the WindseekerZahrah the Windseeker , written by Nnedi Okorafor, is one of a very small handful of young adult fantasy novels that incorporate the myths and folklore and culture of West Africa. It is the winner of the 2008 Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa...
- Zahra's ParadiseZahra's ParadiseZahra's Paradise is a webcomic set in modern Iran. It has been described as a political webcomic dealing with real-time events. Its story follows a mother searching for her son, who disappeared in around the time of the Iran’s 2009 elections. Serialized online at zahrasparadise.com since early...
, political webcomic set in modern Iran - Zahra's Blue EyesZahra's Blue EyesZahra's Blue Eyes, also titled For You, Palestine, is an Iranian television series which premiered in 2004 on Sahar 1. It was created by 'Ali Derakhshi, a former official of the Iranian Education Ministry...
, Iranian television series - SahraSahraSahra is a studio album from Algerian raï artist Khaled, released in 1996. It was the artist's biggest production to date, being co-produced by Philippe Eidel, Don Was, Jean-Jacques Goldman and Clive Hunt, and including performances by many other singers from around the world. It features what is...
, track and album by Algerian musician Khaled