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== Places ==
⚫ * ], a religious practise in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, involving making offerings into a consecrated fire.
=== Ethiopia ===
* ], a creature of Eastern fable<!-- Steingass' words -->
* ], a district in Oromia Region, Ethiopia

=== Kenya ===
⚫ * ], a town and a bay on the shore of Lake Victoria in Kenya
⚫ * ], a volcano near Homa Bay, Kenya

=== Iran ===
* ], Markazi, Iran
* ], a village in Lorestan Province, Iran
* ], places in Iran
* ], various places in Iran
* ], various places in Iran

=== Israel ===
* ], East Jerusalem neighborhood, Israel

=== United States ===
⚫ * ]
* ], U.S.

== People ==
=== People with the given name Homa ===
* ] (born 1952), Iranian political activist
* ] (1994–1940), Iranian pediatrician, academic, and political activist
* ], Iranian-born potter and ceramist
* ], Canadian-Iranian sociocultural anthropologist
* ] (born 1942), Iranian economist, historian, sociologist and literary critic
* ] (born 1946), Iranian-born American poet and songwriter
* ] (1934–2016), Iranian historian
* ] (born 1946), Iranian-American author, activist, media personality
* ] (born c. 1913), Iranian surgeon, first female surgeon in Iran
* ] (1946–2015), Iranian film and stage actress

=== People with the surname Homa ===
* ] (1900–1991), British medical doctor and politician
* ] (born 1990), American professional golfer on the PGA Tour
* ], British health service manager

== Musical groups ==
* ]
⚫ * ]

== Other uses ==
⚫ *], a religious practice in Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, involving making offerings into a consecrated fire
* ], an insect genus in the tribe ]
* ], a bird creature of Persian mythology
* ], an extinct Bantu language of South Sudan
* Another spelling for ] in Zoroastrianism
* ], a professional league football club based in Tehran, Iran * ], a professional league football club based in Tehran, Iran
* ], a medical formula for quantifying insulin resistance * ], a medical formula for quantifying insulin resistance
⚫ * ], a town and a bay on the shore of Lake Victoria in Kenya
⚫ * ], a volcano near Homa Bay
* ], a method for quantifying aromaticity * ], a method for quantifying aromaticity
* ]'s acronym, in Persian-language
⚫ * ]
* ] foundation, founded by Parvin Darabi
* ], a district in Montreal
*], neighborhood of Montreal, Canada colloquially known as "HoMa" in short form
* a popular female ]
* Staff of Homa ({{zh|护摩之杖|links=no}}), a polearm weapon in the RPG game ]
* the name of an Iranian TV channel, Homa TV.
* ], Hindu fire-sacrifice ceremony
* the acronym of the Persian-language name of ].


==See also== ==See also==
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* ], Avestan language name of a plant and its divinity. * ], the Avestan-language name of a plant and its divinity
* ], which has several different meanings. * ], which has several different meanings

* ], which has several different meanings
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* ]


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Latest revision as of 19:13, 7 December 2024

Homa may refer to:

Places

Ethiopia

Kenya

  • Homa Bay, a town and a bay on the shore of Lake Victoria in Kenya
  • Homa Mountain, a volcano near Homa Bay, Kenya

Iran

Israel

  • Har Homa, East Jerusalem neighborhood, Israel

United States

People

People with the given name Homa

  • Homa Arjomand (born 1952), Iranian political activist
  • Homa Darabi (1994–1940), Iranian pediatrician, academic, and political activist
  • Homa Vafaie Farley, Iranian-born potter and ceramist
  • Homa Hoodfar, Canadian-Iranian sociocultural anthropologist
  • Homa Katouzian (born 1942), Iranian economist, historian, sociologist and literary critic
  • Homa Mirafshar (born 1946), Iranian-born American poet and songwriter
  • Homa Nategh (1934–2016), Iranian historian
  • Homa Sarshar (born 1946), Iranian-American author, activist, media personality
  • Homa Shaibany (born c. 1913), Iranian surgeon, first female surgeon in Iran
  • Homa Rousta (1946–2015), Iranian film and stage actress

People with the surname Homa

  • Bernard Homa (1900–1991), British medical doctor and politician
  • Max Homa (born 1990), American professional golfer on the PGA Tour
  • Peter Homa, British health service manager

Musical groups

Other uses

See also

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