Aliya, Aaliyah, Alia or Aliyah ( or ) is an Arabic feminine given name. It is the feminine of the name Ali, meaning "high", "exalted", "sublime", "rising" or "ascending" .
People Aliyah bint al-Mansur, was the daughter of Abbasid caliph al-Mansur from his spouse Aliyah al-Umayyah. Aliya bint Ali (1911–1950), Queen of Iraq Aliyah bint al-Mahdi, was the daughter of Abbasid caliph Al-Mahdi (r. 775–785) from his concubine Bahtariyah. Aliya (actress) (born 1992), Chinese actress Aliya LeeKong (born 1978), American chef, television personality, and author Aliya Moldagulova (1925–1944), Soviet and Kazakh sniper Aliya Mustafina (born 1994), Russian artistic gymnast Aliya Yussupova (born 1984), Kazakh rhythmic gymnast
See also Aaliyah (1979–2001), American singer, dancer, actress, and model Aaliyah (given name) Aliyah (given name) Alia (name) Alya (name) Aliye, name Aila (name) Ali (name)
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