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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